Wait, is that the same Sam Corcos who appears in the last chapter of Michael Lewis' "Blockers" talking about how it's hard to find good staff? The same one who was weirdly not named as the person who axed DirectFile? Who somehow didn't get any of the scorn applied to Gavin Kliger? Huh
New for @washingtonsun.com: : Federal workers in a government tech office are once again being mandated to send in updates about what they do, giving some flashbacks to the infamous “five things” emails Elon Musk required at the height of DOGE.
www.washingtonsun.com/agencies/som...
www.washingtonsun.com/agencies/som...
Some Federal Workers Are Being Required to Email What They Do Again
The new daily requirement at a government tech team run by a former DOGE staffer is giving workers flashbacks of Elon Musk’s “five things” emails.
www.washingtonsun.com
November 9, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Wait, is that the same Sam Corcos who appears in the last chapter of Michael Lewis' "Blockers" talking about how it's hard to find good staff? The same one who was weirdly not named as the person who axed DirectFile? Who somehow didn't get any of the scorn applied to Gavin Kliger? Huh
*directfile ☝️🤓
October 25, 2026 at 12:01 AM
*directfile ☝️🤓
And then Lewis writes about how Sahil is worried that his work for Corcos will be shelved because of political reasons just like DirectFile was killed by the Trump administration. You know who actually killed it? SAM CORCOS www.wired.com/story/doge-d...
DOGE Put Free Tax Filing Tool on Chopping Block After One Meeting With Lobbyists
A key operative from DOGE initiated plans to potentially kill Direct File, the free tax filing tool developed by the IRS, after offering assurances it would be spared from cuts.
www.wired.com
October 25, 2026 at 12:00 AM
And then Lewis writes about how Sahil is worried that his work for Corcos will be shelved because of political reasons just like DirectFile was killed by the Trump administration. You know who actually killed it? SAM CORCOS www.wired.com/story/doge-d...
I‘m one of those dinosaurs who still files on her own. Since they killed the wonderful DirectFile program, I am back to sending them paper. I refuse to pay for SW so I can file electronically.
October 22, 2026 at 7:59 PM
I‘m one of those dinosaurs who still files on her own. Since they killed the wonderful DirectFile program, I am back to sending them paper. I refuse to pay for SW so I can file electronically.
most ppl don't paper file. we don't have this year's stats, but last year 94% of returns were e-filed. people can paper file like like custody battles over dependents, or, rarely, a form that IRS can't accept over efile. DirectFile was awesome so of course DOGE killed it.
September 28, 2026 at 11:13 AM
most ppl don't paper file. we don't have this year's stats, but last year 94% of returns were e-filed. people can paper file like like custody battles over dependents, or, rarely, a form that IRS can't accept over efile. DirectFile was awesome so of course DOGE killed it.
Don't get me wrong, I don't regret my time there and my colleagues did some great work (including on DirectFile) but it just seemed like it would be better for everyone if the government just had its own engineers, like UIUC did when I was there!
September 17, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Don't get me wrong, I don't regret my time there and my colleagues did some great work (including on DirectFile) but it just seemed like it would be better for everyone if the government just had its own engineers, like UIUC did when I was there!
DirectFile was a free software program under Biden which allowed taxpayers to file directly with the IRS, saving time and fees. It saved taxpayers almost $6 million in prep fees and generated $11 million in tax savings.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRS_Dir...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRS_Dir...
IRS Direct File - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
September 13, 2026 at 6:34 PM
DirectFile was a free software program under Biden which allowed taxpayers to file directly with the IRS, saving time and fees. It saved taxpayers almost $6 million in prep fees and generated $11 million in tax savings.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRS_Dir...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRS_Dir...
August 31, 2026
Paying to file. Thanks, Trump.
Visit The Hall of Idiots and The Zoo at youreanidiotif.com now! 🤡
#youreanidiotif #IRS #TrumpTaxes #DirectFile #TaxScam
Paying to file. Thanks, Trump.
Visit The Hall of Idiots and The Zoo at youreanidiotif.com now! 🤡
#youreanidiotif #IRS #TrumpTaxes #DirectFile #TaxScam
September 5, 2026 at 12:08 AM
August 31, 2026
Paying to file. Thanks, Trump.
Visit The Hall of Idiots and The Zoo at youreanidiotif.com now! 🤡
#youreanidiotif #IRS #TrumpTaxes #DirectFile #TaxScam
Paying to file. Thanks, Trump.
Visit The Hall of Idiots and The Zoo at youreanidiotif.com now! 🤡
#youreanidiotif #IRS #TrumpTaxes #DirectFile #TaxScam
No more DirectFile for Georgia!
August 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
No more DirectFile for Georgia!
Oregon got access to IRS DirectFile this year so I'm gonna try it out. Have you?
February 3, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Oregon got access to IRS DirectFile this year so I'm gonna try it out. Have you?
Easy, secure, and always free. The state of Maryland is joining the IRS’s Direct File program for Tax Year 2024, so eligible Maryland taxpayers will be able to file their federal tax returns for free!
For more information and to check your eligibility: marylandtaxes.gov/directfile
For more information and to check your eligibility: marylandtaxes.gov/directfile
February 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Easy, secure, and always free. The state of Maryland is joining the IRS’s Direct File program for Tax Year 2024, so eligible Maryland taxpayers will be able to file their federal tax returns for free!
For more information and to check your eligibility: marylandtaxes.gov/directfile
For more information and to check your eligibility: marylandtaxes.gov/directfile
A good news story from what was 18F - open source as a DOGE-dodging 'saved game'! IRS Direct File has been open sourced so it can't be killed off.
www.404media.co/directfile-o...
HT @404media.co and with kudos to @waldo.net and team
www.404media.co/directfile-o...
HT @404media.co and with kudos to @waldo.net and team
The IRS Tax Filing Software TurboTax Is Trying to Kill Just Got Open Sourced
Direct File has been open sourced, and its creators have left government to continue working on the "future of tax filing."
www.404media.co
June 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM
A good news story from what was 18F - open source as a DOGE-dodging 'saved game'! IRS Direct File has been open sourced so it can't be killed off.
www.404media.co/directfile-o...
HT @404media.co and with kudos to @waldo.net and team
www.404media.co/directfile-o...
HT @404media.co and with kudos to @waldo.net and team
#irs Direct File, the electronic system for filing #tax returns for #free, will not be offered next year, the #trump admin has confirmed.
An email sent Monday from IRS official Cynthia Noe to state comptrollers that participate in the #directfile program said that “IRS Direct File will not be […]
An email sent Monday from IRS official Cynthia Noe to state comptrollers that participate in the #directfile program said that “IRS Direct File will not be […]
Original post on masto.ai
masto.ai
November 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
#irs Direct File, the electronic system for filing #tax returns for #free, will not be offered next year, the #trump admin has confirmed.
An email sent Monday from IRS official Cynthia Noe to state comptrollers that participate in the #directfile program said that “IRS Direct File will not be […]
An email sent Monday from IRS official Cynthia Noe to state comptrollers that participate in the #directfile program said that “IRS Direct File will not be […]
…Among the marquee websites that #18f employees helped build or revamp are the #IRS’s free tax filing service known as #directfile & the National Weather Service’s page, weather.gov.
But since #trump returned to the Oval Office, 18F has also been targeted by #elonmusk, the #tech #billionaire […]
But since #trump returned to the Oval Office, 18F has also been targeted by #elonmusk, the #tech #billionaire […]
Original post on masto.ai
masto.ai
March 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
…Among the marquee websites that #18f employees helped build or revamp are the #IRS’s free tax filing service known as #directfile & the National Weather Service’s page, weather.gov.
But since #trump returned to the Oval Office, 18F has also been targeted by #elonmusk, the #tech #billionaire […]
But since #trump returned to the Oval Office, 18F has also been targeted by #elonmusk, the #tech #billionaire […]
Great news for taxpayers! Senator Elizabeth Warren is introducing a bill to bring back Direct File, aiming to simplify tax season and potentially save you money. 🥳 #DirectFile #TaxpayerRelief
Elizabeth Warren to introduces bill to bring back Direct File (reversing Trump ending Direct File)
www.warren.senate.gov
February 28, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Great news for taxpayers! Senator Elizabeth Warren is introducing a bill to bring back Direct File, aiming to simplify tax season and potentially save you money. 🥳 #DirectFile #TaxpayerRelief
I liked it better when the government had object permanence.
Oh and for the record, both DirectFile and 18F were good and cool things the government was(/is?) doing that you might not have heard of.
Oh and for the record, both DirectFile and 18F were good and cool things the government was(/is?) doing that you might not have heard of.
Folks (and this thing has gone around quickly), it's still unclear *what* has been "deleted"; as many of you have noted DirectFile remains active. Part of the danger of Government-By-Unelected-Nutball is that what's actually *true* is a moving target.
If you RT'd my initial post, RT this as well.
If you RT'd my initial post, RT this as well.
February 3, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I liked it better when the government had object permanence.
Oh and for the record, both DirectFile and 18F were good and cool things the government was(/is?) doing that you might not have heard of.
Oh and for the record, both DirectFile and 18F were good and cool things the government was(/is?) doing that you might not have heard of.
Darn it. My 1200 yearly contribution to an IRA apparently disallows me from using DirectFile.
February 14, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Darn it. My 1200 yearly contribution to an IRA apparently disallows me from using DirectFile.
The IRS Tax Filing Software TurboTax Is Trying to Kill Just Got Open Sourced
www.404media.co/directfile-o...
www.404media.co/directfile-o...
June 6, 2025 at 8:38 AM
The IRS Tax Filing Software TurboTax Is Trying to Kill Just Got Open Sourced
www.404media.co/directfile-o...
www.404media.co/directfile-o...
This is the most important thing Mamdani is doing in NYC right now
Getting it right could have dramatic results for the entire country
Imagine a goverment with a functional online presence built to serve citizens, not industry. IRS DirectFile was a great start, but small peanuts
Getting it right could have dramatic results for the entire country
Imagine a goverment with a functional online presence built to serve citizens, not industry. IRS DirectFile was a great start, but small peanuts
Mamdani has just unveiled his Public Interest Technology (PIT) Crews: five "game changing" teams of public interest hackers who will remake NYC's digital services:
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Transcript: Mayor Mamdani Launches “Public Interest Technology (Pit) Crew” to Rapidly Build Digital Solutions to Public Problems
www.nyc.gov
August 9, 2026 at 7:01 PM
This is the most important thing Mamdani is doing in NYC right now
Getting it right could have dramatic results for the entire country
Imagine a goverment with a functional online presence built to serve citizens, not industry. IRS DirectFile was a great start, but small peanuts
Getting it right could have dramatic results for the entire country
Imagine a goverment with a functional online presence built to serve citizens, not industry. IRS DirectFile was a great start, but small peanuts