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Peter Welsch

Former Deputy Director of Online Platform for the Office of Digital Strategy
Peter Welsch joined the White House in April of 2011 and served 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.

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Announcing We the People 2.0 and a White House Hackathon

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.
February 5, 2013 at 10:58 AM ET

Open Source and the Power of Community

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Open Government, Open Data, Open Source

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