shanear

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by shanear 6y ago
It's both more difficult than any private company job I've had and it paid less, but knowing the impact my work had on veterans was well worth all of it. I'm extremely proud of the work that my teammates and I did there. So m
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by shanear 6y ago
These plays can work. Why? Because USDS employees are government employees with escalation paths all the way up to the very top which gives them a lot of power to break down bureaucratic barriers to modern software development that governme
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by shanear 6y ago
I was a member of the USDS for 4 years. Every member of the USDS is a government employee with a fully transparent government salary, most of whom are taking a massive pay cut to serve their country and its citizens.
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by shanear 9y ago
I'm coming up on having been here for two years, and both of those things have been true. It's been a great experience to work alongside top-notch folks from all over the tech industry on problems that deeply impact so many lives.
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by shanear 9y ago
Wholeheartedly agree. There is a big push do this inside the US federal government right now. I work for the United States Digital Service, and at the Department of Veterans' Affairs, almost all application code we write is open source
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by shanear 12y ago
Not yet. So far, email hasn't been a primary channel of communication to clients for organizations we've worked with. I see it being valuable though. I'm not sure what the best way to implement it would be. An in-app email in
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by shanear 12y ago
I've noticed there are lots of non-profits looking for a lightweight, low-cost CRM. Most that I've spoken with are using spreadsheets instead. I'm working on an application used by a handful of small organizations. Check it o