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FYI, if anybody has questions, there are several YC alums who have joined the government in some capacity (healthcare.gov, USDS, Nava, PIFs), and are on HN.
by brandonb 11y ago
FYI, if anybody has questions, there are several YC alums who have joined the government in some capacity (healthcare.gov, USDS, Nava, PIFs), and are on HN.
- vijayr 11y agoWhat is the easiest and smallest way to get started/to help, without getting a job with the gov (which may not be possible for many folks) or without bidding for contracts? In other words, how to help from outside the gov? Is there a list of tasks somewhere that someone maintains that can be done independently?
- greenNote 11y agoI had to re-watch the last 2 minutes of the video a few times to pick it out. But, https://www.whitehouse.gov/digital/united-states-digital-service https://www.whitehouse.gov/digital/united-states-digital-ser... is a place to get started.
- brandonb 11y agoBest way would be to join the USDS "reserves"--they sometimes ask people to come for 2-3 weeks to do an evaluation of a government project. If you can get time off from your job, or you're switching jobs, I think that's a high impact way to contribute without necessarily joining fulltime.
- adelevie 11y agoA colleague at 18F built https://www.govcode.org/ https://www.govcode.org/. It's a handy directory of U.S. federal government open source projects.