#government-modernization

#government-modernization

Residents deserve an assessor chosen for competence, not by the preferences of entrenched political players and old guards. We cannot continue to see the same failures of the past three decades - outdated IT systems that crash, payment portals that fail and taxpayers penalized for mistakes not their own. We don't need a lawyer in charge - we need a leader who understands modernization, who has led large teams and who has a reputation of getting things done. Kumar fits that shoe.

The United States Tech Force, announced Monday, is meant to source the artificial intelligence talent the government needs to win the global AI race and modernize the government, the administration says. The goal is to recruit an initial cohort of around 1,000 technologists who will be placed in agencies for two-year stints, potentially as soon as March. "We need you," said Scott Kupor, the director of the Office of Personnel Management.