Pentagon launches ‘War Force’ initiative to onboard tech talent
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ByEdward Graham,
Managing Editor, Nextgov/FCW
June 30, 2026 09:30 AM ET
The new recruitment effort was started in partnership with the Office of Personnel Management and operates under that agency’s larger Tech Force program.
The Office of Personnel Management and the Pentagon jointly announced the launch of a new initiative on Tuesday to bring top software engineering talent into the Department of Defense, part of a broader governmentwide push to hire more skilled technologists.
The recruitment effort, called War Force, operates under OPM’s larger Tech Force program. That initiative launched in December 2025 to onboard tech and cybersecurity professionals across federal agencies, although it notably followed Trump administration moves to let go of thousands of tech-focused workers and shutter several innovation-focused units.
OPM Director Scott Kupor said in a statement that War Force “builds on the momentum of Tech Force by connecting...
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