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USDS using new strategy to find data scientists

Published: Feb. 1, 2021, 4:29 p.m.

b"Agencies put out a governmentwide call to hire data scientists, and got more than 500 applications in less than two days. Applicants will go through a Subject Matter Expert Qualification Assessment, where in-place agency data scientists initially vet candidates. The U.S. Digital Service is piloting this concept for data science hires, having had success using this model to bring customer experience experts into government. For more, Federal News Network\\u2019s Jory Heckman spoke with U.S. Digital Service's, Amy Paris. \\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"