"Anybody who leads knows that the hardest thing to do is change culture,” Mark Gorak told Breaking Defense. "And I think we have to do that in order to retain the force we have.”
"Workforce 2025 is, at its heart, a strategy designed to enhance the skills and talents of current employees while ensuring DISA onboards new talent and invests in the professional development of both throughout their careers,” DISA Director Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner said.
On today’s battlefield, mobility isn’t optional - it’s mission-critical.
“To ensure our national security and military readiness is as strong as it can be, we cannot risk overlooking the computer programming, artificial intelligence and other advanced technological talent of our servicemembers," Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., said.
"Everyone recognizes our shortages and our problem," Mike Gorak said. "So we're going to try new things and we're going to try innovative things, which, not all will work. and that's okay."
“This strategy utilizes four human capital pillars - Identification, Recruitment, Development and Retention - to identify and group cyber workforce challenges,” according to slides.