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18F

18F was a digital services agency within the Technology Transformation Services department of the General Services Administration (GSA) of the United States Government. 18F helped other government agencies build, buy, and share technology products.

[ 6][ 7] Building weather.gov with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to help members of the public and emergency managers find, understand, and act on weather information and guidance. The United Kingdom had created a similar agency in April 2011, Government Digital Service, following their own healthcare IT issues,[17] which saves an estimated $20 million a year over previous methods. Dan Tangherlini, who had previously overseen 18F when he was the GSA administrator, commented on the decision, saying "These were smart, technical, caring, dedicated, and patriotic public servants.

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