Trump administration recruits IT workers for short-term federal jobs amid major staffing cuts
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Jory Heckman
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The Trump administration is intensifying efforts to rebuild the federal tech workforce by recruiting IT workers for short-term positions (2-year tours of duty), building on the "Tech Force" model. This comes after major federal staffing cuts that saw a net reduction of 278,000 government employees, including nearly 20,000 federal IT workers who left under the Trump administration. The Defense Department is also preparing to launch its own version called "War Force."
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· 3 pulledThe Trump administration is doubling down on efforts to rebuild its tech workforce, with a focus on short tours of duty lasting only a couple of years.
So far under the Trump administration, there's been a net reduction of 278,000 federal employees governmentwide.
Nearly 20,000 federal IT workers have left government under the Trump administration — a net reduction
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