# github/government.github.com

Gather, curate, and feature stories of public servants and civic hackers using GitHub as part of their open government innovations

Repository: https://github.com/github/government.github.com
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/governmentgithubcom
Homepage: http://government.github.com/
Language: HTML
License Family: other
Topics: government, open-government, stories
Last push: 2026-08-24T20:25:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4705, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1985, forks 1010 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:02.682697+00:00)

## What it is
The source for GitHub and Government, a Jekyll-based static website that curates stories of public servants and civic hackers using GitHub for open government. It is hosted on GitHub Pages and maintained by the community.

## Use cases
- find stories of government agencies using GitHub
- learn how open source is used in government
- discover civic tech organizations on GitHub
- get started contributing to open government projects
- add a government organization to the community list

## When to choose
- you want examples of GitHub use in government
- you want to showcase your civic tech organization
- you want to contribute stories to the open government community

## When to avoid
- you need a software library or API
- you need a tool for running government services
- you want a general-purpose static site generator

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: static-site-generator, documentation
- domain: e-government, developer-tools
- platform: ruby
- tags: jekyll, github-pages, civic-tech, open-source, stories, web-server, nodejs

## Member repositories
- github/government.github.com (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:02.682697+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:03:17.003878+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/github/government.github.com (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:02.682697+00:00, sha 2d1aa90bfaa1)
  - homepage: http://government.github.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:42:59.655198+00:00, sha 5e82d0c17ff2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.