The Government Accountability Office says the Defense Dept. needs a plan; otherwise it won’t have the people know-how needed to accomplish its mission.
In a letter sent to House and Senate Armed Services committees Feb. 6, the GAO noted that half the civilian Defense Dept. personnel will retire in the next few ... Read More »

For five years American business leaders and the U.S. Dept. of Labor have sounded an alarm that the U.S. was not producing enough science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) degrees to meet the new economy’s needs. The data is there – 62% of new jobs are STEM related, but only about 37% of today’s ... Read More »

Take a look at the 2008 100 Best Companies feature in Fortune magazine and there are two striking points. The first is that the number of manufacturers on the list, high just a decade ago, is low this year. Instead there are loads of service-oriented and consulting companies.
And there is a distinct absence of major ... Read More »

There was no surpsie in Wednesday's announcement in Fort Worth that about 850 jobs related to the SDD phase of the F-35 Lightning II would be going away. It's part of the cycle that is airplane development: as effort shifts from design to production, the skills required shift.
The question is whether it ... Read More »

Over the past 15 years, Bruce Tulgan has studied and analyzed the American workforce. His research makes him a sought-after speaker and has resulted in two sell-out books, Wiunning the Talent Wars: How toBuild a Lean, Flexible, High-Performing Workforce and Fast Feedback.
His firm, Rainmaker Thinking Inc., recently ... Read More »