18F — key-event: Eliminated by DOGE; all staff received RIF notices
The source directly confirms all key elements of the claim: (1) 18F was eliminated by DOGE direction (the article states the decision was made 'with explicit direction from the top levels of leadership within both the Administration and GSA' and references DOGE's involvement); (2) all staff received RIF notices (the article states '18F Office has been identified as part of this phase of GSA's Reduction in Force (RIF)'); (3) the timing is March 2025 (article dated March 1, 2025); (4) Thomas Shedd emailed staff at 1am (confirmed: 'Thomas Shedd, director of GSA's Technology Transformation Services, emailed staff at 1am'). The ~90 employees impacted matches the claim's scope of 'all staff.'
Our claim
entire record- Subject
- 18F
- Value
- Eliminated by DOGE; all staff received RIF notices
- As Of
- March 2025
- Notes
- GSA TTS Director Thomas Shedd emailed staff at 1:00 AM informing them positions were terminated
Source evidence
1 src · 1 checkNoteThe source directly confirms all key elements of the claim: (1) 18F was eliminated by DOGE direction (the article states the decision was made 'with explicit direction from the top levels of leadership within both the Administration and GSA' and references DOGE's involvement); (2) all staff received RIF notices (the article states '18F Office has been identified as part of this phase of GSA's Reduction in Force (RIF)'); (3) the timing is March 2025 (article dated March 1, 2025); (4) Thomas Shedd emailed staff at 1am (confirmed: 'Thomas Shedd, director of GSA's Technology Transformation Services, emailed staff at 1am'). The ~90 employees impacted matches the claim's scope of 'all staff.'