It didn't cost billions and it was a key incident that led to a huge revolution in how federal websites and projects get built, e.g. 18f and the US Digital Serv

It didn't cost billions and it was a key incident that led to a huge revolution in how federal websites and projects get built, e.g. 18f and the US Digital Service. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/07/the-secret-startup-saved-healthcare-gov-the-worst-website-in-america/397784/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/07/the-s... In fact the IRS partnered with the US Digital Service to make this prototype in 9 months. It's fair to be cynical, but also give credit where it's due.