The government is really making strides to improve technical acquisition, and acquisition in general. The original healthcare.gov semms to have been a wake-up

The government is really making strides to improve technical acquisition, and acquisition in general. The original healthcare.gov semms to have been a wake-up call that will permanently stick and improve government service delivery. I would actually like to do a tour at some point, but I don't think they would take me. Having said that, there is one three-letter monolith that commands the plurality of the Federal budget and shows absolutely no inclinations to change. They have resisted intrusion by USDS and 18F thus far, and I can tell you from direct experience that their information systems and policies are atrocious. Hopefully 18F, USDS, and similar efforts can eventually penetrate the Five-Sided Playpen, but it is going to be a long, hard slog.