Rebellion's unicorn status comes after it raised more than $150 million in a recent Series B funding round.

The fellowship is designed to place early-career software engineers, data scientists and other technologists at federal agencies.

The agencies plan to use subject matter expert-led assessments to determine if applicants qualify for the positions.

The Defense Innovation Unit added 33 nontraditional defense contractors to a rolling list of 120 that stretches back to mid-2016.

The tech sector is "stepping up" to help the government as it struggles with the unprecedented demand of responding to the COVID crisis and the consequent teleworking.

This summer the program is looking to establish itself firmly within the federal government's "innovation family."