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 date: 2024-03-19
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- 18F at Ten
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  We’re celebrating all the ways we continue to realize our founding vision: bringing technologists into government, launching shared digital services, and helping partner agencies build user-centered technology.
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-It’s been a decade since we launched 18F with a [“Hello, world”](https://18f.gsa.gov/2014/03/19/hello-world-we-are-18f/) blog post about our vision for change, in the midst of the growth in national interest in government technology after the launch of healthcare.gov. We’ve come a long way since then, and we’ve learned a lot about how to build user-centered technology in government. 
+It’s been a <i>decade</i> since we launched 18F with a [“Hello, world”](https://18f.gsa.gov/2014/03/19/hello-world-we-are-18f/) blog post about our vision for change, in the midst of the growth in national interest in government technology. We’ve come a long way since then, and we’ve learned a lot about how to build user-centered technology in government. 
 
-We’ve had over 600 people join the ranks of 18F, with alumni moving to other government agencies after their terms. 18F staff departures in 2023 found that 85% of people leaving 18F moved on to another government technology position.
+Over the years, numerous talented individuals have joined the ranks of 18F, with many alumni moving on to serve in other government agencies after their terms. 18F staff departures in 2023 found that 85% of people leaving 18F moved on to another government technology position.
 
-Initiatives like [United States Web Design System](https://designsystem.digital.gov/), [cloud.gov](https://cloud.gov/) and others began at 18F before spinning off into separate entities.  Our [methods and practices guides](https://guides.18f.gov) have been referenced globally, with nearly 1 million visits from 217 countries. We’ve also inspired state and local governments to launch their own internal digital services teams. 
+Initiatives like [United States Web Design System](https://designsystem.digital.gov/), [cloud.gov](https://cloud.gov/) and others began at 18F before spinning off into separate entities.  Our [methods and practices guides](https://guides.18f.gov) have been widely referenced and cited, driving improvements in government service delivery for the American public. The 18F model and lessons learned have inspired and informed how state and local governments have approached building their own digital services teams.
 
 Our teammates past and present have worked on several hundred partner projects over these past ten years. 
 
 Here are just a few of the things we’ve had the privilege to work on:
 
-- [providing information to the public](https://github.com/18F/cv_faq) about a once in a century pandemic 
 - enhancing access to [our nation’s forests](https://18f.gsa.gov/our-work/forest-service/)
 - publishing [critical data about waterways across the nation](https://18f.gsa.gov/2023/02/24/18f-checks-in-with-emily-read-and-the-usgs-water-resources-mission-area-projects/) 
 - improving [website accessibility](https://18f.gsa.gov/2022/07/13/content-design-ada/)