Personnel

Increased efforts, lower goal help Army end recruiting slump

One-quarter of recruits used the service’s new pre-enlistment course to get up to snuff.

Can AI predict if a Marine will quit? Corps wants to know

“Retention prediction network” could reveal signs that trainers and recruiters might otherwise miss.

Could a Canadian experiment help US Navy recruiting?

More than a hundred young Canadians are spending a trial year in their fleet.

Military must move beyond integration to inclusion

Once troops are relieved of the burden of fighting for inclusion, they can focus all of their energy on promoting a military that fosters great people, leaders, and teams.

Navy secretary violated prohibitions on political activity, federal office finds

The Office of Special Counsel also determined that the Hatch Act does not prohibit federal-employee activities related to Project 2025.

Trump calls federal workforce 'crooked,' vows to hold them 'accountable'

In an interview, the former president appeared to broaden his disdain for political appointees to federal workers in general.

FBI is losing track of classified and sensitive data, watchdog finds

The bureau is failing to account for electronic storage media that are marked for destruction at secure facilities.

Feds in Iraq will continue to receive special premium pay, OPM says

Civilian employees in Iraq may waive a pay cap through December under a 2003 emergency declaration, according to a recent memo from the HR agency. 

How one Army infantry division is using data analytics to keep soldiers safe

The 4th ID has tandem data efforts designed to track, alert, and predict harmful behavior trends.

National-security workforce needs young people, former NSA chief says

Paul Nakasone says fifteen times more 50-plus-year-olds work in national security than under-30s. At least one university is trying to step up.

The military needs to make human-performance optimization part of daily ops

Congress is about to pass new legislative prodding the Pentagon to do better.