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'''18F''' is a digital services agency within the [[General Services Administration|Technology Transformation Services]] department of the General Services Administration (GSA) of the [[United States Government]]. Their purpose is to deliver digital services and technology products.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://18f.gsa.gov/|title=18F: Digital service delivery {{!}} Home|website=18f.gsa.gov|access-date=2016-12-17}}</ref>  

The United Kingdom had created a similar agency in April 2011, [[Government Digital Service]], following their own healthcare IT issues,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bracken|first=Mike |title=U.K. Official Urges U.S. Government To Adopt A Digital Core|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2013/10/23/240268497/u-k-official-urges-u-s-government-to-adopt-a-digital-core|access-date=2020-06-29|website=NPR.org|language=en}}</ref> which saves an estimated $20 million a year over previous methods.<ref name="The Verge: new" /> 18F runs on a cost recovery model where client agencies reimburse the digital agency for its work.<ref name="FNR: new" /> Their operation is closer to a traditional business than government organizations like the [[Digital Services Innovation Center]].<ref name="FNR: new" />

On March 19, 2015, 18F and collaborators launched [[analytics.usa.gov]].<ref name=whitehouse>{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2015/03/19/turning-government-data-better-public-service|title=Turning Government Data into Better Public Service|date=March 19, 2015|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|access-date=March 21, 2015}}</ref><ref name=nyt>{{cite web|url=http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/20/government-website-analytics/?_r=0|title=A Real-Time Peek at Traffic to U.S. Government Websites|last=Ruiz|first=Rebecca|date=March 20, 2015|access-date=March 21, 2015|work=The New York Times Bits blog}}</ref><ref name=geekwire>{{cite news|url=http://www.geekwire.com/2015/several-u-s-government-websites-now-offer-real-time-analytics/|title=Several U.S. government websites now offer real-time analytics|last=Brown|first=Molly|date=March 19, 2015|access-date=March 21, 2015|publisher=[[GeekWire]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://gcn.com/articles/2015/03/20/18f-web-analytics.aspx|title=Who's online now? 18F builds web analytics dashboard|date=March 19, 2015|access-date=March 21, 2015|publisher=GCN}}</ref> On September 12, 2015, the group launched the [[College Scorecard]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2015/09/12/fact-sheet-empowering-students-choose-college-right-them|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|title=Fact Sheet: Empowering Students to Choose the College that is Right for Them|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|date=2015-09-12}}</ref> Other projects of 18F have included [[myRA]] for the [[United States Department of the Treasury|U.S. Department of the Treasury]], [[Every Kid in a Park]] for the [[United States Department of the Interior|U.S. Department of the Interior]], and MyUSA for the [[General Services Administration]], in addition to redesigned websites for the [[Peace Corps|PeaceCorps]] and [[Federal Election Commission]]. All of its projects are [[Open-source software|open source]], meaning anyone can review and suggest updates to the code.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://18f.gsa.gov/press/|title=18F: Digital service delivery {{!}} Press|website=18f.gsa.gov|access-date=2016-12-17}}</ref>