Open Source for Government: Improve government systems by demanding the use of free and open source software.

Collaborative ACH: Software for intelligence analysis that increases objectivity, enables collaboration and fights groupthink.

Speechology: Archived videos of campaign ads and debates, analyzed for truth by citizens.

This is a list of published articles, chapters and essays. All writings, including shorter, one-off posts, are available by clicking the Older/Newer links at the bottom of this page.

Using the Web for Better Intelligence Analysis
"An outstanding contribution to the future of U.S. Intelligence."--Former CIA Director Porter Goss

The Value of Open Source Information: Two Military Intelligence Coups by the Web
"one of the best blog posts I have ever read about the reasoning behind and process of OSINT."--Mark Drapeau, DoD social software expert

Why I Help the Man, and Why You Should Too
"Seminal...Burton's argument couldn't come at a better time."--Micah Sifry

Congress Reloaded (chapter in Rebooting America)
Congress needs more foresight. Fill it with scientists and young people.

How to Work For Yourself By Age 26, and Keep It Up

"Obama is all talk" is all talk

I give talks on helping organizations make the most of the Web, from a GenY perspective. Here are some of my recent engagements:

5/3/07: My thesis presentation at NYU's ITP

4/13/08: CIA Global Futures Forum Conference: Creating a Global Government Employees Cooperative to Combat International Security Threats

9/11/08: DNI Open Source Conference: Young Analysts On the Value of Open Source | Video (Intelink-U access required) | Related essay

9/20/08: OMBWatch Right-To-Know Retreat: Drafting recommendations for a Web-friendly government

7.23.08: Interview: Mozilla Foundation, But For Government

12.9.07: A Times article related to my recent work

5.10.07: My thesis presentation at NYU

12.3.06: Clive Thompson in the Times on my work to reform US intelligence