After dismantling DOGE and cutting hundreds of thousands of federal workers earlier this year, the Trump administration is now turning to Silicon Valley for help. A new initiative aims to bring experienced tech workers into government roles to tackle what it calls the federal government’s most critical technology challenges.
Dubbed the US Tech Force, the program will recruit employees from major tech companies to serve two-year stints as federal workers, focusing on areas like artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and data analytics.
How the Program Works
Under the arrangement, participating tech companies will supply qualified workers who temporarily join the federal workforce. In exchange, participants will earn salaries ranging from $150,000 to $200,000 — well below top-tier Big Tech compensation, but far higher than typical government pay.
The goal is to inject private-sector expertise into federal systems that have long struggled with outdated infrastructure, slow modernization, and security gaps. According to the program’s website, the Tech Force is designed to be nonpartisan and “focused exclusively on improving government technology capabilities.”
Who’s In
The list of participating companies reads like a who’s who of the tech industry. Apple $AAPL ( ▼ 0.3% ) , Amazon $AMZN ( ▲ 0.87% ) , Microsoft $MSFT ( ▼ 0.05% ) , Nvidia $NVDA ( ▲ 3.74% ) , OpenAI, and Meta $META ( ▲ 0.32% ) are all named as contributors to the initiative.
The move signals a broader shift in how the administration plans to manage government technology going forward: fewer permanent federal workers, more short-term deployments from the private sector, and a heavier reliance on Big Tech to modernize the machinery of government.