DoD-Commissioned Study Finds Major Shortcomings in Civilian Talent Management

FNN DOD Commissioned Study Finds Shortcomings In Civilian Talent Mgmt

The Defense Department’s non-uniformed workforce is comprised of some of the smartest people in the world. That might not be true forever.

DoD’s current policies and practices for managing its civilian cadre are far behind the times, and the department isn’t doing nearly enough to plan its future workforce and find ways to make sure those plans come true, according to a new study by an influential advisory group.

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Thursday, BENS Chairman Mark Gerencser moderated a distinguished panel of BENS board members: Sam Cole, Frank Finelli, and Ed Kania to discuss “Re-Imagining the Military Industrial Complex – Leveraging the Power of Networks.” The important conversation…

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Ukraine to Launch Joint WeaponsProduction with US, Zelensky Says

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (July 10, 2019) The upper bow unit of the future  aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) is fitted to the primary structure of the ship, July 10, 2019, at Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding. John F. Kennedy is the second Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier and the second aircraft carrier to be named after the 35th president. The 1,096-foot hull is longer than three football fields and more than 3,000 shipbuilders and 2,000 suppliers from across the country are supporting construction of the ship. The christening for John F. Kennedy is scheduled for late 2019. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industries by Matt Hildreth/Released)

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