WASHINGTON, December 15, 2025 – The Trump administration introduced the U.S. Tech Force on Monday, a recruitment program to bring approximately 1,000 early-career technologists into federal agencies for two-year terms, with a focus on artificial intelligence implementation, software engineering, data systems, and cybersecurity.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM), directed by Scott Kupor, leads the effort. It targets professionals with five to seven years of experience or less, who make up only 7% of the federal workforce compared to 22% in private industry.
Selected participants will earn $150,000 to $200,000 annually and could begin placements as early as March 2026 across agencies, including Defense, State, Homeland Security, and Health and Human Services.
Kupor emphasized modernization needs: “The main objective of this program isthat there’s a ton of technology modernization work that needs to get done across pretty much every agency in the government.”
He added that short-term service offers career advantages: “We’re trying to demonstrate that people can come to government, even for a short period of time, even for two years, do great work, and ultimately, that work will present tremendous career opportunities for them.”
The program follows the administration’s restructuring of tech units, including workforce reductions earlier this year, and aligns with Trump’s AI Action Plan to enhance U.S. competitiveness against China.
Applications and further information are available at TechForce.gov .
The initiative expands on prior efforts like the U.S. Digital Service but at a greater scale, aiming to bridge public-private talent gaps amid global AI advances.
