The White House announced plans to recruit “an elite group of ~1,000 technology specialists” from companies such as Apple to serve two-year terms across federal agencies. Here are the details.
‘An elite corps of engineers to build the next generation of government technology’
According to the Tech Force’s website, the initiative describes itself as follows:
Tech Force will be an elite group of ~1,000 technology specialists hired by agencies to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) implementation and solve the federal government’s most critical technological challenges. Tech Force will primarily recruit early-career technologists from traditional recruiting channels, along with experienced engineering managers from private sector partners, to serve two-year employment terms in the federal government. Tech Force will include centralized organization and programming and serve as a recruiting platform post-employment.
In their extensive FAQ section, they list Apple as one of the participating companies, alongside Adobe, Amazon Web Services, AMD, Anduril, Box, C3.ai, Coinbase, Databricks, Dell Technologies, Docusign, Google Public Sector, IBM, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, OpenAI, Oracle, Palantir, Salesforce, SAP, ServiceNow, Snowflake, Robinhood, Uber, Workday, xAI, and Zoom. They note that this list will also expand over time.
Apple hasn’t yet commented on the extent of its participation.
The website stresses that this is a non-partisan initiative, and that it is “centered on serving the American public through better technology”.
Participants who are experts in software engineering, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data analytics, or technical project management should expect annual compensation ranging between $150,000 and $200,000, plus benefits.
After their US Tech Force terms end, specialists can apply to remain in government service. For those who choose to return to the private sector, participating companies “have committed to consider the program’s alumni for employment,” according to CNBC.
To learn more about the US Tech Force, follow this link.
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