Given our diversity and technical hiring challenges, this is disturbing.
If we want to influence the workforce 15 to 20 years from now, we really need to have that outreach in our K through 12 programs.
I want to follow up, Mr. Shaffer. Since fiscal year 2010, the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) program has been cut from ...
I think we need to do more in making our workforce as diverse as possible, as representative of America as possible.
Those all sound great. Thank you.
I would like to see what steps we can take to strengthen the tie between DOD and HBCUs.
I think maybe better oversight from DOD could make a big difference.
I worry that we're not doing enough to foster diversity within the overall DOD STEM workforce.
It would be, I think, very beneficial for DOD to have a strong focus on our military dependents.
What can the subcommittee do to support these efforts?
That would be great going to our HBCUs.
I think diversity brings so much to the table when we're talking about all areas.
One of the things about this hearing that is exceptional is the fact that before us we have three highly qualified and distinguished women l...
I'd like you to address that and then tell me what you can see as a possibility, how we, everybody in this room, can work together to have a...
I want to really look at how we can use STEM activities in education for our military children.
$200 million will cut about 1,500 grants nationwide, give or take.
I want on this subcommittee to do everything we can to support DARPA's efforts at investing in those high-risk, high payoffs.
I think we owe it to the children, we owe it to their parents, to provide the best STEM opportunities possible.
