On midnight last Friday, the federal government tech unit 18F was eliminated. Much of what it did centered on improving federal tech services and contracts to generate better outcomes at lower costs. It was also committed to openness and transparency, making their code and guides open access. In other words, 18F did not just work on products: they worked on frameworks for making tech work for government, frameworks that other parts of government and other governments could use. While all that knowledge has been erased from federal websites, former 18F officials have saved it here.
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