After a year of massive cuts, the tech job market is so unstable that the US government has come to be seen as an appealing, innovative employer.
Tech companies have laid off some 400,000 people worldwide in 2022 and 2023, according to Layoffs.fyi, a site that tracks tech industry job losses. With the market yet to right itself, and some people reexamining the role big tech firms play in society, public sector roles, complete with perks like pensions and a warm, fuzzy do-good feeling, are suddenly proving popular.
“This is a great nexus point where the need and capacity is out there,” says Keith Wilson,
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