"The past year has been traumatic for many of the volunteer tech warriors of what was once called the United States Digital Service (USDS). The team's former coders, designers, and UX experts have watched in horror as Donald Trump rebranded the service as DOGE, effectively forced out its staff, and employed a strike force of young and reckless engineers to dismantle government agencies under the guise of eliminating fraud."
"A small though influential team is proposing to answer that exact question, working on a solution they hope to deploy during the next Democratic administration. The initiative is called Tech Viaduct, and its goal is to create a complete plan to reboot how the US delivers services to citizens. The Viaduct cadre of experienced federal tech officials is in the process of cooking up specifics on how to remake the government, aiming to produce initial recommendations by the spring. By 2029, if a Democrat wins, it hopes to have its plan adopted by the White House."
Donald Trump rebranded the United States Digital Service as DOGE, removed staff, and employed young engineers to dismantle agencies under a fraud pretext. That administration's willingness to upend bureaucratic inertia sparked envy among tech reformers seeking similar decisiveness for public benefit. A team named Tech Viaduct is assembling experienced federal tech officials to craft a comprehensive plan to remake how the US delivers services to citizens. The group plans initial recommendations by spring and hopes for White House adoption by 2029 if a Democrat wins. The advisory panel features Denis McDonough, Alexander Macgillivray, Marina Nitze, Robby Mook, and senior adviser Mikey Dickerson.
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