Elon Musk Dismantled 18F—Now Taxpayers Will Pay the Price

The Government’s Best Tech Team Just Got Axed. Get Ready for Broken Websites, Higher Costs, and Corporate Takeovers.

Mar 10, 2025

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Imagine filing your taxes for free, only to wake up one day and find that option gone. Imagine logging into Social Security online and hitting an error page instead of your benefits.

This isn’t some dystopian warning. It’s the very real consequence of the U.S. government dismantling its top digital services agency, 18F, which threatens online public serv…

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