"Kupor's focus on beefing up the tech workforce comes after months of workforce reductions across federal agencies, including cuts to technology-focused employees, since President Trump took office. The longtime venture capital executive from Andreessen Horowitz took over in mid-July after months acting leadership at OPM, which was an early landing place for the Department of Government Efficiency itself, the controversial effort initially led by Elon Musk that pushed many of these cuts."
"The OPM director emphasized the need for early career talent especially. Fewer than 9% of the federal workforce is under the age of 30, compared to 22.7% of all workers, according to Pew Research Center. "Whether it's tech or non-tech, I think we have to do a better job of figuring out, 'How do we get early career people to get excited about and be part of government?'" he said."
The Office of Personnel Management places technology as its top priority, citing an acute shortage of employees with cutting-edge, modern tech skills. Leadership turnover left the agency under a longtime venture capital executive who assumed the director role in mid-July after acting leadership. Federal agencies experienced months of workforce reductions, including cuts to technology-focused positions, and fewer than 9% of federal workers are under 30. A government-wide hiring freeze is set to end mid-October, but a congressional funding-driven shutdown complicates recruiting. A forthcoming tech hiring initiative aims to attract early-career talent despite recent layoffs and public attention.
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