Some systems are using Cobalt, which is a six-year-old program language. The IRS has been planning to update one of its core systems for the past 23 years. "It's really got to be someone's job to actively design these services that work for people," he says.
Trump Heads to Court (Again), Tesla's Autopilot Danger, and Guest Jennifer Pahlka
Kara and Scott talk about George Soros' succession plan, Twitter’s new “odd couple,” and Trump's latest legal battle over classified documents. Then Friend of Pivot Jennifer Pahlka stops by to talk about her critically-acclaimed new book, Recoding America: Why Government Is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better.
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