NOTE TO STUDENTS: Before answering the questions, read the “Background” below the questions and watch the video under “Resources.”

1. What is the newly formed "U.S. Tech Force" announced by the Trump administration in December?

2. What will those hired for the Tech Force do?

3. List the private sector partners who will work with Tech Force. (See "Background" for full list)

4. List the types of projects those hired will be working on.

5. What is the benefit to those who work for the Tech Force for two years?

6. Read the "Background" below the questions and watch the videos under "Resources" below.
Then, read the FAQs at the U.S. TechForce website.

a) For the 1st video:
How effective do you think this ad is in appealing to young people who might make a lot more money at a private tech company?

b) For the 2nd video, CNBC's interview with OMB Director Scott Kupor.
The Trump administration's goal is to modernize the federal government systems by getting top talent in, eliminating bureaucracy and red tape and "creating a high performance culture" in the federal government. Do you think they will succeed? Explain your answer.

7. Consider Tuesday's article on the Department of War's "AI Acceleration Strategy" and this article on the "U.S. Tech Force" - both programs to modernize how our federal government and military operate.

• AI Acceleration Strategy is to make the US. military the world’s leading AI-enabled fighting force, marking a major shift in how the Pentagon develops and deploys emerging technologies.
• U.S. Tech Force's goal is to modernize federal agencies by hiring "an elite group of technologists to transform the federal government through modern software development" in partnership with the leading tech companies.

Are these bad ideas? Are they good ideas? Explain your answer.