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General Services Administrator Edward Forst speaks with IBM Vice Chairman Gary Cohn at the IBM Think Gov 2026 event held at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. on June 9, 2026. (Photo by K. Sophie Will)

GSA playing catch-up with industry on AI and tech, agency head says

Edward Forst and other agency officials said the government is behind the curve on technology, and asked for private-sector engagement to improve.
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Tech Force Director Kevin Hennecken told an audience at a Alliance for Digital Innovation event on Capitol Hill on May 27, 2026, that the tech hiring program is currently onboarding. (Madison Alder/FedScoop)

Tech Force director says roughly 200 have been hired through the program

The tech talent hiring program began onboarding over the past couple of weeks and anticipates its first management-level hire from industry to start soon.
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