Last week we received the exciting announcement that the State Department is sponsoring its own Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC), an idea I first proposed two years ago.
I think it's going to depend a lot on how things play out. These initial proposals suggest there will be three FFRDCs with three separate missions: one for operations, one for decision-making, and one for IT. Each will require different competencies. My hope is that the FFRDCs will lean academic and create bridge to inject expertise not normally prioritized in government.
FFRDCs are public-private partnerships, so they'll probably bid out contracts to some existing organizations, like RAND or Mitre. That might be a good starting point for comparing some resumes.
What sort of qualifications would I need if I wanted to work at one of these places in some capacity?
I think it's going to depend a lot on how things play out. These initial proposals suggest there will be three FFRDCs with three separate missions: one for operations, one for decision-making, and one for IT. Each will require different competencies. My hope is that the FFRDCs will lean academic and create bridge to inject expertise not normally prioritized in government.
FFRDCs are public-private partnerships, so they'll probably bid out contracts to some existing organizations, like RAND or Mitre. That might be a good starting point for comparing some resumes.