Claire B
@clairemarieb.bsky.social
Erstwhile fed, still public servant
Where my coxswains at? 🚣🚣♀️🚣♂️
He’s gonna stroke out. Or tear down the west wing.
November 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Where my coxswains at? 🚣🚣♀️🚣♂️
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Alright everyone, one last push.
If you or anyone you know is:
- LGBTQ+
- 13-24 years old
- In the US
Trevor Project is recruiting responses for their survey on LGBTQ+ mental health.
It has HUGE impacts on policy, please take it and share widely if you can :)
trvr.org/survey2025
If you or anyone you know is:
- LGBTQ+
- 13-24 years old
- In the US
Trevor Project is recruiting responses for their survey on LGBTQ+ mental health.
It has HUGE impacts on policy, please take it and share widely if you can :)
trvr.org/survey2025
To proceed to the survey, please check off the box and click the button below.
trvr.org
June 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Alright everyone, one last push.
If you or anyone you know is:
- LGBTQ+
- 13-24 years old
- In the US
Trevor Project is recruiting responses for their survey on LGBTQ+ mental health.
It has HUGE impacts on policy, please take it and share widely if you can :)
trvr.org/survey2025
If you or anyone you know is:
- LGBTQ+
- 13-24 years old
- In the US
Trevor Project is recruiting responses for their survey on LGBTQ+ mental health.
It has HUGE impacts on policy, please take it and share widely if you can :)
trvr.org/survey2025
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On the one hand this is all very funny but on the other hand I wish it had happened before the government was dismantled and all my friends got fired.
June 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
On the one hand this is all very funny but on the other hand I wish it had happened before the government was dismantled and all my friends got fired.
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must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away
“In light of the President's statement about cancellation of my government contracts, @SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately”
June 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away
Trying to understand how the puzzle pieces fit together? @jacobharr.is brilliantly shows how attacks on oversight functions, the things that were designed to actually make government efficient and accountable, allowed the administration to destroy so much so fast. jacobharr.is/personal/ass...
The Assault on Oversight in the Executive Branch
Not too many people outside of government understand how many laws are enforced entirely through oversight. The DOGE/Project 2025 plan has subverted these norms for its own ends.
jacobharr.is
April 30, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Trying to understand how the puzzle pieces fit together? @jacobharr.is brilliantly shows how attacks on oversight functions, the things that were designed to actually make government efficient and accountable, allowed the administration to destroy so much so fast. jacobharr.is/personal/ass...
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If you've worked with me, you've most certainly heard me quote @martinfowler.com / Phil Karlton: 'There are only two hard things in Computer Science: cache invalidation and naming things.' Still true. Appreciate his tip of the hat to the former 18F team and their legacy @alt18f.bsky.social
18F was a US government group helping government departments improve their use of technology which got recently wood-chipped. Here's a good overview of their work plus lessons learned: which apply to any large organization.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lear...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lear...
Learning From the Legacy of 18F
Although the government has terminated 18F—the team that modernized government tech—its legacy offers lessons for future digital services.
www.lawfaremedia.org
April 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
If you've worked with me, you've most certainly heard me quote @martinfowler.com / Phil Karlton: 'There are only two hard things in Computer Science: cache invalidation and naming things.' Still true. Appreciate his tip of the hat to the former 18F team and their legacy @alt18f.bsky.social
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one of the core questions of naive government tech is "why can't we just...?" & another is "what could go wrong...?"
addressing "wcwj..." earnestly will usually give you a lot of good answers to "wcgw..." & I recommend it
hard to truly improve systems w/o understanding why they are as they are
addressing "wcwj..." earnestly will usually give you a lot of good answers to "wcgw..." & I recommend it
hard to truly improve systems w/o understanding why they are as they are
Am not joking that I've heard in at least a few agencies the DOGE folks literally think they can do a "sprint" and just rebuild the entire codebase for these antiquated systems in a month or two.
They are so out of their depth it'd be comical if it wasn't so alarming.
They are so out of their depth it'd be comical if it wasn't so alarming.
SCOOP: DOGE wants to rebuild SSA's codebase in months, risking benefits and system collapse, sources tell me.
The plan is to migrate all systems off COBOL quickly which would likely require the use of generative AI.
www.wired.com/story/doge-r...
The plan is to migrate all systems off COBOL quickly which would likely require the use of generative AI.
www.wired.com/story/doge-r...
March 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
one of the core questions of naive government tech is "why can't we just...?" & another is "what could go wrong...?"
addressing "wcwj..." earnestly will usually give you a lot of good answers to "wcgw..." & I recommend it
hard to truly improve systems w/o understanding why they are as they are
addressing "wcwj..." earnestly will usually give you a lot of good answers to "wcgw..." & I recommend it
hard to truly improve systems w/o understanding why they are as they are
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Recent federal workforce layoffs have deeply affected professionals across our industry.
At #IAC25, we stand with our community—and we’re taking action with our new scholarship, Aid for Federal Workers Scholarship (AFWS), designed to help professionals reconnect and engage with industry peers.
At #IAC25, we stand with our community—and we’re taking action with our new scholarship, Aid for Federal Workers Scholarship (AFWS), designed to help professionals reconnect and engage with industry peers.
March 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Recent federal workforce layoffs have deeply affected professionals across our industry.
At #IAC25, we stand with our community—and we’re taking action with our new scholarship, Aid for Federal Workers Scholarship (AFWS), designed to help professionals reconnect and engage with industry peers.
At #IAC25, we stand with our community—and we’re taking action with our new scholarship, Aid for Federal Workers Scholarship (AFWS), designed to help professionals reconnect and engage with industry peers.
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“There was a real deep philosophy behind the work that [18F was] doing, a real deep sense of intentionality, and a real deep commitment to delivering the best possible outcome for the American taxpayer.” (Side note: Our commitment still stands. 🇺🇸)
Trying to make sense of the elimination of 18F
Former GSA Administrator Dan Tangherlini discusses the termination of the GSA tech team.
fedscoop.com
March 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
“There was a real deep philosophy behind the work that [18F was] doing, a real deep sense of intentionality, and a real deep commitment to delivering the best possible outcome for the American taxpayer.” (Side note: Our commitment still stands. 🇺🇸)
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This is what happens when 18F goes away: beta.weather.gov has been deactivated, “due to the loss of critical federal staff, which leaves this project without the resources to continue its development or for routine monitoring and maintenance.”
18f.org/projects/#:~...
18f.org/projects/#:~...
March 13, 2025 at 10:19 PM
This is what happens when 18F goes away: beta.weather.gov has been deactivated, “due to the loss of critical federal staff, which leaves this project without the resources to continue its development or for routine monitoring and maintenance.”
18f.org/projects/#:~...
18f.org/projects/#:~...
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Who’s working on DOGE related trackers? So far I'm aware of:
- cancelled contracts: app.g2xchange.com/doge-tracker
- data rescue project: www.datarescueproject.org/dr-tracker-d...
- federal cuts tracker map: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- layoff tracker: layoffs.fyi
- cancelled contracts: app.g2xchange.com/doge-tracker
- data rescue project: www.datarescueproject.org/dr-tracker-d...
- federal cuts tracker map: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- layoff tracker: layoffs.fyi
G2X | DOGE-Terminated Contracts Tracker
DOGE Terminated Contracts Dashboard - Live list tracking the federal contract terminations under DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency).
app.g2xchange.com
March 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Who’s working on DOGE related trackers? So far I'm aware of:
- cancelled contracts: app.g2xchange.com/doge-tracker
- data rescue project: www.datarescueproject.org/dr-tracker-d...
- federal cuts tracker map: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- layoff tracker: layoffs.fyi
- cancelled contracts: app.g2xchange.com/doge-tracker
- data rescue project: www.datarescueproject.org/dr-tracker-d...
- federal cuts tracker map: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- layoff tracker: layoffs.fyi
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you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
March 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
“Musk’s ability to access the government and its inner workings gives the entrepreneur ‘a second, and much larger, batch of broken eggs—people, lives, careers—to make another omelette that’s stuffed with shit,’” … per a former Twitter engineer.
www.inc.com/chris-stokel...
www.inc.com/chris-stokel...
Elon Musk Says Government Needs Innovation. his Former Employees Disagree
Moving fast and breaking things—as Musk did at Twitter—doesn’t work as well when you're disrupting the delivery of vital public services.
www.inc.com
March 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
“Musk’s ability to access the government and its inner workings gives the entrepreneur ‘a second, and much larger, batch of broken eggs—people, lives, careers—to make another omelette that’s stuffed with shit,’” … per a former Twitter engineer.
www.inc.com/chris-stokel...
www.inc.com/chris-stokel...
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You might know us from the guides we have put together, like the de-risking guide and the UX guide. Governments all around the world have used them to make services more accessible and add more value to the public — all while saving millions of dollars. You can still find them here: 18f.org/guides/
18F Guides
A central resource for all 18F guides and methods
18f.org
March 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
You might know us from the guides we have put together, like the de-risking guide and the UX guide. Governments all around the world have used them to make services more accessible and add more value to the public — all while saving millions of dollars. You can still find them here: 18f.org/guides/
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What made 18F effective is that it was a team of government employees advising govt teams. Yes, it’s true that many (but not all) came into govt service from the private sector. But we inherited a lot of trust from the agencies that worked with us specifically because we were fellow feds. 2/
March 2, 2025 at 4:32 PM
What made 18F effective is that it was a team of government employees advising govt teams. Yes, it’s true that many (but not all) came into govt service from the private sector. But we inherited a lot of trust from the agencies that worked with us specifically because we were fellow feds. 2/
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18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
18f.org
Moments of joy today:
- A bulldog wearing a red sweater
- Finding our that @theonion.com buying infowars was for real life and not just, ya know, an onion article
- eating perfect, just made churros out of the bag while walking in the rain
- A bulldog wearing a red sweater
- Finding our that @theonion.com buying infowars was for real life and not just, ya know, an onion article
- eating perfect, just made churros out of the bag while walking in the rain
November 14, 2024 at 11:38 PM
Moments of joy today:
- A bulldog wearing a red sweater
- Finding our that @theonion.com buying infowars was for real life and not just, ya know, an onion article
- eating perfect, just made churros out of the bag while walking in the rain
- A bulldog wearing a red sweater
- Finding our that @theonion.com buying infowars was for real life and not just, ya know, an onion article
- eating perfect, just made churros out of the bag while walking in the rain