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Upon its opening, 18F began to host the [[Presidential Innovation Fellows]] program that had started in May 2012, before 18F's own inception, in the Digital Government Strategy.<ref name="FNR: new" /> An initial list of projects was to be drafted in the months following the agency's creation.<ref name="FNR: new" /> A possible program called FBOpen, an open source small business and federal contractor interface for bidding on government contracts, was discussed at a [[United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs|Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs]] hearing.<ref name="FNR: new" /> | Upon its opening, 18F began to host the [[Presidential Innovation Fellows]] program that had started in May 2012, before 18F's own inception, in the Digital Government Strategy.<ref name="FNR: new" /> An initial list of projects was to be drafted in the months following the agency's creation.<ref name="FNR: new" /> A possible program called FBOpen, an open source small business and federal contractor interface for bidding on government contracts, was discussed at a [[United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs|Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs]] hearing.<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= | 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> | ||
The existence of the agency in general and such projects in particular has led to resistance from established government IT firms.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.agilegovleaders.org/history-future-agile-federal-consultancy/|title=The history and future of an agile federal consultancy – Agile Government Leadership|website=www.agilegovleaders.org|access-date=2016-12-17|date=2016-08-16}}</ref> In addition, the agency faces the additional challenge of staying fiscally solvent. According to a recent [[Government Accountability Office|GAO]] report,<ref>{{Cite report|publisher=U.S. Government Accountability Office|date=2016-06-10|title=Digital Service Programs: Assessing Results and Coordinating with Chief Information Officers Can Improve Delivery of Federal Projects|url=http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-16-733T|issue=GAO-16-733T}}</ref> 18F is currently spending on average more than $1 million per month more than it recovers. In 2016 alone, the group will receive approximately $33 million for its services, but will spend almost $48 million.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/2016/06/18f-tech-team-struggles-balance-its-books-soon-be-released-report-shows/128780/|title=EXCLUSIVE: 18F Tech Team Struggles to Cover its Costs, Draft Report Shows|newspaper=Nextgov|access-date=2016-12-17}}</ref> 18F is not expected to break even.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fcw.com/articles/2016/09/15/gao-digital-services-gunter.aspx|title=18F, USDS lack performance and accountability measures|website=FCW|access-date=2016-12-17}}</ref> | The existence of the agency in general and such projects in particular has led to resistance from established government IT firms.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.agilegovleaders.org/history-future-agile-federal-consultancy/|title=The history and future of an agile federal consultancy – Agile Government Leadership|website=www.agilegovleaders.org|access-date=2016-12-17|date=2016-08-16}}</ref> In addition, the agency faces the additional challenge of staying fiscally solvent. According to a recent [[Government Accountability Office|GAO]] report,<ref>{{Cite report|publisher=U.S. Government Accountability Office|date=2016-06-10|title=Digital Service Programs: Assessing Results and Coordinating with Chief Information Officers Can Improve Delivery of Federal Projects|url=http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-16-733T|issue=GAO-16-733T}}</ref> 18F is currently spending on average more than $1 million per month more than it recovers. In 2016 alone, the group will receive approximately $33 million for its services, but will spend almost $48 million.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/2016/06/18f-tech-team-struggles-balance-its-books-soon-be-released-report-shows/128780/|title=EXCLUSIVE: 18F Tech Team Struggles to Cover its Costs, Draft Report Shows|newspaper=Nextgov|access-date=2016-12-17}}</ref> 18F is not expected to break even.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fcw.com/articles/2016/09/15/gao-digital-services-gunter.aspx|title=18F, USDS lack performance and accountability measures|website=FCW|access-date=2016-12-17}}</ref> | ||