Silicon Valley Meets Washington: Fixing Our Federal Workforce It’s no secret that while Silicon Valley is flush with top talent, Washington struggles. Complex compliance regimes, low risk tolerance, poor performance evaluations, and a focus on process over outcomes hurt our government’s ability to get things done. a16z General Partner Katherine Boyle sat down with Scott Kupor, Director of @USOPM, and Greg Barbaccia, the United States Chief Information Officer, to discuss what’s broken, how to fix it, how government really works on the inside, and making government cool again. 0:00 Private sector to public service 02:45 Understanding OPM and federal talent 12:14 Performance and talent 22:54 The public-private divide 28:50 AI, technology, and modernization 40:40 Lightning round: myths and metrics @KTmBoyle @skupor @GregBarbaccia(a16z)