Yeah this meshes with my experiences working at the NIH. Lots of interest in big data, AI, etc. etc., and even financial incentives for new hires in those areas

Yeah this meshes with my experiences working at the NIH. Lots of interest in big data, AI, etc. etc., and even financial incentives for new hires in those areas, but absolutely no coordinated approach to recruitment, retention, or project management. A few labs or support groups end up with great teams, but mostly tech knowledge is redundantly siloed in small mediocre groups across dozens of teams institutes-wide. And that's not even touching on IT issues...