Civictech
Voting Technology Explained: From Ballot to Count
How machines record a vote, why paper matters, and what an audit can and cannot prove.
Asha Venkataswamy · October 1, 2026
Civictech
Reviews of the technology now standing between people and the state: digital identity, benefits portals, case management, records systems. Coverage weighs vendor claims against uptime, accessibility and contract value. For technology leads in government, procurement officers and civic technologists deciding whether to build or buy.
Civictech
Digital Services: Why Government Websites Fail and What Actually Fixes Them
Most government website failures trace to procurement and ownership, not technology — and the documented turnarounds came from giving a named team authority over the user experience.
Asha Venkataswamy · August 28, 2026
Civictech
FedRAMP: How a Cloud Service Gets Federal Authorization
The certification is central; the authority to operate is not. A step-by-step look at what a FedRAMP package proves, what the statute obliges agencies to reuse, and where the process still stalls.
Asha Venkataswamy · August 14, 2026
Civictech
Public Meetings Online: What Open-Meeting Laws Now Require
Sunshine laws written for in-person assemblies are being amended for video — the live question is whether a meeting you cannot watch in practice still counts as open.
Asha Venkataswamy · July 27, 2026
Civictech
Getting Paid by Government: The Slow Modernization of Benefits Delivery
Social Security still arrives by direct deposit on schedule while emergency relief waits weeks on prepaid cards — the difference is payment rails, data matching, and who bears the delay.
Asha Venkataswamy · July 5, 2026