"Watching how much the team was able to get done quickly was "astonishing," said Mikey Dickerson, a senior advisor for the Tech Viaduct. Those behind Tech Viaduct say that Elon Musk's team caused harm that will take years to undo, but it also showed how much can get done in government when you have the force of political will behind you."
"Last summer, Dickerson started talking to other government tech experts, asking "what if we were to move with the same kind of urgency to accomplish our goals, to make things stronger instead of shut them down?" Now, he's working with a group at the Searchlight Institute - a Democratic think tank - to make day-one plans for a future administration to get that done."
Tech Viaduct is an initiative led by government technology experts preparing comprehensive day-one plans for a future administration focused on modernizing government operations. The effort emerged partly as a response to the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency, which rapidly implemented government cuts and data access changes. Led by Mikey Dickerson, former first administrator of the U.S. Digital Service, the team recognized that DOGE's speed and political backing demonstrated what government could accomplish with focused urgency. Rather than reversing these changes, Tech Viaduct aims to apply similar momentum and determination toward strengthening government services and capabilities. The initiative, working with the Searchlight Institute, includes experienced government technologists and procurement experts committed to constructive modernization.
#government-modernization #technology-policy #administrative-planning #digital-service-reform #political-implementation
Read at Nextgov.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]