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This report on the science, technology, mathematics, and engineering (STEM) workforce of the US Department of Defense (DOD) and the US defense industrial base is part of an 18-month study to assess the STEM capabilities that the DOD will need in order to meet its goals, objectives, and priorities. The study also assesses whether the current DOD workforce and strategy will meet those needs, and identifies and evaluates options and recommends strategies that the department could use to help meet its future STEM needs. The study was undertaken by the National Academy of Engineering and the National Research Council. This report was issued for the purpose of assisting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering with its fiscal year 2012 planning process and with laying the groundwork for future years. Earlier in the project, the Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Workforce Needs for the US Department of Defense and the US Defense Industrial Base convened a workshop on August 1 and 2, 2011, in Rosslyn, Virginia. The workshop met for the purpose of gathering a broad range of views from the public sector and the private sector. This includes major defense contractors, and from nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), all of which are stakeholders in the future STEM workforce. At the conclusion of this study, a final report will be released.

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This report presents five principal recommendations for attracting, retaining, and managing highly qualified science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) talent within the US Department of Defense (DOD) based on an examination of the current STEM workforce of DOD and the defense industrial base. As outlined in the report, DOD should focus its investments to ensure that STEM competencies in all potentially critical, emerging topical areas are maintained at least at a basic level within the department and its industrial and university bases.

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