{"id":2486362,"date":"2025-09-14T13:22:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T17:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tech-company-wants-government-to-reimagine-training-hiring\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T13:27:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T17:27:33","slug":"tech-company-wants-government-to-reimagine-training-hiring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tech-company-wants-government-to-reimagine-training-hiring\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech company wants government to reimagine training, hiring"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftech-company-wants-government-to-reimagine-training-hiring%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2486362&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses how the federal government has a unique chance to rethink and improve its hiring and training practices amid an ongoing hiring freeze and workforce reduction. Former General Services Administration Administrator Emily Murphy highlights the need to upskill current employees to meet modern technological challenges and improve service delivery. Efforts to reform federal hiring were a priority during former President Donald Trump&#8217;s second term,including an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-led-states-sue-biden-admin-over-expansive-climate-order-targeting-trump-legacy\/\" title=\"Republican-Led States Sue Biden Admin Over Expansive Climate Order Targeting Trump Legacy\">executive order aimed<\/a> at restoring merit and improving hiring processes. However, the government has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >long faced skills gaps<\/a> in areas like cybersecurity and acquisition, as noted by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).<\/p>\n<p>Justin Vianello, CEO of SkillStorm, promotes a solution focused on building domestic tech talent by training and certifying individuals-including veterans, transitioning military personnel, recent graduates, and career changers-in high-demand skills. SkillStorm pays trainees during their programs and then deploys them as certified professionals, shifting initial risks away from employers.Both Vianello and Murphy emphasize the value veterans bring as disciplined, mission-driven individuals ready to tackle complex challenges. the article stresses the importance of innovative training and hiring models to create a strong, skilled federal workforce equipped for future demands. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Tech company wants federal government to reimagine training, hiring<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2229505\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &minus; A former top <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">government official<\/a> said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/federal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">federal<\/a> government has a rare chance to rethink how it hires and trains top talent amid an ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jobs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hiring<\/a> freeze.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;From a workforce standpoint, we have seen the substantial shrinking of the federal workforce, and you&rsquo;ve got a hiring freeze in place at the same time, you&rsquo;ve got incredible initiatives toward modernization of technology, improving processes, trying to really focus on delivery,&rdquo;&nbsp;former General Services Administration Administrator Emily Murphy told The Center Square. &ldquo;Which makes it a great time to be looking at how to get the most out of the workforce you have? How do you upskill them? How do you make sure that they&rsquo;re up for the challenges and that they are up to speed on the latest technologies?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3806960\/spencer-cox-charlie-kirk-inflammatory-shooting\/\">Cox says Kirk said &#8216;some very inflammatory&#8217; things but also preached forgiveness<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3806939\/denver-school-shooting-suspect-neo-nazi-views-online\/\">Denver school shooting suspect expressed neo-Nazi views online, report says<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3806954\/mike-mccaul-forgo-2026-texas-house-reelection\/\">McCaul to forgo 2026 reelection bid, seeking &#8216;new challenge&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>President Donald Trump has made better hiring practices central to his second administration. He said that he wants the federal government to hire top talent. On the first day of his second term, Trump signed an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-grants-fema-more-power-to-combat-la-wildfires-after-threatening-to-curtail-agency-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump grants FEMA more power to combat LA wildfires after threatening to curtail agency - Washington Examiner\">executive order titled &#038;ldquo<\/a>;Reforming the Federal Hiring Process and Restoring Merit to Government Service.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;By significantly improving hiring principles and practices, Americans will receive the Federal resources and services they deserve from the highest-skilled Federal workforce in the world,&rdquo; Trump wrote in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/reforming-the-federal-hiring-process-and-restoring-merit-to-government-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">order<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, much of Trump&rsquo;s second term included legal fights with unions over his plans to overhaul federal labor practices. In March, Trump stripped unions representing federal employees of their collective bargaining rights under the auspices of national security. Some of those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scotus-rules-in-texas-pro-life-cases-abortion-providers-can-sue-state-doj-challenge-dismissed-law-can-remain-in-effect\/\" title=\"SCOTUS Rules In Texas Pro-Life Cases: Abortion Providers Can Sue State, DOJ Challenge Dismissed, Law Can Remain In Effect\">legal battles continue<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The federal government&rsquo;s hiring challenges predate Trump. Strategic human capital management has been on the Government Accountability Office&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-paul-says-agencies-refusing-to-provide-information-on-us-funding-of-risky-research-in-china\/\" title=\"Sen. Paul Says Agencies Refusing to Provide Information on US Funding of ...y Research in China\">high-risk list<\/a> for over a decade.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Strategic human capital management, specifically the federal government&rsquo;s efforts to address government-wide and agency specific skills gaps, has been on GAO&rsquo;s High-Risk List since 2001,&rdquo; GAO noted in 2023. &ldquo;These gaps impede the government from achieving desired results. A skills gap may consist of an insufficient number of individuals, individuals without the appropriate skills, abilities, or behaviors to perform the work successfully; or both. OPM has identified skills gaps in government-wide occupations in fields such as human resources, cybersecurity, and acquisition.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Justin Vianello, CEO of Florida-based SkillStorm, says his firm&rsquo;s ability to custom-build tech teams is what the government needs. His vision goes beyond the government.&nbsp;Vianello wants America to build its own top talent here in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you look at what&rsquo;s happening in terms of offshoring and outsourcing, how are we going to make sure that we retain domestic talent in the U.S.? How are we going to make sure that we are creating the next generation of cybersecurity analysts where we know we have 500,000 open cybersecurity roles as of January 2025? How are we going to create the next generation of AI specialists and lead the charge in AI, if we are not creating domestic tech talent here in the U.S.?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>SkillStorm trains and certifies professionals in high-demand skills. Vianello&nbsp;and his team find the people, pay them during the training process and get them ready to work.&nbsp;Then the company bills hourly to recoup its costs.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We create net new talent,&rdquo;&nbsp;Vianello told The Center Square.&nbsp;&ldquo;So we go to transitioning military, we go to veterans, we go to college graduates, we&rsquo;re going to people who are looking at career changes, and we say, here&rsquo;s an opportunity to become a technologist. Go through this intense program for 10 weeks, 12 weeks, 16 weeks, depending on the technology and the speciality. We&rsquo;re going to pay you during that training, because we want you to focus on being the best technologist you can be. Then you&rsquo;re going to get certified, then deployed. We&rsquo;re going to take all the risk up front.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Vianello said the military provides great candidates.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s why we have such a strong focus on the military. These are people who served,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;These are people who want to continue to serve.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3803011\/more-than-263000-people-file-unemployment-marking-highest-point-4-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MORE THAN 263,000 PEOPLE FILE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT, MARKING HIGHEST POINT IN 4 YEARS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Murphy, who serves on Skillstorm&rsquo;s board, said working with veterans makes sense.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;re recruiting a lot of people who have already proven that they know how to serve and that they&rsquo;re mission-driven, and incredibly capable of handling very complex challenges,&rdquo; she said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tech firm urges federal govt to revamp hiring, training<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2869,"featured_media":2486363,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24159001250836.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[36586,4061,11458,54516],"class_list":["post-2486362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-government-policy","tag-hiring","tag-technology","tag-workforce-development"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24159001250836.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2486362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2869"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2486362"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2486362\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2486366,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2486362\/revisions\/2486366"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2486363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2486362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2486362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2486362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}