Personnel Policy

The Project on National Security Reform today released a congressionally mandated study that recommends establishing a system to produce and manage a cadre of "National Security Professionals" who can handle complex 21st-century issues. According to a PNSR statement, the report, "The Power of People: Building an Integrated National Security Professional System for the 21st Century," recommends setting up an "Integrated National Security Professional" system "designed to function collaboratively across agency and government boundaries." Further:

PNSR believes this human capital system is urgently needed to produce and retain the necessary personnel with the requisite training and experience in whole-of-government approaches, to work in permanent, temporary, and emergency assignments. The current agency-centric system, established by Executive Order 13434 in 2007, is not robust enough to do the job. The new system must be rooted in 21st century practices of collaboration and integration, facilitated by technology, and centrally managed by a Board with a Senate-confirmed director.

Check out the report here.