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   The White House wants to poach tech giants' best workers -  new "Tech Force"   
   looks to up the US government's tech skills   
      
   Date:   
   Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:10:00 +0000   
      
   Description:   
   A number of private sector companies have already signed up to  "Tech Force"   
   US government tech talent acquisition scheme.   
      
   FULL STORY   
      
   The US government has launched a new 'US Tech Force ' scheme to recruit AI    
   and technology talent from successful companies in the tech sector, in order   
   to help modernize the government.    
      
   The program is starting with an initial cohort of around 1,000 tech workers,   
   who will work on a two-year placement across federal agencies.    
      
   Some of the roles will include junior software engineers, data scientists and   
   cybersecurity specialists.   
      
   The US government wants to recruit top tech talent    
      
   With roles starting as early as March 2026, the White House has made a pretty   
   big incentive to poach workers from successful tech companies, with pay    
   ranges will vary between around $150,000 and $200,000.    
      
   An FAQ section on the Tech Force website confirms no traditional education   
   degrees are mandatory, but the "candidates should demonstrate strong    
   technical skills through their work experience, projects, or certifications."    
      
   Tech Force also stressed this is not a political appointment  workers will be   
   hired as federal employees and "serve in non-partisan roles."    
      
   Most roles will center around Washington DC, however some agencies may be    
   more flexible in terms of other locations and/or remote setups.    
      
   Already, a number of major tech firms have signed up to participate in the   
   deal to help the US government acquire top tech talent, including: Adobe,    
   AWS, AMD, Anduril, Apple, Box, C3.ai, Coinbase, Databricks, Dell, Docusign,   
   Google, IBM, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, OpenAI, Oracle, Palantir, Salesforce,   
   SAP, ServiceNow, Snowflake, Robinhood, Uber, Workday, xAI and Zoom.    
      
   The scheme itself isn't necessarily all that new, building on previous models   
   like the Obama-era US Digital Service and the 2022 US Digital Corps. However,   
   the landscape has changed drastically in those years with AI and cloud   
   computing battles continuing to heat up globally, not to mention geopolitical   
   tensions leading the US to want to be on top when it comes to tech    
   leadership.    
      
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.techradar.com/pro/the-white-house-wants-to-poach-tech-giants-best-   
   workers-new-tech-force-looks-to-up-the-us-governments-tech-skills   
      
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