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https://bsky.app/profile/alt18f.bsky.social/post/3ll6iv44xys2r
Published: March 25, 2025 05:08
We're sorry we couldn't make it, of courseābut you're going to want to hear @waldo.net tell this story. (The presentation starts about 8 minutes in at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olm9CE_tYgg&t=1s. Short version: *How* government pursues softwareā¦
https://bsky.app/profile/alt18f.bsky.social/post/3ll3v7znap22q
Published: March 24, 2025 04:11
"18F was explicitly designed to serve as an in-house consultancy that would allow federal agencies to leverage private-sector expertise. As part of DOGEās sweep, however, it has gutted the group, putting a pause on several ongoing projects to makeā¦
https://bsky.app/profile/alt18f.bsky.social/post/3lkye5qargs2u
Published: March 22, 2025 18:27
āThis is peopleās livelihoods, their access to disaster recovery, health care, payments [that support] their children. There are true consequences that are life or death.ā Our weekend listening is this interview with our friends at @altusds.bsky.socialā¬ onā¦
https://bsky.app/profile/alt18f.bsky.social/post/3lkvm7its3k2j
Published: March 21, 2025 16:14
It takes courage to ask questions of people in positions of power. To all public servants taking personal risks to honor their oath, we see you. š„ [contains quote post or other embedded content]
https://bsky.app/profile/alt18f.bsky.social/post/3lktgyxn6fs2m
Published: March 20, 2025 19:35
These additional cuts are already underway, including the folks who helped recruit skilled technologists to public service. We canāt say weāre surprised, but weāre disappointed for our colleagues and for what this means for civic tech.ā¦
https://bsky.app/profile/alt18f.bsky.social/post/3lkrjtcu4ls2i
Published: March 20, 2025 01:20
There's so much going on, we nearly forgot our own birthday. š [contains quote post or other embedded content]
https://bsky.app/profile/alt18f.bsky.social/post/3lkqtdhatks2m
Published: March 19, 2025 18:38
Boosting this opportunity to share your perspective on privacy issuesāyou don't need to live in @trahan.house.gov's district to participate. (š§µ for some of the questions, to get you thinking!) [contains quote post or other embedded content]
https://bsky.app/profile/alt18f.bsky.social/post/3lkp4xbj5d22n
Published: March 19, 2025 02:25
"Thomas Shedd has been at GSA since the start of the current Trump administration, where he called TTS staff 'a key source of technical talent,' only for the agency to later shutter an entire government tech consultancy under its purview, 18F." š¤ā¦
https://bsky.app/profile/alt18f.bsky.social/post/3lkofs73ow22n
Published: March 18, 2025 19:30
This behind-the-scenes look from 18F's @matthenry.fyi gets at the heart of our approach to improving government services: you've got to talk toāand learn fromāthe people who use them. [contains quote post or other embedded content]
https://bsky.app/profile/alt18f.bsky.social/post/3lklqdy7h5k2n
Published: March 17, 2025 18:01
18F's own @mitogi.bsky.social getting the word out! "They can take away our ID cards, they can take away our paychecks, they can take away our job titles, but they cannot take away our desire to better our government, to serve the American people. Theyā¦