Is this backed by YC?
US Tech Force
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#72Figures this comes from the National Design Studio ( https://ndstudio.gov/ ) which ironically also ignores the government's own advice on web standards and correct use of identifying headers. One can assume the US Tech Force will perceive itself as also unfettered by those silly rules and good practices.
Why is all of ND Studio's work so severely AI/'tech/crypto bro'/SF-billboard-vibe coded?
That's what an oligarchy looks like, 'careers' consist of trying to glaze whatever moneyed person in power you can in hopes of getting a contract
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#73> Backed by the White House Yeah, that's going to be a hard pass from me
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#74Why only 2 years? Why can't it be a permanent employment?
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#75> Tech Force will primarily recruit early-career technologists > Tech Force will include centralized organization and programming and serve as a recruiting platform post-employment. Be prepared to struggle at the end of your two year placement because you have no idea how this is going to look on your resume two years from now. Maybe it’ll have the gravitas of having worked at the former USDS. But maybe it’ll be the…
I think you are right that you could face some challenges during the screening process but if you get to the interview this should be easy to explain with a face saving excuse.
"The tech industry was doing poorly and I was faced with a layoff so I took whatever job I could get. While I didn't agree with the actions of the administration I felt like I could be a force for good in an otherwise turbulent environment"
As we all know Nazi scientists went on to work for and lead parts of Nasa. The reputation hit of disreputable employers is dramatically overblown.
To be honest you can also get through issues with the resume screening process you can generally just change the wording and section headers a bit in order to avoid a quick filter out.
I'm pretty much a closet conservative working for big tech so I've had a lot of practice with this sort of stuff :D
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#76Why only 2 years? Why can't it be a permanent employment?
My guess is that they want young and ambitious people who will use this job as a springboard to bigger and better things.
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#78Earlier quoted context omitted.
Oddly, one of the FAQs does call it the Department of War.
Oddly, one of the FAQs does call it the Department of War. Not odd at all. That's what it's called now. Complete with new URL: https://www.war.gov
Its an authorized secondary term. It still the DoD
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#79Earlier quoted context omitted.
> This is a thing you can only say if you know very little about the talent pipeline for actual espionage technology in the USG Or something one might want to say if they want to still have plausible deniability about not having been there, yet still want to say something. Who knows.
The USG does not want plausible deniability about this. They actively recruit on elite engineering campuses over it. It is super fucking interesting work and candidates compete for the opportunity to do it. If you think otherwise, you're in a filter bubble.
I'm not talking about the USG... Yes yes, it's great work and no drawbacks, particularly not considering the moral and ethical implications. But please do continue try to help them recruit while purposefully misunderstand what I write.
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#80> Are there any other benefits? > Additional benefits include professional development opportunities, networking with government and industry leaders, and a pathway to continued public service or private sector careers. Given the lack of mention of any benefits prior to this, it sure sounds like "you'll get lots of exposure!" edit: not sure if they just added it, or if I just missed it, but there is an FAQ entry on c…
> "you'll get lots of exposure!"
"Backed by the White House"
I don't think this is the kind of exposure most people are going to want, nor will they want this on their resume.