Launching the Presidential Innovation Fellows Program

The Presidential Innovation Fellows program leverages the ingenuity of leading problem solvers from across the US with innovators in government to tackle projects that aim to fuel job creation, save taxpayers money & improve the lives of Americans. See highlights from the White House launch event.

  1. .@Todd_Park “We’ve come together today to celebrate the launch... of the Presidential Innovation Fellows” wh.gov/live #innovategov
  2. .@stevenvdc: “3 months ago today we launched the #digitalgov strategy” Today’s releases: 1.usa.gov/PzD1aL
  3. .@OMBpress: Acting Dir. Jeff Zients: “This idea… is something we need to be doing more and more of.” #innovategov
  4. OMB head Jeff Zients at @WhiteHouse: "Private sector can - & must - help government innovate" #innovategov http://pic.twitter.com/xWn3mWAO
  5. .@USOPM Dir. John Berry: “The response was amazing. For 18 Fellowship spots, we saw 700 applicants” #innovategov
  6. Sean Green from @SBAgov introducing Presidential Innovation Fellows for @ProjectRFPEZ Watch live at wh.gov/live #innovategov
  7. Sean Green @sverde on @ProjectRFPEZ - huge opportunity for startups and govt. Let's help innovative companies get in the door #innovategov
  8. Happy to announce I've been appointed to a Presidential Innovation Fellowship working on @ProjectRFPEZ and procurement #innovategov
  9. The welcome goal of @ProjectRFPEZ is to make it easier for small, innovative companies to sell to the Federal Government. #innovategov
  10. “If you’re a developer… check out what we’re doing on Github” – Sean Greene @ProjectRFPEZ
  11. You heard us right: we are shipping the public domain SOWComposer today on github, as soon as we can get to a computer. #innovategov
  12. @rypan congratulations! So thrilled to see that you're working on the Blue Button for America project! #innovategov
  13. "We want to take blue button from a noun to an action." Presidential Innovation Fellows are on the task. #innovategov
  14. Ready to help reimagine the relationship between people and government? It’s time for Project #MyGov. Let’s do this. bit.ly/mygov01
  15. .@Macon44 on people-centered service: “Gov.UK… makes search a central component” @gdsteam @ProjectMyGov
  16. Nice shout-out to @FAFSA from @macon44 touting user-friendly redesign today at #innovategov Next: MyGov program focus on citizen experience
  17. Excited and humbled to be serving my country as a Presidential Innovation Fellow whitehouse.gov/the-press-offi… #innovategov

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