18F wants the government to think more like a digital start-up

18F wants the government to think more like a digital start-up

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There’s a government agency you may not have yet heard about, but their whole idea is to make government more efficient. Sounds familiar, but the idea behind 18F is a way to bring more of a digital startup mindset to the federal government. 18F has people not just in Washington but others who work virtually from all across the country, including Chicago. We’ve got in studio one of the founders of 18F, who’s based here in Chicago, Raphael Villas, as well as the Executive Director, Gregory Godbout.