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Re:Ask HN: What have the USDS and 18F accomplished so far? by giaour on Monday November 23, 2015 @03:15PM (#10617009)
They were experimenting with reverse auctions on software contracts, and the first contract went for $1. http://www.brendansudol.com/writing/18f-micropurchase/
Re:Ask HN: What have the USDS and 18F accomplished so far? by rkho on Monday November 23, 2015 @04:44PM (#10617535)
Looks like the person who won that reverse auction did a follow up here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10570069
Re:Ask HN: What have the USDS and 18F accomplished so far? by giaour on Monday November 23, 2015 @04:52PM (#10617601)
Yes, that was linked to in the comment you're replying to.