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The White House suggested the USDA consider LULAC, UFCW among “stakeholders" in a governmentl-sponsored get-out-the-vote push.

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A White House official told the Agriculture Department to include left-leaning groups, including the United Food and Commercial Workers union and the League of United Latin American Citizens, among “stakeholders” to help implement President Joe Biden’s executive order aimed at turning out the vote.

The chief data strategist for California’s social services agency said government collects a lot of data, but it isn’t always informative.

What’s New in Civic Tech: CfA Summit Tackles Equitable Design Plus, an internal federal government innovation program picks 22 ideas to receive phased support funding, a new data warehouse aims to consolidate California’s statewide data on homelessness, and more. May 06, 2021 •  (Courtesy Code for America via Facebook) The Code for America (CfA) Summit — one of the country’s pre-eminent annual civic tech events — this year will focus on designing equitable government, the organization announced. The two-day event is slated to happen online st...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Monday announced the names of individuals who will hold senior staff positions in Washington, D.C. Maribel Duran was named Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations in the Office of the Secretary. Duran recently served as Managing Director for Equity and Inclusion for the Aspen Institute, as well as Chief of Staff for its Leadership Division. From 2018-2019, she was co-chair of the Institute’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council. Previously, Duran served eight years in the Obama Administration, first as Special Assistant to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne...