Elimination of 18F could slow Trump admin’s digital services Three former employees spoke to FedScoop about the program’s sudden eradication. Mar 3, 2025 By Rebecca Heilweil
A PIF logo inside GSA. (Tajha Chappellet-Lanier / FedScoop) GSA shutters 18F, possibly leaving agencies in the lurch On early Saturday morning, the General Services Administration eliminated the program. Mar 1, 2025 By Rebecca Heilweil
Hillary Hartley speaks at an event presented by FedScoop in 2016. (FedScoop_ US Digital Response CEO: Nonprofit can act as a bridge between the White House and State gov Incoming chief executive Hillary Hartley tells FedScoop she will use her first 100 days to cement a future vision for the organization. Mar 23, 2023 By John Hewitt Jones
Hillary Hartley speaks at the CC Summit 2017. (Image credit: Alan Levine) US Digital Response appoints Hillary Hartley as CEO She takes over from interim CEO Tina Walha who remains with the nonprofit as chief partnerships officer. Mar 21, 2023 By John Hewitt Jones
The General Services Administration (GSA) Headquarters building. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) Biden administration names Ann Lewis director of GSA’s Technology Transformation Services Ann Lewis joins TTS from a private sector C-suite role and was previously a technology policy adviser at SBA. Dec 5, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones
(Matthew Bisanz/Wikimedia) FDIC prioritizing internal modernization says acting chief innovation officer Brian Whittaker says the FDIC will reorient itself to become better prepared internally to supervise fintech companies. Aug 11, 2022 By Nihal Krishan
White House picks Cori Zarek as US Digital Service deputy administrator Zarek served as a U.S. deputy CTO during the Obama administration. Aug 10, 2022 By Nihal Krishan
COVID-19 antigen test kit (Getty Images). Why COVIDtests.gov worked where HealthCare.gov stumbled In these past eight years, the U.S. government has gained more experience building websites and brought in the right technical talent. Jan 20, 2022 By Paul Smith
Robin Carnahan testifies via video-teleconference, during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on June 10, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) GSA’s Carnahan calls women in tech to public service Less than a quarter of technologists working in federal government are women. Oct 1, 2021 By John Hewitt Jones
The General Services Administration (GSA) Headquarters building. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) Technologist Waldo Jaquith joins GSA as senior adviser to Carnahan Waldo Jaquith previously launched the State Software Collaborative with Carnahan at Georgetown's Beeck Center. Sep 13, 2021 By John Hewitt Jones