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Re:18F launches cloud.gov on Friday October 09, 2015 @09:28PM (#10364105)
If you are interested in contributing to cloud.gov check out all our open source repos: https://docs.cloud.gov/ops/repos/
Re:Own-Mailbox, the first 100% confidential mailbox on Monday June 29, 2015 @11:04AM (#9798518)
It would make sense to add HTTPS to your website if you are promoting security and privacy....
Re:Search for and Contribute to Open-Source Government Projects on Wednesday January 28, 2015 @06:28PM (#8963229)
I have been working on adding other countries as well but right now it is US only, the new importer would let us bring code from many more orgs...
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2014) on Tuesday July 01, 2014 @01:28PM (#7972178)
CFPB, Remote or D.C. - Back-end, Front-End, Designers and UX

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is hiring technology specialists to join the team for a 2 year term.

The fellowship is a unique opportunity for developers and designers to join a government agency and help it develop new tools for the public.

Regarding tech you will use a combination of Python, Javascript, HTML/CSS, Clojure and other tools so polyglots are welcome.

To apply find the position that best suits you here: http://www.consumerfinance.gov/jobs/technology-innovation-fe...

Re:Featured dataset cannot be downloaded on Saturday March 08, 2014 @01:57AM (#7364485)
The project is open source, you can submit an issue (or a PR) here: https://github.com/gsa/data.gov
Why do brands keep pushing traffic to the Facebook/Twitter pages instead of their own pages? They should create dynamic interesting content on their main pages and use social media to push traffic towards it instead of using social media as a goal.

Ownership of your following is really important and at the end of the day the only way to do that is to have a proper standalone website.

Re:Argentina bans dollar purchases for savings on Friday July 06, 2012 @10:00AM (#4207720)
This strategy has been tried way too many times before. It never worked and you can tell it is the beginning of a new debacle.

Stuff like this makes me glad that I left the country.

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