http://defensetech.org/2008/06/04/not-enough-people-to-man-the-sinking-ship/ The Future of the Military, Law Enforcement and National Security Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:29:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://defensetech.org/2008/06/04/not-enough-people-to-man-the-sinking-ship/#comment-40651 SMSgt Mac Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:12:12 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=2886#comment-40651 apologies for the typos - yikes! apologies for the typos — yikes!

]]> http://defensetech.org/2008/06/04/not-enough-people-to-man-the-sinking-ship/#comment-180835 omj Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:47:16 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=2886#comment-180835 You can blame Greys Anatomy, House, ER, etc for tha, You can blame Greys Anatomy, House, ER, etc for tha,

]]> http://defensetech.org/2008/06/04/not-enough-people-to-man-the-sinking-ship/#comment-180834 daskro Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:41:59 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=2886#comment-180834 Not to go off too much of a tangent, but the hiring issue in the defense biz is not limited to just buyers on the customer side, the baby boomer generation of engineers are beginning to retire and there is a pretty substantial gap between the available qualified workforce and the upcoming demand. Not to go off too much of a tangent, but the hiring issue in the defense biz is not limited to just buyers on the customer side, the baby boomer generation of engineers are beginning to retire and there is a pretty substantial gap between the available qualified workforce and the upcoming demand.

]]> http://defensetech.org/2008/06/04/not-enough-people-to-man-the-sinking-ship/#comment-180833 Tim Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:35:06 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=2886#comment-180833 Ever tried to hire someone? Permission and money are the easy parts. There probably aren't enough people in the US with the right skill set/experience to fill these jobs. If the DoD cut it's acquisition budget in half, doubling the amount of management and oversight on each project, it might find that it gets nearly the same value out in the end. Ever tried to hire someone? Permission and money are the easy parts. There probably aren’t enough people in the US with the right skill set/experience to fill these jobs.
If the DoD cut it’s acquisition budget in half, doubling the amount of management and oversight on each project, it might find that it gets nearly the same value out in the end.

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