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National Security Human Capital
Sharper: National Security WorkforceA capable workforce is central to the effectiveness of any government, military, or industry. Opaque processes and standards that lag behind the private sector contribute to r...
By Anna Pederson, Taren Sylvester & Charles Horn
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Podcast
National Security Human Capital
Here's one prescription for getting more qualified civilians into national security workAs threats to the United States multiply, the government will need growing numbers of capable civilians in national security. But creaky apparatus for hiring and clearing peop...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital
Why is public service a members-only club?If federal agencies want to cast a wide net to catch unique skills and perspectives, they must employ a more effective strategy to communicate to prospective students how to n...
By Celina Pouchet
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital
Why Is Public Service a Members-Only Club?In 2018, I attended an event at my public university where a large percentage of the student body had transferred from a local community college. The event was one of a few or...
By Celina Pouchet
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital
California’s the only state that fully taxes military pensions. This bill would change that.Californians, like all Americans, have a moral obligation to care for those among us who have served and sacrificed so much for the nation....
By Brandon J. Archuleta
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital
Expanding the Future Soldier Prep Course solves the wrong problemThe Army is adjusting its minimum standards in order to provide a fraction of those who want to serve the opportunity to do so....
By LCDR Stewart Latwin
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital
Increase Civics Education for Service Members to Close the Civil-Military DivideExpecting our service members to be educated about the role they play should be a minimum requirement....
By Ayla McBreen
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital
The All-Volunteer Force Is in CrisisFifty years ago, one American faced Independence Day having just lost much of his personal freedom. Dwight Elliot Stone, the U.S. military’s last draftee, was inducted into th...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey & Gil Barndollar
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital
What an All-Volunteer Force Looks Like Today 50 Years After America Ditched the DraftDespite 50 years of an All-Volunteer Force, fear of conscription remains just below the surface as Americans consider the role of the U.S. military and their relationship to i...
By Taren Sylvester
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital
Sharper: Military RecruitmentWith the 50th anniversary of the United States’ All-Volunteer Force this summer, and the current recruiting crisis potentially impacting force readiness, military personnel po...
By Anna Pederson, Ayla McBreen & Charles Horn
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Podcast
National Security Human Capital
One Kansas City Veteran Said 20 Years Later She Still Doesn't Understand the War in IraqKyleanne Hunter, Ph.D., a former major in the United States Marine Corps, served from 2000-2013 and deployed to Iraq five times, joins Up to Date to discuss the legacy of the ...
By Dr. Kyleanne Hunter
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Video
National Security Human Capital
America and the Taliban: Part ThreePart Three of “America and the Taliban” investigates how negotiations between the Trump administration and the Taliban unfolded, how the Taliban seized territory in Afghanista...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Podcast
National Security Human Capital
Uncle Sam Really Wants YouThe US military faces its worst recruiting crisis since the draft ended in 1973. Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth and Kate Kuzminski join to discuss. Listen to the ful...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital
It’s Time for the Military to Rethink Entrance ExaminationsThe military needs to find better methods to match an individual’s abilities to a job in order to become a more effective fighting force....
By LCDR Stewart Latwin
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital
The Unsung Hero of Social MobilityPoliticians and policymakers serious about creating opportunities for young Americans can focus on preserving and protecting military service as part of a broader mobility pol...
By Tobias Switzer
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital
Bad Idea: Relying on the Same Old Solutions to Meet the Military Recruitment ChallengeMilitary service provides the sense of mission, purpose, and stability that members of Gen Z seek that few other options offer....
By Katherine L. Kuzminski & Tom Spoehr
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital / National Security Law
Getting to Ground Truth on the Reach of Domestic Violent Extremist Groups into the Military, Veteran, and Law Enforcement CommunitiesOn Jan. 17, three active-duty Marines, Cpl. Micah Coomer, Sgt. Joshua Abate, and Sgt. Dodge Dale Hellonen, were each charged with four misdemeanors in connection with the Jan....
By Katherine L. Kuzminski, Carrie Cordero & Arona Baigal
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Video
National Security Human Capital
Recruiting Women to the MilitaryKate Kuzminski, director of the Military, Veterans, and Society Program at Center for a New American Security, joined Government Matters to discuss recruiting, and women in th...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital
Stop Holding Recruits to One-Size-Fits-All StandardsWhether they are in uniform or not, if the military doesn’t attract these data scientists, engineers, and coders, it will continue to fall short of its recruiting goals, and m...
By LCDR Stewart Latwin & Col Ernest "Nest” Cage
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital
Alone and Unafraid: How to Prepare to Fight and Win the Next WarThe Department of Defense and Congress must push the envelope harder to reduce the time it takes to field and acquire new systems—technology at the speed of relevance....
By Col Ernest "Nest” Cage
