{"id":13204,"date":"2026-06-30T16:40:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T16:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sawahsolutions.com\/range\/pentagon-launches-war-force-initiative-to-onboard-tech-talent\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T16:40:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T16:40:16","slug":"pentagon-launches-war-force-initiative-to-onboard-tech-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sawahsolutions.com\/range\/pentagon-launches-war-force-initiative-to-onboard-tech-talent\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon launches \u2018War Force\u2019 initiative to onboard tech talent"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>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.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The recruitment effort, called War Force, operates under OPM\u2019s 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>OPM Director Scott Kupor said in a statement that War Force \u201cbuilds on the momentum of Tech Force by connecting outstanding engineers with opportunities to solve complex challenges alongside the War Department.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump signed an executive order last September that authorized DOD to use the \u201csecondary title\u201d of War Department \u2014 framing that is also reflected in the initiative&#8217;s name.<\/p>\n<p>OPM said the War Force recruitment effort \u201cwill launch with a targeted hiring campaign,\u201d with a focus on bringing in applicants who have experience \u201cdeploying and integrating advanced technologies \u2014 including frontier AI, machine learning, automation, and data systems \u2014 and designing, building, and maintaining reliable software solutions that directly support operational needs on behalf of the American warfighter.\u201d Job applications will be accepted through July 10.<\/p>\n<p>Pentagon Chief Technology Officer Emil Michael said in a statement that the War Force will help with \u201cexecuting the key tenets of the War Department\u2019s AI Acceleration Strategy.\u201d That guidance was released in January and outlines the department\u2019s plans for rapidly integrating AI capabilities into its operations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The War Force recruitment effort also comes after DOD announced in April that it was launching a cyber apprenticeship program this summer to bring more skilled personnel into the agency.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>During public remarks at the SAP NOW summit in Washington, D.C., last week, Pentagon Chief Information Officer Kirsten Davies said the apprenticeship program \u201chas already generated more than 70,000 inquiries,\u201d despite the effort not officially launching until July.<svg class=\"content-tombstone\">\n<use xlink:href=\"http:\/\/www.defenseone.com\/static\/base\/svg\/spritesheet.svg#icon-d1-logo-tiny\"\/>\n<\/svg><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '10155007044873614'); \nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><script>\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n    FB.init({\n      appId      : '1546266055584988',\n      autoLogAppEvents : true,\n      xfbml      : true,\n      version    : 'v2.11'\n    });\n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defenseone.com\/technology\/2026\/06\/pentagon-launches-war-force-initiative-onboard-tech-talent\/414523\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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.\u00a0 The recruitment effort, called War Force, operates under OPM\u2019s larger Tech Force program. 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