France's homegrown open source online office suite(github.com)
680 points by nar001 | 293 comments
GitHub organization page for La Suite numérique, the French government's set of open-source applications for digital collaboration and teamwork.
#government-software on Hacker News
8 stories tagged government-software, newest first.
IRS Direct File on GitHub(chrisgiven.com)
663 points by nickthegreek | 280 comments
A 404 Media article reporting that the IRS Direct File tax filing software, opposed by TurboTax, has been open sourced on GitHub.
Bill requiring US agencies to share source code with each other becomes law(fedscoop.com)
403 points by speckx | 142 comments
FedScoop article reporting that President Biden signed the bipartisan SHARE IT Act requiring US federal agencies to share custom source code with each other.
Judge rules $400M algorithmic system illegally denied Medicaid benefits(gizmodo.com)
358 points by rntn | 95 comments
Gizmodo news article on a judge ruling that a $400 million algorithmic eligibility system illegally denied thousands of people Medicaid benefits.
IRS Direct File to open to all 50 states and D.C. for 2025 tax season(axios.com)
409 points by kjhughes | 264 comments
Axios news article reporting that the IRS will open its free Direct File online tax filing program to all states and D.C. for the 2025 tax season.
IRS to begin trial of its own free tax-filing system(nytimes.com)
606 points by thelastgallon | 261 comments
New York Times article about the IRS beginning a pilot of its own free online tax-filing system; the capture shows a CAPTCHA page.
IRS tests free e-filing system that could compete with tax prep giants(washingtonpost.com)
693 points by elicash | 349 comments
Washington Post article reporting that the IRS is testing a prototype free government e-filing system that could compete with commercial tax preparation companies.
Public Money, Public Code(publiccode.eu)
368 points by encodedrose | 123 comments
FSFE campaign page calling for legislation requiring publicly funded software to be released under a free and open source licence, with an open letter to sign.