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She Co-Founded the Office That Became DOGE. Now, She Sees ‘Irresponsible Transformation.’ - KFF Health News

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Jennifer Pahlka is the founder of Code for America , a nonprofit that leverages design and technology expertise to improve access to government services and data.

As a deputy chief technology officer under President Obama , she helped launch the U.S. Digital Service .

She believes bolstering the government’s tech chops and relying less on contractors could save taxpayer dollars.

She worries that DOGE 's “very indiscriminate” approach to date could hurt people who rely on public benefits.

DOGE ’s purview seems to have shifted from modernizing government systems to rooting out fraud, waste, and abuse.

A: There is a huge difference between illegally stopping payments without Congress ’ permission and making an IT system work better.

I hope this gives governors and mayors a kick in the butt to say, “Whatever we have done so far, it has been insufficient”.