by on January 18, 2017 in Personal A few months ago, I took a leave of absence from Google to do a stint with the US Digital Service . A lot of people know about the US Digital Service because they helped rescue the healthcare.gov website . But you might not realize that the US Digital Service has helped veterans get their health benefits , brought bug bounties to the federal government , and helped the IRS protect taxpayer info . When I joined the US Digital Service, I only planned to stay for three months. That quickly turned into six months after I saw the impact of the USDS. In the last month, I made a big decision. On December 31, 2016, I resigned from Google. I’m currently serving as director of engineering for the USDS . Mikey Dickerson, the first administrator of the USDS, is a political appointee, so he’ll step down on Inauguration Day. When that happens, I’ll serve as acting administrator of the USDS.…