Hacker News with Generative AI: Public Services

European Critical Dependencies (gaeremyn.be)
TLDR; Multiple countries in Europe are critically dependent on services provided by Microsoft. Querying mail-servers teaches that in some countries, over 70% of all public services rely on this American provider. Europe needs to build its own infrastructure, and open source is the most robust solution.

Europe, Infrastructure, Open Source, Microsoft, Public Services

24 points by taubek 25 days ago | 19 comments

DOGE staffers resign, saying they won't help 'dismantle' public services (text.npr.org)
A group of 21 civil servants whose team was folded into Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency resigned on Tuesday, writing in a joint letter posted publicly that they refuse to use their skills to put Americans' data at risk and "dismantle critical public services."

Government, Public Services, Data Privacy, Resignation, Elon Musk

23 points by greenburger 87 days ago | 13 comments

Musk's DOGE team hit by resignation of 21 technology staffers (cbc.ca)
More than 20 civil service employees resigned Tuesday from billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), saying they were refusing to use their technical expertise to "dismantle critical public services."

Elon Musk, Government, Technology, Resignation, Public Services

20 points by throw0101d 87 days ago | 2 comments

More than 20 Musk staffers resign over DOGE's 'dismantling of public services' (theguardian.com)
More than 20 civil service employees resigned on Tuesday from Elon Musk’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge), saying they were refusing to use their technical expertise to “dismantle critical public services”.

Elon Musk, Government, Public Services, Resignations, Twitter

74 points by jmsflknr 87 days ago | 36 comments

Public services are for users, not providers (slowboring.com)
Donald Trump is waging war on the federal civil service. This is, in part, a war on the government’s ability to provide public services and to undertake its legitimate functions. It is also, in part, a war on the individual human beings who work in the civil service.

Politics, Government, Public Services

11 points by JumpCrisscross 106 days ago | 5 comments

When the U.S. Forest Service's budget shrinks, who pumps campground toilets? (marketplace.org)
Taking care of a national forest might seem like a job that involves beautiful mountain vistas and days spent on scenic trails, but sometimes the reality is a little different.