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The US Digital Service seems to have benefitted from having real technologists run it. The current leader is Matt Cutts, the former public face of Google's ant
by tyingq 5y ago
The US Digital Service seems to have benefitted from having real technologists run it. The current leader is Matt Cutts, the former public face of Google's anti-spam efforts for search.
- rbanffy 5y agoI remember in my interactions with the White House petitions site folk (when I worked for Avaaz and helped integrate both systems) always impressed me as being very smart and dedicated. Sadly, at some point (during the Trump administration) I lost my White House Github badge. I thought it was quite cool.
- toomuchtodo 5y agoMatt Cutts’ tenure recently ended, and Mina Hsiang has assumed his role as head of USDS. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28390511 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28390511