18F is not the group behind Direct File, and it's very annoying that this narrative keeps getting spread. DF was created by a team of people from USDS, 18F and the IRS. It's housed within the IRS.
USDS was gutted and turned into DOGE, 18F is shuttered, and IRS is having mass layoffs.
Oh, I know. But the fate of 18F and Direct File are not directly connected.