1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 This week on the Ameritocracy show, host Troy Edgar is joined in Washington, D.C. by Author,&amp;nbsp;Jennifer Pahlka, a leading voice in transforming government for the digital age. They discuss Jen’s New York Times-acclaimed book, &quot;Recoding America: Why Government is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better.&quot; Jen also helped establish the United States Digital Service while serving as U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer. She is currently the co-founder of U.S. Digital Response, a non-profit organization assisting governments, nonprofits, and public entities in responding quickly to critical public needs. She is a Senior Fellow at both the Niskanen Center and Federation of American Scientists, think tanks in Washington, D.C.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Follow Jen on Substack at Eating Policy,&amp;nbsp;where she talks about the problems of state capacity (government's ability to achieve its policy goals) and how to fix them.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Ameritocracy™ is produced by Prospect House Media and recorded in studio locations in Los Angeles and Washington DC. Ameritocracy https://sites.libsyn.com/473847 <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/33442772/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/179629142