Alex Gaynor • 2/3/2015

Software Of the People, By the People, For the People

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The article is a first-person narrative from a founding member of the Digital Service team at the US Department of Veterans Affairs. It discusses the mission to improve government technology services for veterans, the lessons learned from past failures like healthcare.gov, and the need for skilled technologists in government. It concludes with a call to action for developers, designers, and project managers to join federal tech initiatives like the US Digital Service and 18F.

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