Press
I regularly speak with the press about open source, open data, and innovation within government. Below are some highlights:
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Organization-backed projects vs. smaller, independent projects
SD Times | January 09, 2020 -
The ethical side of open source
SD Times | January 09, 2020 -
The realities of running an open-source community
SD Times | January 09, 2020 -
What are the advantages of open source software in the enterprise?
Computerworld | July 02, 2019 -
Ben Balter - Moving the World Forward at GitHub
Developer on Fire | August 11, 2016 -
White House misses big opportunity with open source push
FCW | April 11, 2016 -
Why Does the Government Use Open Source Code?
Bloomberg Business | September 03, 2015 -
GitHub pairs with DLT Solutions for government re-selling partnership
WJLA (ABC) | August 24, 2015 -
GitHub data shows the changing software landscape
WIRED | August 20, 2015 -
GitHub Enterprise available governmentwide with new partnership
FedScoop | August 17, 2015 -
Why State and Local Governments Are Increasingly Embracing GitHub
Route Fifty | July 30, 2015 -
House of Reps joins the open source community
WJLA (ABC) | July 05, 2015 -
「とりあえずオープンデータ」から真の情報活用へ。GitHubは日本のオープンガバメントを進化させるか?
WirelessWire News | July 03, 2015 -
Q&A: Why Congress is Jumping on the Open Source Bandwagon
NextGov | July 02, 2015 -
US spy agency: 'Intelligence doesn't always equal secrecy'
Business Insider | May 22, 2015 -
GitHub Government Evangelist visits NGA
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency | May 20, 2015 -
The Government Publishing Office joins GitHub
WJLA (ABC) | March 23, 2015 -
Army opts for openness with new computer security tool
The Baltimore Sun | February 27, 2015 -
Silicon Valley's public service awakening — is it real?
FedScoop | February 27, 2015 -
GitHub for the rest of us
InfoWorld | February 24, 2015 -
As open source goes mainstream, institutions collaborate differently
TechRepublic | November 14, 2014 -
Picking up the open-gov torch
FCW | October 27, 2014 -
Washington Business Report: Oct. 12, 2014
WJLA (ABC) | October 12, 2014 -
8 reasons why government contractors should embrace open source software
FedScoop | October 09, 2014 -
9 things to look for in an open-source project
FCW | October 06, 2014 -
Who’s Using GitHub at Your Agency?
FedTech | August 28, 2014 -
GitHub and government
Government Matters — WJLA (ABC) | August 25, 2014 -
Does government finally grok open source?
InfoWorld | August 19, 2014 -
GitHub government users triple globally over past year
FedScoop | August 15, 2014 -
GitHub May Actually Be Dragging Government Into The 21st Century
ReadWrite | August 14, 2014 -
Government agencies embrace open share
Tech Shift — WBEZ (NPR) | August 08, 2014 -
GitHub: A Swiss Army knife for open government
FCW | July 07, 2014 -
GitHub ushers in era of open policy
FedScoop | June 09, 2014 -
This White House GitHub Experiment Could Help Fix Government
WIRED | June 03, 2014 -
Open Source Lessons For Feds
InformationWeek | May 15, 2014 -
NGA joins GitHub
FedScoop | April 14, 2014 -
GSA's Hashmi goes to GitHub to talk IT trends and strategies
FCW | April 11, 2014 -
Seizing the real open-gov opportunity
FCW | January 10, 2014 -
Open source grabs spotlight at symposium
FedScoop | December 07, 2013 -
GitHub's Ben Balter on innovative uses of open source
FedScoop | December 02, 2013 -
If A Tech Company Had Built The Federal Health Care Website
NPR — All Things Considered | October 17, 2013 -
GitHub Launches Showcase of Government-Citizen Collaborations
TechPresident | October 15, 2013 -
10 things I learned as a presidential innovation fellow
FedScoop | September 30, 2013 -
A future where ‘the crowd’ helps solve government problems
FedScoop | August 30, 2013 -
After hours: Where to schmooze with government techies
FedScoop | June 13, 2013 -
Governing Gets Social
GovExec | June 01, 2013 -
FedPod: GitHub's Ben Balter discusses open data policy
FedScoop | May 10, 2013 -
White House drafts official Open Data Policy of the United States
VentureBeat | May 09, 2013 -
Now You Can Fork U.S. Government Policy... On GitHub
WIRED | March 09, 2013 -
'Baddest' innovation fellow goes to GitHub
FCW | March 07, 2013 -
Open source government: code-sharing site hires federal liaison
GovExec | March 06, 2013 -
What's next for the Presidential Innovation Fellows?
FCW | February 19, 2013 -
GitHub got rid of annoying cookie banners by eliminating tracking cookies altogether. A product manager explains why it was worth the trade-offs.
Business Insider | December 21, 2012 -
Is this government's next IT development dashboard?
FedScoop | December 14, 2012 -
PDF Filler helps make online forms interactive
GCN | November 13, 2012 -
Who leaves Comedy Central to work for the government?
Washington Post | September 07, 2012 -
Is this the federal government's first agency-to-agency accepted pull request?
FedScoop | August 24, 2012 -
'Rockstar' innovators descend on Washington
FCW | August 23, 2012 -
Why hasn't WordPress caught on in government?
FCW | March 07, 2012 -
Nearly a quarter of dot-gov domains don't work, analysis finds
NextGov | September 12, 2011