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Re: US Tech Force

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Post by azemetre »

1986 wrote: post #3

So they gutted and destroyed USDS in order to... Create it again?

This looks like a way to force a few key players to gobble up all the federal dollars by forcing many executive controlled agencies to be force fed these LLM solutions because these same key players cannot sell their wares to the public so they need to steal public money, once again.

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Post by b0sk »

This is not a political appointment, but if you have mentioned something even mildly negative about a certain person in the past, not only we'll walk you out, we'll probably arrest you!

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#13

Post by justin66 »

What companies are participating in Tech Force?

The initial roster of private sector partners includes Adobe, Amazon Web Services, AMD, Anduril, Apple, Box, C3.ai, Coinbase, Databricks, Dell Technologies, Docusign, Google Public Sector, IBM, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, OpenAI, Oracle, Palantir, Salesforce, SAP, ServiceNow, Snowflake, Robinhood, Uber, Workday, xAI, and Zoom. This list will expand over time.

Are there any companies on that list who haven't made gross public displays of servitude towards the current administration?

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Post by ulrashida »

Figures this comes from the National Design Studio (https://ndstudio.gov/) which ironically also ignores the government's own advice on web standards and correct use of identifying headers.

One can assume the US Tech Force will perceive itself as also unfettered by those silly rules and good practices.

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Post by afavour »

pavel_lishin wrote: post #2

> Are there any other benefits? > Additional benefits include professional development opportunities, networking with government and industry leaders, and a pathway to continued public service or private sector careers. Given the lack of mention of any benefits prior to this, it sure sounds like "you'll get lots of exposure!" edit: not sure if they just added it, or if I just missed it, but there is an FAQ entry on c…

Yeah, given the primary benefit of government jobs like this is usually the stability, pension etc when you’re offering absolutely none of that you really need to look down the back of the couch for some benefits.

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Post by justin66 »

martythemaniak wrote: post #5
1986 wrote: post #3

So they gutted and destroyed USDS in order to... Create it again?

No, USDS became DOGE, which is still there, as is the GSA. This is probably just some dude's fief (Sacks perhaps?)

Ugh. I didn't realize until looking at the "US Tech Force" FAQ that USDS is now "United States DOGE Service." Somehow I assumed it had just faded away when all the good people left.
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