Matthew Burton's essays and serialized novel about the hidden government and civic systems that keep society running, drawing on his years in federal IT and data work. Readers get candid, experience-based critiques of how public technology projects fail and why infrastructure underinvestment matters.
Website: https://concrete.matthewburton.org/
SpruceID's blog offers in-depth analysis of digital identity policy and infrastructure, including state implementation of Utah's SEDI framework, mobile driver's license verification for banks, and document processing in government intake. Its posts explain the technical and governance decisions behind these systems in practical detail.
This is the corporate blog of Element, the company behind the Matrix protocol, mixing product announcements for its Synapse Pro server with advocacy for decentralised, end-to-end encrypted communication for governments and enterprises. Readers get vendor-driven arguments about the failings of centralised messaging and the scalability of commercial Matrix deployments.
SCRY is a newsletter from Broward Horne, founder of a Tallahassee veteran-owned firm, covering AI-assisted analysis for government permitting, document validation and organizational governance. Its issues also wander into personal essays on online culture, conspiracy sites and dating, making the focus uneven.
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