United States Tech Force

United States Tech Force
US Tech Force
FormationDecember 15, 2025
Region served
United States
Administered by
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Websitetechforce.gov[1][2]

The U.S. Tech Force (also styled as US Tech Force, Tech Force, or Government Tech Force) is a federal hiring initiative launched by the second Donald Trump administration in December 2025. The program, administered by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), aims to recruit about 1,000 early-career technology professionals into two-year government jobs to modernize federal IT systems, advance artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, and address technological gaps in government operations.[3][4][5][6][7]

The initiative is an effort to plug capability gaps created by Trump-administration efforts to shrink the federal government, which led to the departure of some 220,000 federal employees, including many in IT.[8][9][10][11]

The initiative seeks early-career workers; officials said it would offer competitive salaries and opportunities to work on high-impact government technology projects.

Major technology companies—including Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Meta, Google, and OpenAI—agreed to help identify and refer candidates.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] Candidates are allowed to take Tech Force positions on leaves of absence and without divesting their stock, raising conflict-of-interest questions.[21]

In January 2026, OPM direction Scott Kupor said the deadline for applying to Tech Force was being extended because of "tremendous interest" without saying how many people had actually applied.[21]

Also in December 2025, news broke that the administration is planning another novel use of private-sector workers: hiring cybersecurity firms for offensive cyber operations.[22][23][24][25]

See also

References

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  8. ↑ Badger, Emily; Paris, Francesca; Parlapiano, Alicia (2026-01-09). "220,000 Fewer Workers: How Trump's Cuts Affected Every Federal Agency". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2026-01-11. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
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  21. 1 2 Alms, Natalie (2026-01-15). "Trump's Tech Force hiring effort extends application deadline". Nextgov.com. Archived from the original on 2026-01-16. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
  22. ↑ "Trump Administration Turning to Private Firms in Cyber Offensive". Bloomberg Law. Archived from the original on 2025-12-20. Retrieved 2025-12-16.
  23. ↑ "Trump Administration Turning to Private Firms in Cyber Offensive". Yahoo Finance. 2025-12-12. Retrieved 2025-12-16.
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  25. ↑ "Trump admin to revisit bedrock cyber policies as it implements new strategy". Nextgov/FCW. 2025-12-15. Archived from the original on 2025-12-15. Retrieved 2025-12-16.
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