Oral History of the US Digital Service's Origins Released

This announcement unveils an oral history documenting the origins of the United States Digital Service (USDS). Featuring nearly 50 interviews from 2009-2015, it chronicles the creation of the USDS and the experiences of its early leaders. Despite its renaming to the US DOGE Service in January 2025, the history highlights its impact of bringing over 700 technologists into government across three presidential administrations, the challenges and lessons learned in building something new within a bureaucratic environment. This work underscores the ongoing importance of the civic tech movement and how technologists can transform public services.