i admired 18F's work and their model, and have also seen similar digital service groups get marginalized and coopted by the bureaucracy. something like it has

i admired 18F's work and their model, and have also seen similar digital service groups get marginalized and coopted by the bureaucracy. something like it has to exist and it will likely reform as something else post-doge. what i think people need to appreciate is how pernicious bureaucracy is, and that doge is going to get one opportunity to reform it before it develops a new immune response. 18F showed themselves to be some of the most capable and resourceful people in public service doing some of the heaviest lifts, and they will all find private work faster than others. many will likely immediately respawn as consultants. it sounds like a hard change but as it comes to light how bad things were, i can see how 18F could be coopted into an opposition. that they were taken out first should be a point of honor.