U.S. Tech Force Launches with Coinbase, Robinhood as Partners

Announced on Monday, the U.S. Tech Force program represents a concerted effort by the Trump administration to recruit Silicon Valley talent for Washington. The initiative will deploy software engineers, AI specialists, cybersecurity experts, and data analysts into over 15 federal agencies for a two-year term. These specialists will work in teams reporting directly to agency leadership on projects spanning from Treasury Department financial infrastructure to Department of Defense programs, while receiving technical training from industry partners.

The roster of nearly 30 private sector partners is a who’s who of technology and, notably, crypto. Alongside established titans like Microsoft, Google Public Sector, Amazon Web Services, and Apple, the list includes crypto-native firms Coinbase and Robinhood. Their inclusion marks a notable shift, as Mohith Agadi, Co-founder of Provenance AI, noted to Decrypt, suggesting the government now recognizes these companies as sources of technical expertise rather than solely as regulatory targets. Participants will be placed across a wide array of agencies including the Departments of Defense, Treasury, Homeland Security, Energy, and Health and Human Services, as well as the Internal Revenue Service and Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services.

The program offers competitive incentives to attract top talent. Roles pay between $150,000 and $200,000 annually, coupled with federal benefits like health coverage, retirement plans, and paid leave. After completing the two-year service, participants have a clear path to employment with the private sector partners, can continue in federal service, or leverage the experience to advance their careers elsewhere. Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis, with most positions based in Washington, D.C.

The participation of Coinbase and Robinhood is a focal point of the program’s announcement, underscoring the evolving dynamic between the cryptocurrency industry and federal regulators. For years, firms like Coinbase have been engaged in high-profile legal and regulatory battles with agencies like the Securities and Exchange Commission. Their inclusion as foundational partners in the U.S. Tech Force signals a pragmatic acknowledgment of their deep technical expertise in digital systems and financial infrastructure.

Mohith Agadi framed this cooperation not as a compromise for the crypto industry but as a potential avenue for positive influence. “Decentralization has always been about reducing single points of failure and increasing transparency, not rejecting public institutions outright,” he said. He argued that a well-executed exchange could “strengthen public systems by importing decentralization-inspired principles such as verifiability, accountability, and open architectures, into government AI deployments.” This perspective suggests the partnership could allow crypto firms to contribute their foundational philosophies to the modernization of federal technology.

The launch of the Tech Force is not an isolated policy but part of a broader, aggressive push by the Trump administration on artificial intelligence. It follows the recent unveiling of the “Genesis Mission,” described as the largest federal research effort since the Manhattan Project, which aims to connect federal datasets and national laboratory supercomputers with new AI systems.

Furthermore, the administration last week signed an executive order directing the Justice Department to challenge state artificial intelligence laws, setting up a potential confrontation with states that have advanced their own regulatory frameworks. The order instructs federal agencies to review state rules and consider funding restrictions tied to compliance, centralizing AI policy oversight at the federal level. The U.S. Tech Force, by injecting private-sector AI talent directly into agencies, serves as the human capital component of this wider strategy to accelerate and control the federal government’s adoption of advanced technology.