The Defense Department is asking Congress to allow U.S. Strategic Command and U.S. Space Command to use a novel personnel system to attract and retain highly talented and non-traditional job candidates. In a March 20 legislative proposal, DOD said, “This proposal will allow the combatant commands to leverage a personnel system with proven success to recruit and retain the best and brightest individuals and enable the combatant commands to compete with the private sector in hiring highly technical personnel to...