United States Digital Service Explained

United States Digital Service
Chief1 Name:Mina Hsiang
Chief1 Position:Administrator
Coordinates:38.8996°N -77.038°W
Headquarters:736 Jackson Place, Washington, D.C., U.S.
Parent Department:Executive Office of the President of the United States

The United States Digital Service is a technology unit[1] [2] housed within the Executive Office of the President of the United States. It provides consultation services to federal agencies on information technology. It seeks to improve and simplify digital service, and to improve federal websites. It was launched on August 11, 2014.[3] [4] [5] [6]

Activities

The U.S. Digital Service has created:

The United States Digital Service sends a report to Congress each year detailing its projects and accomplishments.[12] Its federal agency work spans across the Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, Small Business Administration, General Services Administration, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Education, and Health and Human Services.

History

The United States Digital Service was the idea of Jennifer Pahlka, Chief Technology Officer of the United States. Pahlka's goal was to create an elite government technology unit at the White House that would be equivalent to the United Kingdom's Government Digital Service.[13]

The first head of the United States Digital Digital Service was Mikey Dickerson, a former Google engineer who was involved in the 2013–14 rescue of the HealthCare.gov website.[14] He was succeeded by Matt Cutts, who was in that position until April 2021.[15]

The third administrator of the United States Digital Service was Mina Hsiang.[16] [17] [18] During the Biden administration, Hsiang led the United States Digital Digital Service in deploying a new website about COVID-19 vaccines, Vaccines.gov.[19]

In 2021, United States Digital Service employed 215 people and was looking to expand further.[20]

The Florida Digital Service, created in 2020, was modeled after the U.S. Digital Service.[21]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: The government's tech unit is trying to reduce wait times for asylum seekers. Zakrzewski. Cat. 5 December 2018. The Washington Post.
  2. Kamala Harris Wants to Give States Millions to Overhaul Tech. Lapowsky. Issie. 2019-03-14. Wired. 2019-03-14. 1059-1028.
  3. Web site: FACT SHEET: Improving and Simplifying Digital Service. The White House. 2015-04-19. 2014-08-11.
  4. News: Scola. Nancy. White House launches 'U.S. Digital Service,' with HealthCare.gov fixer at the helm. The Washington Post. 2015-04-19. 2014-08-11.
  5. Web site: Howard. Alex. New US Digital Service Looks to Avoid IT Catastrophes. TechPresident. https://web.archive.org/web/20140821065315/http://techpresident.com/news/25239/new-us-digital-service-looks-avoid-it-catastrophes . August 21, 2014 . August 13, 2014 .
  6. Web site: Shear. Michael D. White House Picks Engineer From Google to Fix Sites. The New York Times. April 19, 2015 . August 11, 2014 .
  7. "Digital Services Playbook". U.S. Chief Information Officers Council.
  8. "Draft Web Design Standards". United States Web Design System.
  9. News: Scola. Nancy. How the U.S. Digital Service could upset D.C.'s 'IT vendor ecosystem'. The Washington Post. April 19, 2015 . August 25, 2014 .
  10. Web site: Rockwell. Mark. OFPP launches podcast series to talk TechFAR, playbook. FCW Insider. April 19, 2015 . March 13, 2015 .
  11. Web site: Discovery Sprint Guide. November 24, 2021 . U.S. Digital Service .
  12. Web site: United States Digital Service. United States Digital Service. en-US. April 18, 2018 .
  13. Web site: Levy . Steven . The Final Days of Obama's Tech Surge . Wired Magazine . November 10, 2018. January 18, 2017.
  14. Web site: Brill. Stephen. Obama's Trauma Team. Time Magazine. April 19, 2015 . February 17, 2014 . (subscription required)
  15. Web site: Cutts. Matt. The Next Chapter for USDS. U.S. Digital Service . August 20, 2021 . April 14, 2021 .
  16. Web site: Office of Management and Budget Announces Mina Hsiang As New Administrator of the United States Digital Service . September 2, 2021 . October 5, 2021 . The White House. en-US.
  17. Web site: September 2, 2021 . Mina Hsiang appointed USDS administrator. October 5, 2021 . FedScoop. en.
  18. Web site: September 2, 2021 . Introducing the Administrator of the U.S. Digital Service: Mina Hsiang . October 5, 2021 . U.S. Digital Service . en.
  19. Web site: Exclusive: New boss for government's tech "SWAT team" . September 2, 2021 .
  20. Web site: Great Resignation boosts White House's tech talent hunt . January 18, 2022 .
  21. Web site: Wood . Colin . 2020-08-13 . Florida State Rep. James Grant to become state's new CIO . 2024-05-08 . StateScoop . en-US.
  22. Web site: U.S. Digital Corps. November 24, 2021 . U.S. Government Services Administration . en-US.

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