Civic Tech Chat Ryan Koch

United Stats Digital Services Engineering Director [Lisa Chung](https://www.linkedin.com/in/coderlisa/) joined us to talk engineering culture, hiring diversity and inclusion, and vendor best practices. We had the chance to sit down and learn from her in March as she was taking on this leadership role.

### Resources and Shoutouts:
- [Matt Cutts Ted Talk](https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_cutts_what_happens_when_a_silicon_valley_technologist_works_for_the_government)
- [The Government Fix (book)](https://www.senseandrespondpress.com/the-government-fix)
- [USDS Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/usdigitalservice/)

##### Music Credit: [Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol](http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Monkey_Warhol/Lonely_Hearts_Challenge/Monkey_Warhol_-_Tumbleweeds)

[Lina Patel](https://www.linkedin.com/in/linaxpatel/) of Code for Australia and [Nao Myoshu](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nao-m/?originalSubdomain=jp) of Code for Japan join us for a conversation about Tech for Non Tech, a Code for All educational program. We'll talk about what the program is, why it exists, and dig into the details of how it's been shared across the network.

### Resources and Shoutouts:
- [Code for All](https://codeforall.org/)
- [Code for Australia](https://codeforaustralia.org/)
- [Code for Japan](https://www.code4japan.org/)

##### Music Credit: [Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol](http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Monkey_Warhol/Lonely_Hearts_Challenge/Monkey_Warhol_-_Tumbleweeds)

[Emily Paul](https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilylenglepaul/) joins us for a conversation about their work as a TechCongress fellow in the area of forensic algorithms. We'll cover that topic area as well as the work they did with Representative Mark Takano to put together the Justice in Forensic Algorithms Act of 2019.

### Resources and Shoutouts:
- [The New Jim Crow](http://newjimcrow.com/)
- [New America Publications](https://www.newamerica.org/publications/)
- [Route Fifty Newsletters](https://www.routefifty.com/newsletters/)
- [Data and Society](https://datasociety.net/)
- [Upturn Publications](https://www.upturn.org/work/)
- [Justice in Forensic Algorithms Act of 2019](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4368/)
- [Convicted by Code](https://slate.com/technology/2015/10/defendants-should-be-able-to-inspect-software-code-used-in-forensics.html)
- [We Keep Us Safe](https://ellabakercenter.org/WKUS_EBC)
- [Pleasure Activism](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40549668-pleasure-activism)
- [Emergent Strategy](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29633913-emergent-strategy)
- [Normal Life](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8251053-normal-life)

##### Music Credit: [Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol](http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Monkey_Warhol/Lonely_Hearts_Challenge/Monkey_Warhol_-_Tumbleweeds)

[Leah Bannon](https://twitter.com/leahbannon), [Mohith Rao](https://twitter.com/localtechsupp), and [Ryan Koch](https://twitter.com/ryan_koch)sit down with returning guest [Emily Fong](https://twitter.com/leahbannon)(they appeared on [episode 16](https://civictech.chat/2018/08/coding-it-forward-civic-technology-fellowship)). We'll talk about the work they're doing in the space where finance and civic tech meet, their community organizing efforts, and their product management practice.

### Resources and Shoutouts:
- [Propel](https://www.linkedin.com/company/propel-inc/)
- [US Census Bureau](https://www.linkedin.com/company/us-census-bureau/)

##### Music Credit: [Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol](http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Monkey_Warhol/Lonely_Hearts_Challenge/Monkey_Warhol_-_Tumbleweeds)

We sit down with [Shannon Sartin](https://twitter.com/sartin_shannon), to learn about their path to becoming a leader in the health care technology space. We'll learn from her experiences, chat through strategies for running teams, and more.

### Resources and Shoutouts:
- [USDS](https://www.usds.gov/)
- [Article with Cobol story](https://www.govexec.com/management/2018/09/meet-executive-bringing-digital-savvy-health-and-human-services/151171/)
- [CMS](https://www.cms.gov/)

##### Music Credit: [Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol](http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Monkey_Warhol/Lonely_Hearts_Challenge/Monkey_Warhol_-_Tumbleweeds)

Join [Leah Bannon](https://twitter.com/leahbannon), [Mohith Rao](https://twitter.com/localtechsupp}, and [Ryan Koch](https://twitter.com/ryan_koch) as they record a live episode streamed on the [Twitch platform](https://www.twitch.tv/civictechchat). They'll discuss a number of topics including the responsibility tech companies have over their platforms, how regulations and agencies interact with large corporations, the inner workings of Code for America Brigade management, and even some sci-fi-esque public policy.

### Resources and Shoutouts:
- [Facebook let's politicians lie on platform article](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/10/10/facebook-policy-political-speech-lets-politicians-lie-ads/?utm_campaign=the_technology_202&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=Newsletter&wpisrc=nl_technology202&wpmm=1)
- [FTC Commissioner Chopra dissent about Google and COPPA](https://twitter.com/chopraftc/status/1169245405986611200)
- [Propublica Article about IRS-Turbotax decision](https://www.propublica.org/article/irs-reforms-free-file-program-drops-agreement-not-to-compete-with-turbotax){:target="_blank"}
- [Code for America Summit](https://www.codeforamerica.org/summit/)
- [San Francisco Digital Service is hiring](https://digitalservices.sfgov.org/)

##### Music Credit: [Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol](http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Monkey_Warhol/Lonely_Hearts_Challenge/Monkey_Warhol_-_Tumbleweeds)