Bob Work quoted in Defense Systems article, “Could A New Academy Solve the AI Talent Problem?”
“‘We think we have a lot of talent inside the military that we just aren’t aware of,’ Work said. “To remedy that, Work said the commission recommends a grading, via a programming proficiency test, to identify government and military workers that have software development experience. The recommendations also include a …
Read MoreBob Work quoted in Federal Computer Week article, “Could A New Academy Solve the AI Talent Problem?”
“Robert Work, former deputy secretary of defense who is now NSCAI’s vice chair, said the academy would bring in people who want to serve in government and would graduate students to serve as full time federal employees at GS-7 to GS-11 pay grade. Members of the digital corps would [serve] …
Read MoreWestExec Managing Partner, Principals and Senior Advisors among 89 former defense officials to write in The Washington Post: “The Military Must Never Be Used to Violate Constitutional Rights”
“President Trump continues to use inflammatory language as many Americans protest the unlawful death of George Floyd and the unjust treatment of black Americans by our justice system. As the protests have grown, so has the intensity of the president’s rhetoric. He has gone so far as to make a …
Read MoreBob Work interviewed on Federal Drive with Tom Temin podcast, “Improving the Federal Hiring Process, Part 1”
“Who wants to work for the government? Apparently not enough people. One reason might be the federal government’s poor record at workforce planning and development, and its hiring process. A cluster of coalitions has urged leading members of Congress to do something about federal workforce issues. Among them, the National …
Read MoreBob Work quoted in The Economist article, “Global Arms Spending Is Rising, But Covid-19 Will Trim Budgets”
“Factor all that in and China’s defence budget may in fact have reached around 87% of America’s, suggests Frederico Bartels of the Heritage Foundation, a think-tank. Raw spending disguises technological advances, too. ‘China appears to be driving the military-technical competition in critical areas such as quantum science, biotechnology, hypersonics, and …
Read MoreBob Work quoted in the National Interest article, “Recent Wargames Show That America’s Military Dominance Over Russia and China Has Ended”
“American forces’ over-reliance on large, vulnerable installations and big ships renders moot the high-tech qualities of the stealth aircraft that fly from the bases and the ships, said Robert Work, a former deputy defense secretary who also sat on the CNAS panel. “‘In every case I know of, the F-35 …
Read MoreWestExec Partners, Principals, and Senior Advisors featured in the Wall Street Journal article, “U.S. Foreign-Policy Experts Call for Cooperation With China on Coronavirus”
“A large group of prominent American foreign-policy experts, including former high-ranking White House officials from both parties, is calling on the Trump administration to work more closely with China to stem the coronavirus epidemic…” Read the full article here: Full Article
Read MoreMichèle Flournoy, Bob Work, and Julie Smith cited in the Wall Street Journal article, “National Security Veterans Urge Trump to Invoke Emergency Mobilization Law”
“A bipartisan group of more than 100 former national security officials are urging President Trump immediately to use a Korean War-era defense mobilization law ‘to the full extent’ to support companies making supplies critical to combating the coronavirus outbreak. “In a letter Wednesday, the former officials said the Defense Production …
Read MoreBob Work on CBS’ “Intelligence Matters” podcast
“We don’t know how AI and 5G and quantum and synthetic biology are all going to go to work. But they all have the capabilities to provide a step function in the way we fight wars. And the competitor who gets there first is going to have an enormous advantage. …
Read MoreBob Work quoted in Wired article, “Washington Must Bet Big on AI or Lose Its Global Clout”
“‘Both the Russians and the Chinese have concluded that the way to leapfrog the US is with AI,’ says Bob Work, a distinguished senior fellow at CNAS who served as deputy secretary of defense under Presidents Obama and Trump. Work says the US needs to convince the public and that …
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