National Service Portfolio: Our Most Important Asset — People Who Serve

As the Department of Defense seeks to diversify and strengthen participation in national security innovation, NSIN’s National Service Portfolio offers unique pathways to serve.

What you’ll find out

Why is this portfolio needed (01:45)

Programs of record (03:00)

Pathways to service (06:00)

• X-Force Fellowship (06:10)
• Hirethon (06:28)
• Technology and National Security Fellowship (06:50)
• Experts (07:11)
• Tech Squad (07:28)

Key quotes

• “We have to establish a consistent problem-solving model that is capable of bridging the civilian military divide for service members.” (02:35)
• “The National Service Portfolio is distinct in its fixation with human capital.” (03:19)
• “We are deeply committed in the National Security Portfolio to align service to strategy and engagement and in doing so, to better protect and defend the nation through strategic program design, intentional recruitment and selection processes, diligent program execution, and invaluable program evaluation. It’s a national security imperative.” (07:49)
• “The way forward can only be built with a diverse cohort of problem solvers that represent all of us.” (09:23)

Who you’ll hear from

Karen Fray, NSIN, National Service Portfolio Director

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