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Biden aims to hire hundreds of USDS IT experts and tech workers are showing renewed interest in public service.
To stand out, applicants should highlight how they ve worked under constraints and show their passion.
Remote work has opened up the ability for more people to try public service tech, experts say.
Following four years of unease under the Trump administration, tech workers are showing a renewed interest in public service under President Biden through groups like the US Digital Service (USDS) and 18F.
Mass. will offer more help for people struggling to get vaccination appointments
Lawmakers urge Baker to scrap the dispersed system of finding vaccinations for a centralized registration site
By Andy Rosen and Hiawatha Bray Globe Staff,Updated January 28, 2021, 7:48 p.m.
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With demand for the shots running high, a doctor was kept busy at a one-day vaccination clinic in Seattle this week.Ted S. Warren/Associated Press
Governor Charlie Baker said Thursday that Massachusetts will soon unveil a telephone hot line to help people struggling to book COVID-19 vaccination appointments, responding to widespread complaints that the online system has proved maddening for eligible residents, seniors especially.