The future of the technology innovation groups 18F and the U.S. Digital Service likely isn’t high on the priority list of the incoming Trump administration, which has yet to talk transition with the Pentagon and has seen major turnover in its transition staff.
It’s an open question whether those groups, which were established administratively to improve government technology and customer service after the disastrous launch of the HealthCare.gov website, have enough institutional buy-in and legislative support to survive.
