Exactly. We need someone to “Amazon” the shit out of our governmental computing systems (e.g. APIs everywhere), especially those designed to interact with other systems. They should be required to use an accessible API with published schemas and documentation. I’m surprised someone hasn’t identified this as a stability and security risk for our government.

Yeah, we need the US Digital Service for oversight and prevent this type of failure as much as we need them to parachute in after-the-fact. Prevent Vendor-Thanos from ever finishing the Infinity Revenue Gauntlet.