New open-access paper: Direct File showed that govt could build its own user-centered platform without relying on contractors. But the product was killed after a DOGE lead spoke with the private tax preparation industry lobbying against a private option.
[onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/puar.70224 )
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