GSA Eliminates 18F
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GSA Eliminates 18F
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#2They were doing the one of efficient, cost saving work DOGE claims to be doing and isn’t. Of course they had to go.
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#3There's been a lot of stupid things over the last few weeks, but this one is close to the top. 18F did really important, good work. But they also stood for equality and diversity, they were proud of their inclusive culture, and outspoken about the importance of representing the entire country.
The new administration put a 28-year old tech-bro in charge of the parent service named Thomas Shedd from Tesla who started demanding root access to systems, firing probationary employees, and generally making the place worse (to say nothing of the partner projects that were abandoned with no notice). All in a few weeks. Somebody needs to be taken out to Chesterton's fence and whipped a few times. They have no idea about the value of what they just threw away.
Re: GSA Eliminates 18F
#4There's been a lot of stupid things over the last few weeks, but this one is close to the top. 18F did really important, good work. But they also stood for equality and diversity, they were proud of their inclusive culture, and outspoken about the importance of representing the entire country. The new administration put a 28-year old tech-bro in charge of the parent service named Thomas Shedd from Tesla who started d…
> they also stood for equality and diversity, they were proud of their inclusive culture, and outspoken about the importance of representing the entire country
That's so 2024.
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#5Recent posts
https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...
Anil Dash - understanding DOGE as Procurement Capture
https://www.anildash.com//2025/01/04/DOGE-procurement-captur...
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#6https://bsky.app/profile/rmac.bsky.social/post/3ljcgsken3c2x :
"""18F, a digital services unit inside the General Services Administration, has been completely laid off, according to an email I’ve seen. The email says that 18F was deemed “non-critical” and the decision was made with the “explicit” direction of the administration and GSA leadership."""
18f creates shared and open source government resources for technology efficiency, quality, and streamlining such as login.gov, cloud.gov, design packages, and free IRS tax filing
Previously, Elon Musk stated it has been "deleted": https://www.nextgov.com/digital-government/2025/02/musk-take...
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#8Stupid, pointless destruction. No part of this is efficient. 18F and the USDS were effective tools for modernization.
Re: GSA Eliminates 18F
#9Stupid, pointless destruction. No part of this is efficient. 18F and the USDS were effective tools for modernization.
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