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It’s outrageous the USDS is being cut so dramatically, they do amazing work and reducing investment seems incredibly short-sighted to me.
by nixgeek 7y ago
It’s outrageous the USDS is being cut so dramatically, they do amazing work and reducing investment seems incredibly short-sighted to me.
- noir_lord 7y agoThey did the same to GDS over here and USDS is modelled in part on GDS. I can't chalk it up to stupidity any more I think at this point it has to be malicious. If a gov dept is well run then their mates can't sell the same service at a massive markup.
- tomohawk 7y agoWhat's outrageous is that the agencies that are providing important services are so inept at contracting for the services or hiring personnel that a whole other agency is required to come in and save the day. This highlights how unaccountable these agencies are for their incompetence.
- sjg007 7y agoIt makes sense for the government to have a specialized agency to run these services and even manage the contracting if it is necessary. Have experts hire specialists etc...
- tomohawk 7y agoThe VA (veterans admin) alone has more than 350,000 employees. This does not count contractors, which could easily double the count. Your idea makes sense if you're talking about an organization in the hundreds, but an organization the size and breadth of the VA already has the responsibility to do this job, and given their budget and headcount, they should be able to do this job and have the specialists required to get it done.