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Hearing Hearing Date: June 10, 2016 9:30 am 2154 Rayburn HOB

18F and U.S. Digital Service Oversight

Subject
18F and U.S. Digital Service Oversight
Date
June 10, 2016
Time
9:30 am
Place
2154 Rayburn HOB

PURPOSE:

  • To examine the roles of 18F and US Digital Service (USDS) in providing IT services to federal agencies and to evaluate how closely they adhere to their original purpose.
  • To explore how they protect against overlap and duplication, measure results, and interact with agency CIOs.

BACKGROUND:

  • In March 2014, General Services Administration announced the creation of a new digital government program called 18F to “make the government’s digital services simple, effective, and easier to use for the American people.”
  • In August 2014, the White House announced the creation of USDS with a mission “to improve and simplify the digital experience that people and businesses have with their government.”

 

Witnesses and testimonies: Mr. Mikey Dickerson

Administrator
U.S. Digital Service

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Ms. Phaedra S. Chrousos

Commissioner of Technology Transformation Service
Government Services Administration

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Mr. David Powner

Director, IT Management Issues
U.S. Government Accountability Office

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Mr. A.R. "Trey" Hodgkins

Senior Vice President, Public Sector
Information Technology Alliance for Public Sector

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Mr. David LeDuc

Senior Director, Public Policy
Software & Information Industry Association

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