  Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning have become transformative to a
number of industries, and as such many industries need for AI talent is
increasing the demand for individuals with these skills. This continues to
exacerbate the difficulty of acquiring and retaining talent for the United
States Federal Government, both for its direct employees as well as the
companies that support it. We take the position that by focusing on growing and
retaining current talent through a number of cultural changes, the government
can work to remediate this problem today.
