U.S. Chief Data Scientist, OSTP. This is an archive of an Obama Administration account, maintained by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

Joined February 2015
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17 Jan 2017
Data Science is a team sport. I'm 🙏 for all of you & this opportunity. Going forward, find me at @dpatil as we keep building 🇺🇸 #YesWeCan
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Nice advice from the outgoing US chief data scientist. x.com/DJ44/status/8193169286…

11 Jan 2017
The card I've carried in my notebook #YesWeCan
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17 Jan 2017

US Dept of Ed’s developer hub just launched! usedgov.github.io/ Find resources and tell us your big #opendata #opengov #eddata ideas
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I am an egg waiting to hatch @jasonfurman, follow me there.
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17 Jan 2017
Essential reading 👇 x.com/deptofdefense/status/8…

#SecDef Ash Carter reflects on #DoD’s accomplishments during the Obama administration in this exit memo go.usa.gov/x9Qsy
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17 Jan 2017
Good morning 🇺🇸 #YesWeCan
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"A great way to get everyone involved is to listen to critical, brilliant ideas people have already working, and accelerate them."—@USCTO
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"Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that." —Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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A great article from @robseamans on the need for more data on robotics. (cc: @EdFelten there's a 'scorecard' shoutout...) 💪🤖🇺🇸 x.com/ceachair/status/821180…

Thoughtful take on robots and jobs--and the need for more data/research--from fmr CEA Snr Economist @robseamans forbes.com/sites/washingtonb…
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FL Michelle Obama took a final swing on playset used by Sasha and Malia outside Oval office; donated to a homeless shelter in Washington DC.
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17 Jan 2017
#TBT for my math people. That time we gave 🇺🇸 math homework while eating pi. whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/03/…

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16 Jan 2017
Exactly. More $ to cancer etc is essential Let's remember that we need data from ALL of us. Very hard w/ no ACA & preexisting conditions x.com/lesamitchell/status/82…

Replying to @DJ44
I think we would then call it....Slower Cures.
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16 Jan 2017
Repealing ACA allows preexisting conditions to deny coverage & will limit donations of data & hurt timeline of finding a cure for cancer x.com/KathyGiusti/status/821…

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16 Jan 2017
The secret math brain teaser board outside our @WhiteHouse office
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16 Jan 2017
Reading @WhiteHouse Science Fair alumni updates Wow. When science & oppertuntity line up. Amazing things happen whitehouse.gov/science-fair

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Honoring #MLKDay today. "The journey of a thousand miles begins with the smallest step."
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16 Jan 2017
Like a startup inside government 😀 #gov20 Design for scalability Cut timeline in 1/2 Plan strategically, build iteratively, respond quickly x.com/DJ44/status/8193169286…

11 Jan 2017
The card I've carried in my notebook #YesWeCan
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16 Jan 2017
Let's celebrate MLK Jr. Day by giving back to the country we love.
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