GSA’s web design system head replaced with Treasury AI engineer
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ByChristian Robles,
Technology Reporter, Nextgov/FCW
September 16, 2026 05:38 PM ET
The U.S. Web Design System is intended to help the federal government build accessible and mobile-friendly websites.
Sam Corcos — the Treasury Department’s chief information officer who recently took on three roles at the General Services Administration — has tapped Ryan Parker, an AI engineer at the Treasury Department, to lead the U.S. Web Design System, or USWDS, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
The move comes after GSA unexpectedly placed Anne Petersen, the longtime leader of the USWDS, on administrative leave a few weeks ago, the sources said. Individuals involved with USWDS started to lose access to GitHub repositories this week, meaning they can no longer perform certain coding tasks though, Parker and Corcos can, the sources added.
Nextgov/FCWfound that GitHub accounts for both Parker...
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