| US Tech Force | |
| Formation | December 15, 2025 |
|---|---|
Region served | United States |
Administered by | Office of Personnel Management (OPM) |
| Website | techforce |
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]