The program to recruit government technologists has garnered interest from more than 35,000 Americans, according to the OSTP director, who said “hard decisions” to “right-size” agencies were…

One former U.S. Digital Service worker called the new project a ‘slap in the face’ to those laid off at the beginning of the Trump administration. 

An initial cohort of 1,000 people will serve in agency roles for two years. Roughly 25 companies — including Microsoft, Palantir and xAI — are partners on…