Civic digital fellows exchange tech skills for lessons in government bureaucracy




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Summary: The government may have won over a few new young recruits to federal service. All it took was a 10-week paid internship at one of six federal agencies this summer. The Civic Digital Fellowship is an internship program designed to give college students a taste of public service. It's geared toward students or recent graduates with less experience than required for a President Innovation Fellowship or the US Digital Service. The 2019 cohort of civic digital fellows is the biggest one yet. As Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko reported on Federal Drive with Tom Temin, agencies may have reason to be optimistic they can attract young tech talent.