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In order to correct for the overambitious firings of so many federal technologists, the Trump administration has announced a new initiative called the “Tech Force,” and is calling on Silicon Valley to staff it.
An image shared by the US Tech Force website. Image source: Tech Force
The United States government has gone through some tumultuous months after a new administration took over, created the Department of Government Efficiency, and promptly fired thousands of federal employees. The haste and seeming randomness of the dissolution of so many teams, programs, and initiatives left the United States floundering on the world stage as it attempts to compete.
According to a report from Nextgov, big tech companies will play a role in helping the US government create the Tech Force. Donated senior managers from tech firms would work for the government and be given a leave of absence or sabbatical from their home companies for two years.
