Overview
- Applications opened Monday, with the first cohort targeted for placement by the end of the first quarter of 2026.
- OPM will conduct initial resume reviews and technical assessments before agencies make final hiring decisions for two-year assignments.
- Participants are expected to work on AI implementation, data modernization and application development, including projects at the Defense Department, IRS and State Department.
- Compensation is expected to range roughly from $130,000 to $200,000 with federal benefits, focusing on early‑career technologists and engineering managers nominated by partner firms.
- More than two dozen partners — including Apple, AWS, Google Public Sector, Microsoft, Nvidia, OpenAI, Palantir, Meta and xAI — will provide training and consider alumni for jobs, while OPM confirmed private‑sector managers on leave will not be required to divest stock holdings.