As Silicon Valley companies continue to lay off tech workers, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) remains committed to hiring technology professionals for over 1,000 open positions.

U.S. employers added 223,000 jobs in December on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Labor Department reported on Jan. 6 – yet the tech industry is still cutting jobs. Just last week, Amazon announced its plans to cut about 18,000 roles, while Salesforce announced it will cut about 10 percent of its workforce…

DelBene announced his plans to hire over 1,000 tech workers back in December, noting that the VA may soon be able to pay them a salary more comparable to private sector levels.

The CIO explained that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) was nearing “final approval” on a government-wide Special Salary Rate (SSR), which would bump tech salaries up to be “more commensurate with what’s in the private sector.” … Read the full article here.