President Donald Trump will recruit workers from Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft and other tech giants to create the US Tech Force, a fresh program aimed at “modernizing the federal government.” according to Monday’s announcement. Under the fresh program, Trump plans to hire about 1,000 technology specialists to work at federal agencies for up to two years. Employees can then take up employment with companies that cooperate with Tech Force or apply to continue working for the government.
Technological Power will work “accelerate the use of artificial intelligence” to make government “more accountable and efficient,” as well as develop applications and modernize data systems. In addition to recruiting employees from Massive Tech companies, Tech Force will hire “early career candidates.” Adobe, AMD, OpenAI, Robinhood, Uber, Nvidia, xAI, Zoom and others will also participate in the program.
Tech Force appears to be Trump’s take on the U.S. Digital Service (USDS), an agency that the administration effectively disbanded to create the Department of Government Effectiveness earlier this year. Former President Barack Obama created USDS in 2014 to work with federal agencies to improve their digital services.
However, shortly after taking office, Trump transferred USDS to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), then renamed it DOGE Service and lay off several dozen employees at the agency. The administration tried to cut vast parts of the federal government, including its technology talent, pushing out many workers and demoralizing those who remained.
Now the Trump administration is turning to some of the country’s largest technology companies to upgrade the technology the government uses. In June The US Army does the same hired executives from Meta, OpenAI, Palantir and Thinking Machines Lab to advise the military industry on technology.
And focusing on artificial intelligence has long been a priority for the Trump administration. Last week, Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to challenge artificial intelligence regulation at the state level.