Written by Tajha Chappellet-Lanier Nov 12, 2019 | FEDSCOOP <\/p>\n
Want to collaborate on government open source code projects? Dont forget aboutcode.gov.<\/p>\n
Technologists who want to support the various missions of the federal government need not take on a full-time role to contribute. The General Services Administrations lead for code.gov,Karen Trebon, gave a shoutout to the sites open tasks tab during a panel at the Red Hat Government Summit on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
You can even, in your spare time, help an agency with a code problem that theyre having and maybe pick up some new skills, she said.<\/p>\n
Code.gov currently lists 48 open tasksat agencies as divergent as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Department of Defense, GSA and more. They range from updating code to tweaking a webpage layout to designing a new logo and beyond. Tasks generally list the skill level required (beginner, intermediate or advanced) and the amount of time required (small, medium or large).<\/p>\n
The code.gov site first launched in November 2016 as a repository for open source government code.Federal agencies, and their industry partners, use the site to share and exchange open source software a key goal of theFederal Source Code Policywhich set the goal of agencies sharing at least 20% of custom-developed code. But its not just about whole companies and agencies as Trebon pointed out individual developers can get in on the activity too.<\/p>\n
Code.gov is just one way that the federal government is working to involve a broader base of stakeholders in its science and technology developments. Citizen science projects posted to challenge.gov and bug bounty programs, which have been especially popular at DOD, are two others.<\/p>\n
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