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Re:A Letter to the American People on Saturday March 01, 2025 @09:17PM (#43226483)
The parent organization to 18F, the Technology Transformation Service (TTS), owns Login.gov.

Expecting to see more RIFs within TTS.

Re:USPS In-Person Identity Proofing on Thursday September 21, 2023 @02:28PM (#37601862)
Can you say more? Like describe what your experience with it was
Re:USPS In-Person Identity Proofing on Thursday September 21, 2023 @01:53PM (#37601365)
It's not required

>the registrant will be given the option to have their identity verified in-person at a participating USPS retail location

Login.gov also offers remote identity proofing (eg photos of your ID)

Re:Open and Free Plant Identification API on Saturday May 28, 2022 @09:25AM (#31540160)
iNaturalist does so for all kingdoms of life. Accuracy, of course, is not perfect.
A few resources I've found useful in finding impactful civic tech jobs:

https://civictechjobs.codeforamerica.org/

https://civictech.guide/

Adding a link for Nava since the name can refer to multiple companies

https://www.navapbc.com/