Coinbase and Robinhood Join US Government Tech Force Initiative

Crypto exchange Coinbase and trading platform Robinhood are among a group of technology companies supporting the US government’s newly launched Tech Force, a program designed to bring private sector talent into federal agencies. The initiative was announced on Monday and is aimed at filling skill gaps in areas such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and software development.

The Tech Force will allow participating companies to place employees in government roles for one to two years. Federal officials are seeking up to 1,000 candidates, including early career workers and experienced managers. Coinbase and Robinhood were named among nearly 30 initial partners, alongside firms such as Apple, Amazon Web Services, Nvidia, and OpenAI.

Their inclusion points to the growing role of crypto related knowledge within public institutions, as digital assets have become more connected to traditional finance and regulatory oversight.

Talent Deployment Across Agencies

According to the Office of Personnel Management, Tech Force participants will be placed across a wide range of departments, including the Treasury, the Commerce Department, and the Internal Revenue Service. While workers will be hired and paid by the agencies themselves, training support will come from the private sector partners.

OPM Director Scott Kupor said the program is meant to address demographic challenges within the federal workforce. Speaking to CNBC, Kupor noted that only about 7% of government employees are in the early stages of their careers, compared with nearly 25% across the broader US workforce. He said retirements have created pressure to bring in new talent with modern technical skills.

Kupor added that participants will be offered career support once their government terms end, including a job fair organized with private sector partners. The goal, he said, is to show that government roles can provide meaningful experience that remains attractive to employers later on.

Crypto Expertise Gains Official Recognition

The list of Tech Force partners includes a wide mix of technology firms, from cloud providers and chipmakers to software platforms and crypto companies. Alongside Coinbase and Robinhood, the group includes Adobe, AMD, Google Public Sector, IBM, Meta, Microsoft, Oracle, Palantir, Salesforce, SAP, Uber, and Zoom, among others.

Crypto firms have already played a role in supporting government work in recent years. Blockchain analytics companies, in particular, have assisted law enforcement and regulators in tracing digital asset flows linked to crime and compliance cases. As digital assets have moved further into mainstream finance, agencies have increasingly relied on industry knowledge to understand complex systems.

Under the Trump administration, market regulators have also engaged more closely with crypto companies as policy toward the sector has shifted. The Tech Force program signals that this cooperation is now extending beyond consultation and into direct participation within government operations.

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