Mark Cuban Backs Laid-Off Government Tech Unit

CosmicTaco · 2025-03-03T09:47:21.510149+05:30

- Billionaire Mark Cuban offered support to laid-off 18F tech workers on Bluesky. - Encouraged them to form a consulting company and promised investment and assistance. - Layoffs occurred abruptly due to a directive from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). - Approximately 70 employees were affected, including those involved in creating Login.gov. - Cuban's proposal could reshape the future of civic tech, potentially turning ex-government workers into private sector contractors. Source: [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/01/mark-cuban-offers-to-fund-government-tech-unit-that-was-cut-in-the-middle-of-the-night/)

Billionaire Mark Cuban offered support to laid-off 18F tech workers on Bluesky.
Encouraged them to form a consulting company and promised investment and assistance.
Layoffs occurred abruptly due to a directive from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Approximately 70 employees were affected, including those involved in creating Login.gov.
Cuban's proposal could reshape the future of civic tech, potentially turning ex-government workers into private sector contractors.

Source: TechCrunch