Here are a few names you can blame in addition to the USWDS:
Deloitte
Accenture
Ernst & Young
KPMG
PwC
The four corporations other Accenture constitute the US’ “Big 4 accounting firms”, and they get a shitload of money from local, state, and the Federal government to develop software for them at taxpayer expense – and none of this publicly-funded code is FOSS.
The Free Software Foundation Europe has an awesome initiative called Public Money Public Code where they try to convince lawmakers to use as much open source software as possible when using public funds. I really hope they succeed.
That’s the opposite of most UK government websites. I’ve always found them very well designed and easy to use. I think they’re well regarded by web designers
That’s because the US government outsources a lot of software development to consulting firms who bill hourly for developer time while paying the developers a fixed salary. Even though these developers have to do at least 40 billable hours a week, they don’t get time and a half for overtime.
Now I know what to blame for every single US government website being so poorly put together they they barely function, if they function at all.
Here are a few names you can blame in addition to the USWDS:
The four corporations other Accenture constitute the US’ “Big 4 accounting firms”, and they get a shitload of money from local, state, and the Federal government to develop software for them at taxpayer expense – and none of this publicly-funded code is FOSS.
The Free Software Foundation Europe has an awesome initiative called Public Money Public Code where they try to convince lawmakers to use as much open source software as possible when using public funds. I really hope they succeed.
What about security? If it’s open source, anyone can poke around in the code and find vulnerabilities to exploit way easier.
Security through obscurity doesn’t, work the vulnerabilities are still there. Also if the vulnerabilities are visible they’re also easier to close.
More eyeballs are from people wanting those flaws fixed that wanting to exploit them.
Proprietary source code has much fewer eyeballs, none of which you can verify belong to competent or trustworthy people.
FTFY. Open source software is more secure than closed source, not less
That’s the opposite of most UK government websites. I’ve always found them very well designed and easy to use. I think they’re well regarded by web designers
That’s because the US government outsources a lot of software development to consulting firms who bill hourly for developer time while paying the developers a fixed salary. Even though these developers have to do at least 40 billable hours a week, they don’t get time and a half for overtime.