Peter Welsch

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Peter Welsch

Deputy Director of Online Platform for the Office of Digital Strategy

Peter Welsch joined the White House in April of 2011 and serves as Deputy Director of Online Platform in the Office of Digital Strategy. Prior to this role, he was Technology Project Manager at the Democratic National Committee and previously served as Deputy Director of Technology at Media Matters for America. Welsch holds dual master's degrees in information science and library science from Indiana University, Bloomington and a bachelor's degree in history from St. Mary's College of Maryland.

Peter Welsch's Posts

College Affordability

President Obama on Making College More Affordable

August 23, 2013 at 7:43 PM EDT

President Obama went to Lackawanna College in Vice President Biden's hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania for the final stop of his college affordability bus tour.

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We the People

Civic Hacking at the White House: We the People, by the People

June 5, 2013 at 12:16 PM EDT

On June 1, the White House celebrated National Day of Civic Hacking by welcoming more than 30 developers and designers to our second hackathon.

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We the People

National Day of Civic Hacking at the White House

April 5, 2013 at 11:35 AM EDT

On June 1, we'll be welcoming developers and tech experts to the White House for our second hackathon.

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We the People

Looking Back at the White House Hackathon

March 2, 2013 at 11:18 AM EDT

On February 22nd, we held a hackathon where participants built tools based on the new API for We the People, the White House petitions system.

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We the People

Announcing We the People 2.0 and a White House Hackathon

February 5, 2013 at 11:58 AM EDT

We're working towards Petitions 2.0, releasing an API, and inviting a small group to join us on February 22, 2013 for the White House Open Data Day Hackathon.

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Technology

Open Source and the Power of Community

December 5, 2012 at 10:56 AM EDT

We've established an official White House presence on Drupal.org, an online community dedicated to maintaining and improving Drupal, the software that powers WhiteHouse.gov.

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Technology

Open Government, Open Data, Open Source

September 17, 2012 at 10:31 AM EDT

We're launching a one-stop resource for those who want to take advantage of the tools provided by the White House technology program.

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Technology

Visiting the White House, "Anytime, Anywhere, and on Any Device"

September 4, 2012 at 8:01 AM EDT

We've released a new mobile version of WhiteHouse.gov and updated the White House apps for iPhone, iPad, and Android.

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