Confirming what others have discussed or reported, 18F, the elite tech consultancy within TTS/GSA, was formally disbanded overnight. There’s a formal RIF, the legal system in which the government downsizes/layoff people. I’m told it’s 60 days on leave for all involved.
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Developed and maintained by 18F, it is used on a long list of government websites.
The way they introduce themselves in videos indicates that DEI was deeply integrated into their office culture. I suspect that this has more to do with their termination than anything else.
[Satire not a prediction 🤞]
Which proves the lie that Trump-Musk is about reducing waste and increasing efficiency. Because that’s what 18F and USDS did.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/zacharycohn_in-2015-i-became-a-federal-employee-at-18f-activity-7301636474016305152-GUiN?utm_medium=ios_app&rcm=ACoAAAH5CmgBzN8TkhudCwXomL6XpbMyM30Rn0g&utm_source=social_share_send&utm_campaign=copy_link
Equally strong, but U.S.-specific, is the argument that a failure in this area infringes upon First Amendment freedom to petition.
QE consists of promising to fix issues in the next release.
And we all know they didn’t (couldn’t) do that.
Hope they take this to court!
This is a crime against the American people.
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Curious if this will impact the rollout that is supposed to start later this month. Last I heard, SEC still hadn’t worked out the mechanics for Form 144 filings, among other things.
How can an old retiree get all upset over this debacle, but actual legislators who could do something about it just don’t seem to care?
It’s so unnecessarily stressful.
GOP fails all veterans terminated.
100,000+ veterans list jobs.
38% foreclosure rate in 2 months.
2025 January 23% foreclosures
2025 February 15% foreclosures
Nationwide 38% are in foreclosure
Maybe they weren't using blockchain. Or possibly they unaccountably failed to give millions to Elon Musk.