Research

If I have learned one thing from a career in research and journalism, it’s that your findings are never going to be what you expect them to be.  Most of these papers reflect that surprise — I always like to be honest about what our expectations were, and what the reality turned out to be.


Political Ideology Slows Emergency Help for Renters Lessons from a Public Interest Technology Analysis

Lessons for Congress from Implementation of the Emergency Rental Assistance Program

Explainer: Executive Order on Federal Customer Service

Making the Most Change Doesn’t Always Mean Running for Office

Building and Reusing Open Source Tools for Government

Getting the Work Done: What Government Innovation Really Looks Like

Digital Service Development Needs an Ethical Pause (Stanford Social Innovation Review)

Why Didn’t More Americans Use COVID Exposure Notification Apps? (Slate Magazine)