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Recruitment is also at risk of being undermined by attrition, which is driven by gaps in mentorship, limited trust of junior talent to innovate, risk-averse leaders, and old technology that stymies even simple digital projects, the report said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI also lost my mentors when moved to working in tech,\u201d another said. \u201cMy mentors who were supposed to help me have shifted to sponsor or encourager. They love what I\u2019m doing, but don\u2019t know how to guide, lead or give advice. I haven\u2019t had a new mentor in three years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like other agencies, the DoD has been pushing to fill vacancies in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, IT and data analytics while contending with fierce competition in the talent market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s been difficult because the hiring process is slowed by bureaucracy, though workforce leaders have said it\u2019s critical there are experts within government who can oversee complicated tech projects, write clear requirements and call out contractors who overhype product or service capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe lose more people with technical talent when they show up in a command and the command has no idea how to use them,\u201d said one official interviewed in the report. \u201cWe conducted surveys on retention and [determined that] people stayed not because of money, but because of the quality of work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the civilian workforce, the Pentagon said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/News-Stories\/Article\/Article\/3511370\/dod-focuses-on-talent-pipeline-career-paths-to-attract-ai-pros\/\" target=\"_blank\">it\u2019s working on defining career paths <\/a>for AI and data professionals because there hasn\u2019t been positions coded specifically for them. And for cyber positions, the department aims to get vacancy rates below 15% by 2027, according to its<a href=\"https:\/\/dodcio.defense.gov\/Cyber-Workforce\/DoDCW.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"> July Cyber Workforce Strategy<\/a>. That strategy also called for unity and coordination across components.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Getting to those endpoints will require leaders to firm up their understanding of what specific skills to hunt for. The report noted that common terms such as \u201cdata,\u201d \u201cdigital,\u201d and \u201cAI\u201d are being used interchangeably, which can create confusion for offices trying to set a baseline for tech fluency or contract out work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Military challenges<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The military, too, which employs a combined 1.4 million active personnel, is trying to bolster its tech talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe uniformed services realize that cyber is its own distinct warfighting domain, just like the land, sea, or air, where either nation-states or terrorist actors can target our country,\u201d DoD leaders wrote in the <a href=\"https:\/\/ndupress.ndu.edu\/Media\/News\/News-Article-View\/Article\/2420840\/recruiting-cyber-specialists-why-the-services-must-modernize-qualification-stan\/\" target=\"_blank\">November 2020 Joint Force Quarterly.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each service is tackling that independently using existing processes and organizational cultures, the report found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhile it is a service-level responsibility to man, train, and equip the workforce, it nonetheless creates challenges to assess DOD digital force posture and its impact on mission effectiveness,\u201d according to the findings. \u201cIt also results in each service having different levels of maturity in their readiness, which in turn could make joint and interoperable technology and missions more challenging.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some efforts by the services to build out designated career fields for AI have been delayed. 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