The [General Services Administration] announced the cut to the 18F office — which employs researchers, website designers and product managers — on Saturday at around 1 a.m., according to an internal email obtained by POLITICO.
The agency announced the cut to the 18F office — which employs researchers, website designers and product managers — on Saturday at around 1 a.m.
The 18F department was responsible for building key government services like Login.gov, the central login system for programs like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. This work touches many agencies, which means cuts here could have a ripple effect across the government.
These cuts, which were done at the bidding of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, are part of President Donald Trump’s crusade to shrink the federal government and cut the budget. GSA’s acting administrator Stephen Ehikian, a software entrepreneur, has said that the agency aims to slash its budget by eliminating contracts and personnel, according to memos POLITICO obtained.
Lambert here: If there was no backdoor to login.gov, you can be sure there is now.
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