Scott Kupor's New Plan to Bring Tech Workers Into the Federal Government | Odd Lots

If you're a high-skilled tech worker, then potentially huge fortunes await you working for a startup or one of our booming AI giants. But the government needs these types of workers too. And the government is not set up to pay commensurate salaries with the private sector -- particularly for these types of roles. This challenge has long been understood, and there have been numerous efforts over the years to infuse the government with high-tech talent. Scott Kupor is the director of the US Office of Personnel Management, which manages and coordinates recruiting of new government employees across the federal workforce. Scott was also previously one of the top partners at the famed VC firm Andreessen Horowitz. So he has a mind for bringing the recruiting practices of the tech world into DC. But of course, that's easier said than done. On this episode, we talk about how federal hiring works and doesn't work, and also his new endeavor called the US Tech Force, which aims to bring in top talent for a two-year stint of solving problems across the bureaus. We also talk about the DOGE initiative, and how he thinks about recruiting top talent at a time when the administration has been aggressive about shrinking the size of the overall federal workforce. 0:00 Introduction and Context Setting 4:07 Guest Introduction: Scott Cooper, Director of OPM 5:14 Career Transition and Motivation 7:20 US TechForce Program Launch 10:01 Barriers to Government Tech Recruitment 13:16 Compensation Challenges and Solutions 17:49 Merit-Based Assessment Revolution 21:06 Performance Management Reform 25:10 Product Management Focus 31:22 Operational Streamlining Efforts 36:40 Workforce Respect and Retention Challenges 42:49 Institutional Guardrails and Risk Management 47:26 AI Integration and Future Technology 53:01 Current AI Infrastructure 53:23 Closing Questions and Wrap-up Join the conversation: discord.gg/oddlots Subscribe to Bloomberg Podcasts: https://bit.ly/BloombergPodcasts Check out more Odd Lots: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe4PRejZgr0MuA6M0zkZyy-99-qc87wKV Get the Odd Lots newsletter via https://www.bloomberg.com/account/newsletters/oddlots And for all things Odd Lots, visit https://www.bloomberg.com/oddlots Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway analyze the weird patterns, the complex issues and the newest market crazes. Join the conversation every Monday and Thursday for interviews with the most interesting minds in finance, economics and markets. #OddLots #Markets #Investing #Business #Finance #Podcast Visit us: https://www.bloomberg.com/podcasts For coverage on news, markets and more: http://www.bloomberg.com/video

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