Year: 2016

  • Me + HC.gov, Bus Ad Version

    The glorious affects of density and transit.

  • Remarks: Voqal Call for Change

    Today I opened the Voqal “Call for Change” conference in Chicago.

  • Article: “UX testing that works” in GCN

    Today I was referenced in “UX testing that works“, a story about the success of the CUTGroup, a user testing methodology I invented in February 2013. Here’s a snip: The CUTGroup meets both to look for errors in the performance of an app and  to check “classic human interface design in term of the presentation of…

  • White House Champions of Change Reunion

    Today I attended the White House Champions of Change Reunion. It was fun. Here’s a tweet from @potus: I’m teeny-tiny in the back left: And here’s some b-roll in which my mug appears: Program:

  • Contract Award: DHS Flash BPA

    Today I helped Ad Hoc, LLC win a spot on the DHS Flash Agile Blanket Purchase Agreement, Award #HSHQDC17DFL012. Here’s a snip from the award notice: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO) and Office of the Chief Information Officer would like to thank the 114 Offerors that participated…

  • Kickoff: CMS WDS

    Today I kicked off my work as the Senior Program Manager on CMS WDS, a project that supports 15 products that help make up HealthCare.gov

  • CUTGroup Named one of 15 “bold urban policies with a proven record of success”

    CUTGroup Named one of 15 “bold urban policies with a proven record of success”

    Today the Center for an Urban Future published a report, Innovation and the City, that lists the Civic User Testing Group, a community-based UX test ing methodology I invented in February 2013, as  one of 15 “bold urban policies with a proven record of success”. Here’s a snip: What most civic tech projects have lacked, how- ever, is…

  • Article: The Hidden Workers of Civic Tech

    Today I published this article in Civicist: The Real Heart of Civic Tech Isn’t Code. Here’s a snip: In our Civic User Testing Group (CUTGroup), which is run by Sonja Marziano, we publish all of our methods for recruiting testers and developers, and we’ve compiled it into a book as well. They’re hiding in your…

  • Acknowledgement: CTA API Documentation

    Acknowledgement: CTA API Documentation

    Today my colleague Harper Reed and I were referenced in the official API documentation for the Chicago Transit Authority Bus Tracker API Documentation. AcknowledgementsThe CTA Bus Tracker service is powered by BusTime, a product of Clever Devices, Inc. Both the API itself and the majority of this document were produced and developed by people at…

  • Remarks at the White House Open Data Innovation Summit

    Today I gave keynote remarks, “Open Data: Roots, Impact, and Promise” at The White House Open Data Innovation Summit. Here’s the morning agenda: Here’s the slides: Open Data: Roots, Impact, and Promise from Daniel X. O’Neil Read the complete text here. Here’s some images: Here’s video: Here’s some coverage: White House Open Data Innovation Summit: Open…