We cant do without government, but we do need it to be more effective.

You might not think of something like TurboTax as a civic venture, but that product took a confusing interface to a government process and made it simpler and easier to use for citizens.

A lot of [bureaucratic] rules were created a long time ago when there were different challenges, and they are now causing negative side effects.

Now, a lot of people have given up on government. And if youre one of those people, I would ask that you reconsider, because things are changing. Politics is not changing; government is changing.

Are we just going to be a crowd of voices, or are we going to be a crowd of hands?

Our ability to do great things with data will make a real difference in every aspect of our lives.

Government is supposed to be about how we do things together, and we can do that much more together if we use technology smartly right now.