Overview
- The OPM-led program will embed software engineers, data scientists, project managers and AI specialists inside federal agencies for two-year stints.
- Salaries are slated at roughly $130,000 to $195,000 depending on role, with some postings reported as high as $200,000.
- About 25 to 29 tech companies will partner on training, mentorship and alumni hiring, with participants including Apple, Amazon Web Services, Google Public Sector, Microsoft, Meta, Nvidia, OpenAI, Oracle, Palantir, Adobe, Dell, Salesforce and xAI.
- Select private-sector managers may take leaves to serve as full-time government employees without mandatory stock divestment, drawing early questions about conflict-of-interest safeguards as the program stresses a non-political mission.
- OPM will screen applicants and refer candidates to agencies for final hiring, with expected projects ranging from AI-enabled defense systems to the IRS Trump Accounts platform and State Department intelligence tools and a target to place most hires by the first quarter of 2026.