Exactly right, but the military services haven't even started to implement the changes that would be needed to grow and maintain a cadre of digital talent. Fre

Exactly right, but the military services haven't even started to implement the changes that would be needed to grow and maintain a cadre of digital talent. Fred Brooks (a name some of you might recognize) recommended in a 1987 report for Defense Science Board on problems with DoD software that DoD needed to improve its uniformed and government software expertise. Even there he said such personnel would likely have to be heavily supplemented by contractor help -- but at least they'd know how to do the technical management. Fast forward 30+ years and there are pockets of talent but if anything the problems are larger as digital products have become more important to business operations around the world. Recent example from Reddit on DoD IT: https://i.redd.it/dyp2nyaca5l71.jpg https://i.redd.it/dyp2nyaca5l71.jpg