I know a guy who worked on Login.gov, and I'm all for the government continuing to invest in 18F, the US Digital Service, etc. They've successfully recruited t

I know a guy who worked on Login.gov, and I'm all for the government continuing to invest in 18F, the US Digital Service, etc. They've successfully recruited top talent in the past decade, although it's still not nearly as much as it could be. A couple decades ago I was reading horror stories on Slashdot about how the government pays employees peanuts and all the contractors get crazy high rates. Knowing about some of the improvements with in-house software projects in recent years, I was seriously miffed when I had to use ID.me since I knew it was a private company.