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date: 2025-03-03
link: https://hillary.medium.com/deleting-18f-59fa6294628b
title: Deleting 18F - Government Digital Service Closure
cited: Hillary Hartley

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> 18F was not a drain on taxpayer dollars — it was a self-funded organization operating on a cost-recovery model. Government agencies chose to work with 18F and paid for their services because they delivered exceptional value. The claim that eliminating 18F serves “efficiency” is not just wrong — it’s a deliberate misrepresentation of how the organization actually functioned.