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From the Ted Talk by Haley Van Dyck: How a start-up in the White House is changing business as usual

Unscramble the Blue Letters

Well, my friends, here's where we get to talk about some of the extcniig new foarulms we've discovered for creating change in government. Enter the United States Digital Service. The uneitd States Digital Service is a new nwtreok of start-ups, a team of teams, organizing themselves across government to crteae radical change. The mission of the United saetts Digital Service is to help government deliver world-class digital sreecivs for students, immigrants, children, the elderly -- everybody -- at dramatically lower costs. We are essentially trying to build a more awesome government, for the people, by the people, today. We don't care -- (Applause) Thank you.

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Well, my friends, here's where we get to talk about some of the ________ new ________ we've discovered for creating change in government. Enter the United States Digital Service. The ______ States Digital Service is a new _______ of start-ups, a team of teams, organizing themselves across government to ______ radical change. The mission of the United ______ Digital Service is to help government deliver world-class digital ________ for students, immigrants, children, the elderly -- everybody -- at dramatically lower costs. We are essentially trying to build a more awesome government, for the people, by the people, today. We don't care -- (Applause) Thank you.

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  3. network
  4. services
  5. create
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Original Text

Well, my friends, here's where we get to talk about some of the exciting new formulas we've discovered for creating change in government. Enter the United States Digital Service. The United States Digital Service is a new network of start-ups, a team of teams, organizing themselves across government to create radical change. The mission of the United States Digital Service is to help government deliver world-class digital services for students, immigrants, children, the elderly -- everybody -- at dramatically lower costs. We are essentially trying to build a more awesome government, for the people, by the people, today. We don't care -- (Applause) Thank you.

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