Assuring the U.S. Department of Defense a Strong Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Workforce - Softcover

National Research Council; National Academy Of Engineering; Policy And Global Affairs; Board On Higher Education And Workforce; Division On Engineering And Physical Sciences; Committee On Science, Technology, Engineering, And Mathematics Workforce Needs For The U.S. Department Of Defense And The U.S. Defense Industrial Base

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0309262135 ISBN 13: 9780309262132

Publisher: National Academies Press, 2012

Synopsis

The ability of the nation's military to prevail during future conflicts, and to fulfill its humanitarian and other missions, depends on continued advances in the nation's technology base. A workforce with robust Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) capabilities is critical to sustaining U.S. preeminence. Today, however, the STEM activities of the Department of Defense (DOD) are a small and diminishing part of the nation's overall science and engineering enterprise.

Assuring the U.S. Department of Defense a Strong Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Workforce presents five principal recommendations for attracting, retaining, and managing highly qualified STEM talent within the department based on an examination of the current STEM workforce of DOD and the defense industrial base. As outlined in the report, DOD should focus its investments to ensure that STEM competencies in all potentially critical, emerging topical areas are maintained at least at a basic level within the department and its industrial and university bases.

Table of Contents

• Front Matter
• Summary
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Emerging Science and Technology Fields
• 3 The STEM Workforce in the Defense Industrial Base, Within DOD, and Overall
• 4 Limitations to Meeting the Workforce Needs of DOD and the Industrial Base
• 5 Institutional Capacity in Education and the DOD Investments Needed to Ensure an Adequate STEM Workforce
• 6 A Closing Perspective on the DOD Workforce
• Appendixes
• Appendix A: Committee Biographies
• Appendix B: Meetings and Speakers

About this edition

• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0309262135
• ISBN 13: 9780309262132
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 156