US Government Wants Laid-Off Tech Workers

Get the 5-minute newsletter keeping 2M+ innovators in the loop: https://thehustle.co/ It’s been a rough stretch for the tech industry, and the job market shows it: Over 1k tech companies have laid off 414k+ workers between 2022 and 2023. But one employer is still actively hiring, and it’s not Tim Cook or Mark Zuckerberg — it’s Uncle Sam. The US government is saying, “I want you,” to tech workers looking for their next gigs, per Wired: - The US Department of Veterans Affairs has hired 1k+ workers into tech jobs over the last year, and increased its average salary by $18k to better compete with private sector salaries. - The VA has also made its jobs more accessible, recruiting via LinkedIn Live events and advertising remote roles with hubs in popular tech cities like Seattle and Austin. - A federal tech portal currently has 101 job listings, with some salaries ranging as high as ~$200k. The federal government is also aiming to hire 22k tech workers into public sector jobs this fiscal year.