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Dom Arbuthnott<p>How an obscure <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> government office has become a target of <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a>, remember <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/18F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>18F</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/15/elon-musk-18f-x-false-claims?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/technology/202</span><span class="invisible">5/mar/15/elon-musk-18f-x-false-claims?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The culling of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GSA</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/18F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>18F</span></a> in particular, a specialized <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digital</span></a> services agency tasked w/improving <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/user" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>user</span></a> experience w/govt services &amp; helping <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalAgencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalAgencies</span></a> build &amp; buy a variety of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></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">#<span>weather</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disasters</span></a> or streamlined tasks, like renewing a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/passport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>passport</span></a> or filing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/taxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxes</span></a>. Over the wknd, ~90 technologists at 18F were fired via surprise email that went out shortly before 1AM ET on Sat morning.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Since <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a>’s so-called <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> took over important govt <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> teams within the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GSA</span></a> &amp; what was formally known as the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDS</span></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">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/passport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>passport</span></a> applications.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/18F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>18F</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicDisservice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicDisservice</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Technocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/broligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NeoReactionary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeoReactionary</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NRx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NRx</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Technofeudalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technofeudalism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> Is Putting Major Government <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Efficiency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Efficiency</span></a> Projects at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Risk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Risk</span></a></p><p>“18F was the people’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> shop,” one fired <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/18F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>18F</span></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.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicDisservice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicDisservice</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Technocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/broligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NeoReactionary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeoReactionary</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NRx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NRx</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Technofeudalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technofeudalism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <br><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"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.is/2025.03.07-192338/h</span><span class="invisible">ttps://www.wired.com/story/doge-major-government-tech-projects-efficiency/</span></a></p>
zenkat<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@ginaintheburg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ginaintheburg</span></a></span> Angry about the mass <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> firings from <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/USDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDS</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CFPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CFPB</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/18F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>18F</span></a>, and everywhere else across the federal government?</p><p>Tech for Public Good (<a href="https://www.publicgood.tech/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">publicgood.tech/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>) is holding a fundraiser to waive dues for federal technologists who’ve lost their jobs. They offer job resources &amp; professional community for people who do government tech work.</p><p>Your contribution is vital -- any amount helps!</p><p><a href="https://neon.publicgood.tech/campaigns/support-memberships" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">neon.publicgood.tech/campaigns</span><span class="invisible">/support-memberships</span></a></p>
zenkat<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>briankrebs</span></a></span> Angry about the mass <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> firings from <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/USDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDS</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CFPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CFPB</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/18F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>18F</span></a>, and everywhere else across the federal government?</p><p>Tech for Public Good (<a href="https://www.publicgood.tech/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">publicgood.tech/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>) is holding a fundraiser to waive dues for federal technologists who’ve lost their jobs. They offer job resources &amp; professional community for people who do government tech work.</p><p>Your contribution is vital -- any amount helps!</p><p><a href="https://neon.publicgood.tech/campaigns/support-memberships" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">neon.publicgood.tech/campaigns</span><span class="invisible">/support-memberships</span></a></p>
Bill H.<p>There was a *lot* of critical work done at <a href="https://mastodon.publicinterest.town/tags/18F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>18F</span></a>. I'm trying to capture the most universally useful documents over on my policy website - I've started with De-Risking Government Technology Guide. </p><p>PRs of other documents welcome!</p><p><a href="https://digitalpolicy.us" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">digitalpolicy.us</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://github.com/krusynth/digitalpolicy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/krusynth/digitalpol</span><span class="invisible">icy</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.publicinterest.town/tags/HackThePlanet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HackThePlanet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.publicinterest.town/tags/DigitalPreservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalPreservation</span></a></p>
Glyn Moody<p>New site by members of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/18F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>18F</span></a>, the team within the US government that were doing some of the most effective work at improving government efficiency. - <a href="https://simonwillison.net/2025/Mar/2/18forg/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">simonwillison.net/2025/Mar/2/1</span><span class="invisible">8forg/</span></a> "18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated."</p>
Glyn Moody<p>Mark Cuban offers to fund government tech unit that was cut in the middle of the night - <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/01/mark-cuban-offers-to-fund-government-tech-unit-that-was-cut-in-the-middle-of-the-night/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techcrunch.com/2025/03/01/mark</span><span class="invisible">-cuban-offers-to-fund-government-tech-unit-that-was-cut-in-the-middle-of-the-night/</span></a> “If you worked for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/18F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>18F</span></a> and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company”</p>
zenkat<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@heidilifeldman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>heidilifeldman</span></a></span> From a former <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/18f" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>18f</span></a> staffer ...</p><p>Angry about the mass <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> firings from <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/USDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDS</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CFPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CFPB</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/18F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>18F</span></a>, and everywhere else across the federal government?</p><p>Tech for Public Good (<a href="https://www.publicgood.tech/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">publicgood.tech/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>) is holding a fundraiser to waive dues for federal technologists who’ve lost their jobs. They offer job resources &amp; professional community for people who do government tech work.</p><p>Your contribution is vital -- any amount helps!</p><p><a href="https://neon.publicgood.tech/campaigns/support-memberships" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">neon.publicgood.tech/campaigns</span><span class="invisible">/support-memberships</span></a></p>
#:idle: Don T3rr0r :antifa:<p>Resultados del escrutinio del <a href="https://xarxa.cloud/tags/18F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>18F</span></a>: <a href="https://resultados2024.xunta.gal/gl/inicio" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">resultados2024.xunta.gal/gl/in</span><span class="invisible">icio</span></a></p>
#:idle: Don T3rr0r :antifa:<p>Mañá é un día decisivo para botar á mafia dunha vez por todas.</p><p>Agora ou nunca. Só o pobo salva ao pobo. </p><p>Galiza ceive! :galbandeira:</p><p><a href="https://xarxa.cloud/tags/GalizaCeive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GalizaCeive</span></a> <a href="https://xarxa.cloud/tags/18F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>18F</span></a></p>
Riquiñez :cine_disney_stich:<p>Hoy, en buenas noticias de viernes, me quedo con esta frase: "Y es que en el <a href="https://masto.es/tags/PP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PP</span></a> gallego están convencidos de que si hay una participación masiva y buena afluencia de jóvenes en las urnas, la <a href="https://masto.es/tags/Xunta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Xunta</span></a> se les puede escapar de las manos."</p><p><a href="https://www.eldiario.es/galicia/pp-moviliza-barones-preocupacion-derrota-rueda-galicia_1_10908914.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eldiario.es/galicia/pp-moviliz</span><span class="invisible">a-barones-preocupacion-derrota-rueda-galicia_1_10908914.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.es/tags/18F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>18F</span></a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/Galiza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Galiza</span></a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/Galicia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Galicia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/Elecci%C3%B3ns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Eleccións</span></a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/Elecciones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elecciones</span></a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/Elecci%C3%B3ns18F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Eleccións18F</span></a></p>