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renegade element. disruptive human. drinks coffee. laughs loudly. swears profusely. trying to remember how to have fun again on social.
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Here are the key parts of a letter from US Digital Service employees who resigned
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/skilled-te...
We remained committed throughout the Presidential Transition to delivering better government services through technology and stood ready to partner with incoming officials. Each of us left senior private sector technology positions to pursue nonpartisan public service. We swore to serve the American people and uphold our oath to the Constitution across presidential administrations. However, it has become clear that we can no longer honor those commitments at the United States DOGE Service. We completed 15-minute interviews with individuals wearing White House visitor badges. Interviewers refused to identify themselves, asked questions about political loyalty, attempted to pit colleagues against each other, and demonstrated limited technical ability. This process created significant security risks. One-third of our USDS colleagues were indiscriminately terminated by an anonymous email. These highly skilled civil servants were working to modernize Social Security, veterans’ services, tax filing, healthcare, disaster relief, student aid, and other critical services. Their removal endangers millions of Americans who rely on these services every day. The sudden loss of their technology expertise makes critical systems and Americans’ data less safe. DOGE representatives began integrating us into their efforts. DOGE’s actions—firing technical experts, mishandling sensitive data, and breaking critical systems—contradict their stated mission of “modernizing Federal technology and software to maximize governmental efficiency and productivity”. These actions are not compatible with the mission we joined the United States Digital Service to carry out: to deliver better services to the American people through technology and design. We will not use our skills as technologists to compromise core government systems, jeopardize Americans’ sensitive data, or dismantle critical public services. We will not lend our expertise to carry out or legitimize DOGE’s actions.
March 2, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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donmoyn.bsky.social
Gutting 18F will make pave the way for private contractors, many aligned with Musk, to fill the gap that DOGE has created, but at a much inflated cost.
From Dan Tangherlini, former GSA Administrator who oversaw 18F.
DOGE by contrast appears to be a temporary wrecking crew paving the way for aligned Silicon Valley vendors to fill the gap. Removing 18F will make that easier. Dan Tangherlini, the former GSA Administrator who oversaw 18F posted that: 18F was popular among the agencies; annoying to the contracting community; and frightening to the contractors and consultants who could charge unsuspecting agencies whatever they could get away with. Small, but mighty, 18F was the OG DOGE, but with a mission to create actual efficiency, and more importantly, effectiveness. These were smart, technical, caring, dedicated, and patriotic public servants. Their dismissal with a late-night email demonstrates that this administration either doesn’t know how to effectively enhance government efficiency, or really doesn’t care. We built it from scratch before. We will just have to do it again.
March 2, 2025 at 1:33 AM
robin2go.bsky.social
This might be my favorite.
February 20, 2025 at 11:21 AM
robin2go.bsky.social
Funny. I wondered the same thing.
February 3, 2025 at 6:03 AM
robin2go.bsky.social
As a knitter, I happen to know a thing or two about wool. But I appreciate your helpfulness. It’s been too long.
January 18, 2025 at 5:09 AM
robin2go.bsky.social
Be right there.
January 1, 2025 at 2:26 AM
robin2go.bsky.social
There’s a lot in that post to unpack, E. Like, whoa. Sending you love and compassion. Even a giggle when you need something a bit lighter. 🧡
December 15, 2024 at 7:36 PM