Help Us Create vets.gov

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Post by brandonb » Thu, Nov 12, 2015, 5:51 AM UTC

Help Us Create vets.gov
vets.gov

Re: Help Us Create vets.gov

#2

Post by dccoolgai » Thu, Nov 12, 2015, 9:03 PM UTC

It doesn't look too bad... wonder how many millions of dollars it cost to set up?

Re: Help Us Create vets.gov

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Post by remarkEon » Thu, Nov 12, 2015, 9:10 PM UTC

dccoolgai wrote: post #2

It doesn't look too bad... wonder how many millions of dollars it cost to set up?

I understand the cynicism but....a lot of people I know have dealt with a lot of VA incompetence (myself included). This is a necessary and productive step in the right direction.

Re: Help Us Create vets.gov

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Post by pg_is_a_butt » Thu, Nov 12, 2015, 9:12 PM UTC

isn't that what my taxes are for?

Re: Help Us Create vets.gov

#5

Post by balls187 » Thu, Nov 12, 2015, 9:15 PM UTC

For a second, I thought that this was going to be an open source project and I was excited to be able to contribute.

Re: Help Us Create vets.gov

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Post by brandonb » Thu, Nov 12, 2015, 9:15 PM UTC

FYI, the new vets.gov is a collaboration between the US Digital Service, one of the startups that came out of healthcare.gov (Ad Hoc LLC), the VA, and others:

  https://adhocteam.us/

  https://www.whitehouse.gov/digital/united-states-digital-service

  https://www.fastcompany.com/3046756/obama-and-his-geeks

If anybody has questions, I know there are USDS and Ad Hoc people who read HN.

Re: Help Us Create vets.gov

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Post by kingkilr » Thu, Nov 12, 2015, 9:28 PM UTC

balls187 wrote: post #5

For a second, I thought that this was going to be an open source project and I was excited to be able to contribute.

https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/vets-websi... :-)

Re: Help Us Create vets.gov

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Post by sp332 » Thu, Nov 12, 2015, 9:31 PM UTC

dccoolgai wrote: post #2

It doesn't look too bad... wonder how many millions of dollars it cost to set up?

It could cost an awful lot of money and still be cheaper than continuing with the mess we have now.

Re: Help Us Create vets.gov

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Post by balls187 » Thu, Nov 12, 2015, 9:44 PM UTC

kingkilr wrote: post #7

balls187 wrote: post #5

For a second, I thought that this was going to be an open source project and I was excited to be able to contribute.

https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/vets-websi... :-)

Awesome. Thank you!

Re: Help Us Create vets.gov

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Post by Someone1234 » Thu, Nov 12, 2015, 10:17 PM UTC

brandonb wrote: post #6

FYI, the new vets.gov is a collaboration between the US Digital Service, one of the startups that came out of healthcare.gov (Ad Hoc LLC), the VA, and others: https://adhocteam.us/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/digital/united-states-digital-service https://www.fastcompany.com/3046756/obama-and-his-geeks If anybody has questions, I know there are USDS and Ad Hoc people who read HN.

I wonder if the US Digital Service will survive after the next president takes office? Do they have a federal mandate at this point or do they operate at the pleasure of Obama in particular? For example if a Republican took office would that person have to go out of their way to keep or ditch the services?