How to use Your Superpowers to Transform People's Lives

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Concrete claim: the legacy HUBZone map that shipped on CD‑ROMs becomes an API‑first, cloud‑hosted geospatial pipeline that automates updates, adds accessible UI and analyst tools, and exposes data for reuse. Tools actually used include built on Rails using Ruby, Google geocoding, street view, and open source on code.gov. Stakes are real — federal contracting totaled $120.8 billion to small businesses in 2018 — and the result is a usable, tested system that fixes compliance pain and speeds disaster recovery.

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1. 0:00The case for government tech
2. 2:34Mission of the US Digital Service
3. 5:24Modernizing SBA programs
4. 10:22Technical hurdles and legacy
5. 14:56Building the new HUBZone map
6. 23:04How to get involved

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