The civic tech nonprofit Code for America is hosting its annual summit, in Chicago, this week. Amanda Renteria, the group’s chief executive, said the event is “one moment you get in community on this marathon,” the marathon being the long stretch of challenges facing government technology leaders: changing budgets, changing federal policy and new technologies […]
Jonathan Porat, who served as California’s chief technology officer, will help the nonprofit scale up its work assisting states on public benefits and the responsible adoption of AI.
A report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities says states need more time to comply with new Medicaid requirements under H.R.1.
As agencies brace for upticks in renewal volume and administrative complexity, some officials say they’re making changes, but not planning to use any new technologies.
The wise use of artificial intelligence can put state governments in the driver’s seat on public benefits, making them better informed buyers, more capable builders and better stewards of outcomes.
A new round of funding from two civic tech nonprofits, targeting benefits system upgrades, aims to disrupt the traditional relationship between state governments and their technology vendors.
Danny Mintz, director of safety net policy at the civic tech nonprofit Code For America, said artificial intelligence tools could help agencies might a tight deadline to modify their safety-net programs.
A coalition of groups representing state and local governments are asking Congress to approve a bipartisan “SNAP fix” after H.R. 1 imposed new requirements expected to strain the resources of state governments.
Changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program brought about by H.R. 1 could mean millions or even billions of dollars of additional costs for states. The civic tech nonprofit Code for America is helping some states reduce their error rates, through technology and process changes, to help them reduce the benefit amount they’d be required […]
Following months of negotiations, the civic tech nonprofit Code for America announced it’s reached a new agreement its union.
