Hard Fork AI Federal Hiring Signals AI Is Here to Stay
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Dec 16, 2025 The discussion kicks off with plans to recruit 1,000 technologists for a federal task force. There’s a focus on AI, cybersecurity, and modernizing outdated systems. The challenges of using contractors are critiqued, highlighting the lack of internal tech understanding. The idea of embedding experts with civil servants is explored to foster knowledge transfer. Competitive two-year roles aim to attract talent while addressing execution risks and bureaucratic hurdles in federal projects.
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Host Built AIbox.ai To Cut Subscription Overhead
- Jaeden Schafer describes building AIbox.ai to avoid many overlapping subscriptions and high costs.
- He offers a $20/month platform aggregating 40 top AI models as a personal solution.
Government Is Committing To Building, Not Just Regulating
- The federal tech hiring push aims to embed skilled technologists inside agencies to actually build and modernize systems.
- Jaeden Schafer emphasizes this is about shipping working software, not policy or theoretical research.
Legacy Code Drives Cost And Friction
- Legacy federal systems slow projects, raise costs, and produce poor user experiences.
- Jaeden Schafer links outdated codebases to bloated contractor spending and systemic inefficiency.