## Notes from 19 April 2026 [[2026-04-18|← Previous note]] ┃ [[2026-04-20|Next note →]] [Interesting post](https://pub.bluehorizonproject.org/p/digital-deficit-missed-opportunity) from [[Dave Vorland]] arguing that the Democrats' failure to sustain the [[Obama Administration|Obama]]-era digital modernization momentum ([[US Digital Service (USDS)|USDS]], 18F, the broader civic tech movement) left a political and institutional vacuum that the [[Trump Administration|Trump administration]] was quick to fill, first with DOGE and now with the tech push through the [[US Tech Force]]. The argument is essentially that [[Biden Administration|Biden]] inherited real institutional infrastructure for making government work better through technology, and largely squandered it through lack of strategic leadership, talent pipeline neglect, and an ideological allergy to Silicon Valley expertise. Worth reading with some skepticism — Vorland writes from an explicitly pro-tech Democratic perspective: he leads the **[Blue Horizon Project](https://pub.bluehorizonproject.org/)**, an initiative from [[Chamber of Progress]], a think tank working to rebuild the relationship between Democrats and the tech sector.