Government AI
Government hiring data and AI talent, for AI programs.
For federal, state and local government, public safety and defense. See who is hiring AI talent, staff AI roles and feed your AI tools live hiring data.
Get the data| Role | Open | PayMedian pay |
|---|---|---|
| machine learning engineer | 676 | $172,500 |
| data scientist | 485 | $151,475 |
| data engineer | 378 | $138,075 |
277 employers hiring them · 2 open AI notices in the SAM.gov pull
Data, talent and contracts.
Working with Ayla today
Updated
- SAM.gov
- Registration in progress. Direct awards wait until it is active.
- Contract vehicles
- None. Available as a subcontractor to registered primes.
- Data access
- Public data free now. API and bulk use under a commercial license.
- Facility clearance
- None.
How Ayla handles conflicts of interest: the independence policy.
Questions AI program teams ask.
- How many AI roles is government hiring for?
- Ayla counts 1,515 open machine learning, data science and data engineering roles at public employers and contractors, as of Oct 17, 2026.
- Can agencies work with Ayla before its SAM.gov registration is active?
- Yes: by purchase card under the $15,000 micro-purchase threshold ($2,500 for services under the Service Contract Labor Standards), or through a registered prime. Direct awards wait for the registration.
- What does Ayla sell to government?
- Government hiring data, by seat or by annual license, and recruiting for AI and technical roles, paid as a placement fee when you hire.
- Does Ayla test or evaluate AI systems?
- Not today. Ayla will not offer AI testing until it has a named team, a written method and a sample report.
- How does Ayla handle conflicts of interest?
- Ayla publishes four commitments, including no bids on work it helped define and no evaluation of systems built by recent recruiting clients.
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