Trump’s Tech Force hiring effort extends application deadline

OPM Director Scott Kupor speaks onstage at the U.S. Tech Force Conversation at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center Theatre on January 14, 2026 in Washington, DC. Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Washington AI Network

Trump 2.0 is extending the application deadline for its new U.S. Tech Force by over two weeks due to “tremendous interest,” the administration announced Thursday. 

The goal is to bring in 1,000 young technologists for two-year terms of service across the federal government, although that number may increase, Scott Kupor, director of the Office of Personnel Management, said at a Wednesday event hosted by the Washington AI Network. 

The hiring push comes after over 330,000 federal employees left the government last year, including technologists. 

It should be easier for workers to move between the government and private sector, Kupor said.

About 30 private sector companies like Uber, Microsoft and Anduril ...