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FWD50🏛️"Demos, not memos" is one of our mantras for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FWD50" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FWD50</a> 2025.On April 15, we're diving deep into Product Management for government, featuring alumni from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/18F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#18F</a> sharing what might have been.Learn how product thinking yields incredible results in public service.Register now: <a href="https://access.fwd50.com/feed" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://access.fwd50.com/feed</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProductManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ProductManagement</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicSector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicSector</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DigitalServices</a>

Karen MardahlKate Green and Milo, formerly from US Digital Services, talk with Paris Marx about the destruction DOGE brought to USDS and about the amazing stuff USDS used to do. <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcast/tech-wont-save-us/id1507621076?i=1000701028227" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcast/tech-wont-save-us/id1507621076?i=1000701028227</a> Check out the new project they are working on at <a href="https://www.wethebuilders.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wethebuilders.org/</a>, which gives me hope after my blood nearly reached boiling point listening to their terrible tales. Excellent interview. If you are mourning the loss of <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/18F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#18F</a> or you are in favour of technology for everyone, do give this podcast a listen. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ux</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/a11y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#a11y</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AltUSDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AltUSDS</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/WeTheWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WeTheWorkers</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/TechWontSaveUs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechWontSaveUs</a>

Ferdi Magellan<a href="https://mastodon.social/@anirvan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@anirvan</a> ‘Along with specific projects it conducts for federal agencies, 18F also designed a public “de-risking guide” to help other parts of the government better vet and manage technology vendors. The guide along with the rest of 18F’s website was wiped from the internet, increasing the risk of government agencies being misled by technology vendors for a period until it the site was reinstated. ‘“We’ve already seen a pattern from Musk, documented in the media, of Musk taking government money,” said one former 18F employee, pointing to the $38 billion Musk has collected in federal contracts to date. “He’s been public beneficiary number one, and if there’s no one around to say, ‘Hey, this contract is not written well, this is going to get us the wrong project, we don’t need to be spending this much money.’<a href="https://aus.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/PresidentMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PresidentMusk</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/UnitedStatesofFraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnitedStatesofFraud</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Crime</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fraud</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/TrumpTheDon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpTheDon</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/18F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#18F</a>

Bret MogilefskyBefore being eliminated, 18F saved taxpayers billions in bad contracts and failed software projects over 11 years. I was very proud of my time in early-18F, from which we launched shared services and critical components for federal technologists, like cloud.gov, login.gov, and the US Web Design Standards. I was so driven by the mission and hooked on public service that when I termed out, I reapplied and came back in a permanent role in a neighboring group, where I still work today.The wanton overnight destruction of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/18F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#18F</a> was shocking, and should be a major scandal. Find out more about 18F's legacy and the work it supported here: <a href="https://www.wethebuilders.org/posts/what-is-18F" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wethebuilders.org/posts/what-is-18F</a>

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> Is Firing <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/FederalWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FederalWorkers</a> Who Prevent Bloated <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tech</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Contracts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Contracts</a> Employees at the federal tech unit <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/18F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#18F</a> say that their role in preventing overspending put a Musk-sized target on their back. <a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/03/19/18f-tech-federal-workers-musk-trump-doge/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://theintercept.com/2025/03/19/18f-tech-federal-workers-musk-trump-doge/</a>

JuneSim63"The 18F episode fits a common pattern of how Musk appears to ingest and amplify misinformation online. It is also a window into the influence of rightwing media and activists on Musk as he attacks and disbands parts of the government he believes don’t fit with his ideological worldview"<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/18F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#18F</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPolitics</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oligarchy</a>How an obscure US government office has become a target of Elon Musk | Elon Musk | The Guardian <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/15/elon-musk-18f-x-false-claims?CMP=GTUK_email" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/15/elon-musk-18f-x-false-claims?CMP=GTUK_email</a>

Zhi Zhu 🕸️DOGE fires government efficiency team <a href="https://www.muskwatch.com/i/158555627/doge-fires-government-efficiency-team" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.muskwatch.com/i/158555627/doge-fires-government-efficiency-team</a>"Among the team’s achievements was an <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/IRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IRS</a> program that allowed <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/taxpayers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#taxpayers</a> to file directly with the agency for <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/free" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#free</a> instead of paying for filing software from Intuit TurboTax. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/18F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#18F</a> employees were also responsible for maintaining the government’s <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#weather</a> alerts and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/forecasts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#forecasts</a> service. It’s unclear if IRS Direct File or weather.gov will continue to operate."<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Doge</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Coup</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tech</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GOP</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPolitics</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a>

Zhi Zhu 🕸️DOGE Is Putting Major Government Efficiency Projects at RiskIn its apparent quest to cut <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#government</a> spending and improve efficiency, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> has fired entire <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tech</a> teams devoted to those very things. <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/doge-major-government-tech-projects-efficiency/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wired.com/story/doge-major-government-tech-projects-efficiency/</a>"The culling of the GSA’s <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/18F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#18F</a> division, in particular...has crippled programs... Over the weekend, around 90 technologists at 18F were fired via a surprise <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/email" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#email</a> that went out shortly before 1 am ET on Saturday."<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Coup</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GOP</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a>

skryBecause we might lose actblue to Trump and soon, we will need a secure replacement. This might be the best thing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/18f" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#18f</a>, ex-CISA et al could do right now. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a>

NonilexThe culling of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GSA</a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/18F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#18F</a> in particular, a specialized <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#digital</a> services agency tasked w/improving <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/user" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#user</a> experience w/govt services & helping <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalAgencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FederalAgencies</a> build & buy a variety of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tech</a>, has crippled programs that silently but effectively prepared Americans for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#weather</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disasters</a> or streamlined tasks, like renewing a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/passport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#passport</a> or filing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/taxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#taxes</a>. Over the wknd, ~90 technologists at 18F were fired via surprise email that went out shortly before 1AM ET on Sat morning.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a>

NonilexSince <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a>’s so-called <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> took over important govt <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#technology</a> teams within the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GSA</a> & what was formally known as the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDS</a>, around 200 technologists have either resigned or been fired, jeopardizing around a decade’s worth of work dedicated to everything from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicHealth</a> to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/passport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#passport</a> applications.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/18F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#18F</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#regulation</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicDisservice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicDisservice</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Technocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Technocracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/broligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#broligarchy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#plutocracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NeoReactionary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NeoReactionary</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NRx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NRx</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Technofeudalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Technofeudalism</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> Is Putting Major Government <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Efficiency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Efficiency</a> Projects at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Risk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Risk</a>“18F was the people’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tech</a> shop,” one fired <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/18F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#18F</a> worker tells WIRED. “There’s a giant hole left by the closure of 18F. Requests from across the country for help far outpaced 18F’s capacity before the closure.”<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicDisservice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicDisservice</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#regulation</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Technocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Technocracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/broligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#broligarchy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#plutocracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NeoReactionary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NeoReactionary</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NRx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NRx</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Technofeudalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Technofeudalism</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://archive.is/2025.03.07-192338/https://www.wired.com/story/doge-major-government-tech-projects-efficiency/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archive.is/2025.03.07-192338/https://www.wired.com/story/doge-major-government-tech-projects-efficiency/</a>

Zhi Zhu 🕸️Requiem for 18FA small government unit did what DOGE is pretending to do <a href="https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/requiem-for-18f" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/requiem-for-18f</a>"I was part of a team of 4 people at 18F that saved the Dept of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Defense</a> $500 million with a single, 3-day project... All the work <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/18F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#18F</a> did... was open source. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Public" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Public</a> money should produce public <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#software</a>, for public inspection.In short, 18F works just how <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> & team pretend that they want <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#government</a> to work. But when his team found it, they destroyed it."<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Doge</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Coup</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a>

Pax Ahimsa Gethen<a href="https://carhenge.club/@skiles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@skiles</a> Thank you for your service. I've seen a number of posts about the purging of <a href="https://me.dm/tags/18F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#18F</a> on LinkedIn. I've been working to update <a href="https://wikis.world/@wikipedia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@wikipedia</a> articles with the record of this carnage, with the help of the <a href="https://mastodon.archive.org/@internetarchive" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@internetarchive</a> : <a href="https://funcrunch.medium.com/the-u-s-government-is-erasing-our-history-e3be0776ee67?sk=aeb9aae7198d67b7b0990f023bf9553a" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://funcrunch.medium.com/the-u-s-government-is-erasing-our-history-e3be0776ee67?sk=aeb9aae7198d67b7b0990f023bf9553a</a>

Brandon McClureSolidarity with the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/18f" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#18f</a> team right now. Your work has been a great inspiration!When former Tesla engineer Thomas Shedd took the position of TTS director and met with TTS including 18F on February 3, 2025, he acknowledged that the group is the “gold standard” of civic technologists and that “you guys have been doing this far longer than I’ve been even aware that your group exists.” He repeatedly emphasized the importance of the work, and the value of the talent that the teams bring to government.Despite that skill and knowledge, at midnight ET on March 1, the entirety of 18F received notice that our positions had been eliminated.<a href="https://18f.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://18f.org/</a>

Camille lives at Praxis Now> 18F has worked on hundreds of projects, all designed to make government technology not just efficient but effective, and to save money for American taxpayers. > However, all employees at 18F – a group that the Trump Administration GSA Technology Transformation Services Director called "the gold standard" of civic tech – were terminated today at midnight ET. > 18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated. <a href="https://social.praxis.nyc/tags/18F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#18F</a> <a href="https://18f.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://18f.org/</a>

Nonilex…Among the marquee websites that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/18F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#18F</a> employees helped build or revamp are the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IRS</a>’s free tax filing service known as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DirectFile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DirectFile</a> & the National Weather Service’s page, weather.gov.But since <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> returned to the Oval Office, 18F has also been targeted by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a>, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/billionaire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#billionaire</a> whom Trump tasked w/cutting back the government. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> wrote last month in a post on his social media platform, X, that “that group has been deleted.”<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InfoSec</a>

NonilexIn an email to workers at the agency’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Technology</a> Transformation Services, Thomas Shedd, a fmr <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tesla</a> engineer who is now the division’s dir, said that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/18F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#18F</a> had been identified as noncritical & would be cut.“This decision was made with explicit direction from the top levels of leadership within both the administration & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GSA</a>,” Shedd said in the email…. He added that while no other <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TTS</a> programs had been affected, “we anticipate more change in the future.”<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InfoSec</a>

NonilexThe <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> admin is terminating the jobs of dozens of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#technology</a> specialists whose broad portfolio of projects across the govt included the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IRS</a>’s free tax filing software & passport services.The specialists, who belonged to a unit at the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GSA</a> known as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/18F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#18F</a>, developed software & technology products for various <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalAgencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FederalAgencies</a>, w/the goal of improving efficiency & better serving the public.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InfoSec</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/us/politics/18f-technology-specialists-fired.html?smid=url-share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/us/politics/18f-technology-specialists-fired.html?smid=url-share</a>

acbThose who have read Illuminatus! will recognise the phrase "immanentize the Eschaton", and read it as "bring about the apocalypse". It is originally a theological term meaning "bring Heaven to Earth, usurping God's prerogative", made famous when conservative columnist William Buckley used it to make a case that progressive social programs were sacrilege."Immanentising the Eschaton" is why Trusk destroyed <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/18F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#18F</a>: because in their view, only God can help, and the government should stick to ruling.

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