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The '''United States Digital Service''' is a part of the [[Executive Office of the President of the United States|Executive Office of the President]]. It provides consultation services to federal agencies on information technology. It seeks to improve and simplify digital service, and to improve federal websites. It was launched on August 11, 2014.<ref>{{Cite web| title = FACT SHEET: Improving and Simplifying Digital Service| work = The White House| accessdate = 2015-04-19| date = 2014-08-11| url = https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/08/11/fact-sheet-improving-and-simplifying-digital-services}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| last = Scola| first = Nancy| title = White House launches ‘U.S. Digital Service,’ with HealthCare.gov fixer at the helm| work = The Washington Post| accessdate = 2015-04-19| date = 2014-08-11| url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/08/11/white-house-launches-u-s-digital-service-with-healthcare-gov-fixer-at-the-helm/}}</ref><ref name = "techpresident20140813">{{Cite web| last = Howard| first = Alex| title = New US Digital Service Looks to Avoid IT Catastrophes| work = TechPresident| accessdate = 2015-04-19| date = 2014-08-13| url = http://techpresident.com/news/25239/new-us-digital-service-looks-avoid-it-catastrophes}}</ref><ref name = "nyt20140811">{{Cite web| last = Shear| first = Michael D| title = White House Picks Engineer From Google to Fix Sites| work = NYTimes.com| accessdate = 2015-04-19| date = 2014-08-11| url = http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/12/us/politics/ex-google-engineer-to-lead-fix-it-team-for-government-websites.html?_r=0}}</ref> |
The '''United States Digital Service''' is a part of the [[Executive Office of the President of the United States|Executive Office of the President]]. It provides consultation services to federal agencies on information technology. It seeks to improve and simplify digital service, and to improve federal websites. It was launched on August 11, 2014.<ref>{{Cite web| title = FACT SHEET: Improving and Simplifying Digital Service| work = The White House| accessdate = 2015-04-19| date = 2014-08-11| url = https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/08/11/fact-sheet-improving-and-simplifying-digital-services}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| last = Scola| first = Nancy| title = White House launches ‘U.S. Digital Service,’ with HealthCare.gov fixer at the helm| work = The Washington Post| accessdate = 2015-04-19| date = 2014-08-11| url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/08/11/white-house-launches-u-s-digital-service-with-healthcare-gov-fixer-at-the-helm/}}</ref><ref name = "techpresident20140813">{{Cite web| last = Howard| first = Alex| title = New US Digital Service Looks to Avoid IT Catastrophes| work = TechPresident| accessdate = 2015-04-19| date = 2014-08-13| url = http://techpresident.com/news/25239/new-us-digital-service-looks-avoid-it-catastrophes}}</ref><ref name = "nyt20140811">{{Cite web| last = Shear| first = Michael D| title = White House Picks Engineer From Google to Fix Sites| work = NYTimes.com| accessdate = 2015-04-19| date = 2014-08-11| url = http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/12/us/politics/ex-google-engineer-to-lead-fix-it-team-for-government-websites.html?_r=0}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:26, 15 June 2015
The United States Digital Service is a part of the Executive Office of the President. It provides consultation services to federal agencies on information technology. It seeks to improve and simplify digital service, and to improve federal websites. It was launched on August 11, 2014.[1][2][3][4]
The US Digital Service is the creator of:
- A Digital Services Playbook, for improving digital government
- TechFAR Handbook, on federal contracting and procurement[5][6]
The first head of the US Digital Service is Mikey Dickerson, a former Google engineer and Presidential Innovation Fellow who was involved in the 2013-2014 rescue of HealthCare.gov website.[7]
See also
- 18F, at the General Services Administration
References
- ^ "FACT SHEET: Improving and Simplifying Digital Service". The White House. 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
- ^ Scola, Nancy (2014-08-11). "White House launches 'U.S. Digital Service,' with HealthCare.gov fixer at the helm". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
- ^ Howard, Alex (2014-08-13). "New US Digital Service Looks to Avoid IT Catastrophes". TechPresident. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
- ^ Shear, Michael D (2014-08-11). "White House Picks Engineer From Google to Fix Sites". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
- ^ Scola, Nancy (2014-08-25). "How the U.S. Digital Service could upset D.C.'s 'IT vendor ecosystem'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
- ^ Rockwell, Mark (2015-03-13). "OFPP launches podcast series to talk TechFAR, playbook". FCW Insider. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
- ^ Brill, Stephen (2014-02-27). "Obama's Trauma Team". Time Magazine. Retrieved 2015-04-19. (subscription required)
External links
- United States Digital Service, talk by Haley Van Dyck, 2015
