Design / Technology / Democracy https://govfresh.com en-us 2026 GovFresh Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:04:51 -0700 https://govfresh.com/thoughts/proudly-serving-now-available https://govfresh.com/thoughts/proudly-serving-now-available Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0700 Thought Luke Fretwell Public service with and for the people. https://govfresh.com/thoughts/every-government-needs-a-web-bot-policy https://govfresh.com/thoughts/every-government-needs-a-web-bot-policy Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 Thought Luke Fretwell Build your bot policy now and work with your digital team or vendor to implement it. https://govfresh.com/thoughts/bot-gov https://govfresh.com/thoughts/bot-gov Sun, 30 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0800 Thought Luke Fretwell Optimizing digital government for AI and other machines. https://govfresh.com/papers/california-alpha https://govfresh.com/papers/california-alpha Wed, 30 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0700 Paper ["Luke Fretwell", "Angelica Quirarte"] How a short-term, experimental project scaled digital service innovation and impact across the State of California. https://govfresh.com/signal/world-citycamp-day-2025 https://govfresh.com/signal/world-citycamp-day-2025 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0700 Signal GovFresh A global movement of community-focused events that foster civic collaboration and innovation https://govfresh.com/podcast/california-alpha-part-2 https://govfresh.com/podcast/california-alpha-part-2 Tue, 08 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0700 Podcast GovFresh Going Alpha. 01:32:22 https://govfresh.com/thoughts/government-websites-are-dead-long-live-government-websites https://govfresh.com/thoughts/government-websites-are-dead-long-live-government-websites Mon, 16 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0700 Thought Luke Fretwell AI will expedite government services moving from aesthetic design to machine-readable data. https://govfresh.com/podcast/hack-to-the-future-with-emily-crose https://govfresh.com/podcast/hack-to-the-future-with-emily-crose Wed, 28 May 2025 00:00:00 -0700 Podcast GovFresh Government's history, relationship and evolution with hackers and hacking. 51:39 https://govfresh.com/demos/project-scangov https://govfresh.com/demos/project-scangov Sun, 27 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0700 Demo GovFresh Project ScanGov co-maintainer Luke Fretwell gives a demo of the latest updates. https://govfresh.com/podcast/government-pdfs https://govfresh.com/podcast/government-pdfs Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0700 Podcast GovFresh The controversial file format beloved by government. 35:21 https://govfresh.com/thoughts/taking-stock-gratitude https://govfresh.com/thoughts/taking-stock-gratitude Tue, 15 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0700 Thought Luke Fretwell My civic tech retrospective. https://govfresh.com/podcast/california-alpha-part-1 https://govfresh.com/podcast/california-alpha-part-1 Wed, 02 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0700 Podcast GovFresh Setting an Alpha foundation with Angie Quirarte. 31:38 https://govfresh.com/research/openacr https://govfresh.com/research/openacr Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0700 Research GovFresh GovFresh research notes on OpenACR Editor. https://govfresh.com/signal/signal-2025-03-14 https://govfresh.com/signal/signal-2025-03-14 Fri, 14 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0700 Signal Luke Fretwell What's on our radar. https://govfresh.com/demos/cagov https://govfresh.com/demos/cagov Thu, 27 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0800 Demo GovFresh State of California UX Design and Web Development Manager Artem Khomishen gives a demo of ca.gov. https://govfresh.com/briefs/open-data https://govfresh.com/briefs/open-data Fri, 21 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0800 Brief Carlos Moreno A brief-ish explainer of open data. https://govfresh.com/research/ai-cybersecurity-collaboration-playbook https://govfresh.com/research/ai-cybersecurity-collaboration-playbook Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0800 Research GovFresh GovFresh research notes on the AI Cybersecurity Collaboration Playbook. https://govfresh.com/research/declaration-for-the-future-of-the-internet https://govfresh.com/research/declaration-for-the-future-of-the-internet Tue, 11 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0800 Research GovFresh GovFresh research notes on the Declaration for the Future of the Internet. https://govfresh.com/thoughts/code-fork-in-the-road https://govfresh.com/thoughts/code-fork-in-the-road Thu, 06 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0800 Thought Luke Fretwell Repository bureaucracy and how the general public can help preserve government technology assets. https://govfresh.com/signal/defcon-franklin-hackers-almanack https://govfresh.com/signal/defcon-franklin-hackers-almanack Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0800 Signal GovFresh Analysis of policy implications from DEF CON 32 findings.