According to 404 Media, the IRS published most of the code for its Direct File on GitHub, making it open source and available for others to use, much to the chagrin of tax lobbyists everywhere.

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With its code now open source and embraced by the civic tech community, the future of Direct File appears increasingly independent from federal administrations that may seek to dismantle it.