Peace Through Strength
Task Force on Technology and Workforce
Overview
The inaugural Reagan Institute Task Force builds on the policy conversations that took place at the 2018 Reagan National Defense Forum by convening prominent thought leaders, public officials, and industry executives to produce a report detailing recommendations to ensure the United States is technologically prepared to meet 21st century challenges and possesses the National Security Innovation Base (NSIB) workforce required to promote America’s security and prosperity, as well as a peaceful international order.
Reagan Institute Task Force
Key Recommendations
A “National Security Innovation Committee”
A new U.S. government interagency coordinating body responsible for enabling, developing, guiding, and safeguarding the NSIB.
A National “STEM Corps”
Where students receive free university tuition in national-security-relevant fields and commit to spending several years working within a component of the NSIB ecosystem.
A “National Security Innovation Base Visa”
That would encourage appropriately vetted, highly skilled foreign workers to contribute their education and talents to the benefit of the NSIB.
A “Partnership for a Strong Innovation Base”
A new international framework to help the NSIB capitalize on the capabilities of the United States’ most trusted allies.
Department of Defense Reforms
A number of reforms to the way the Department of Defense does business, with the goal of acculturating its technology acquisition to the more risk-positive nature of the NSIB and driving incentives for private-sector actors to participate more purposefully and robustly in the NSIB.
Task Force Co Chairs
Task Force Members
Ms. Lisa Atherton
President and Chief Executive Officer, Textron Systems
Mr. Christian Brose
Head of Strategy, Anduril Industries and Former Staff Director, U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services
Congressman Mike Gallagher (R-WI)
Captain (Ret.), U.S. Marine Corps
Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy (d-FL)
Former National Security Specialist, Department of Defense
Dr. Nadia Schadlow
Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute and Former Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy
Mr. Matthew Waxman
Professor, Columbia Law School and Former Principal Deputy Director of Policy Planning, Department of State
Congressman Jim Banks (R-IN)
Lieutenant, U.S. Navy Reserve
Ambassador Eric S. Edelman
Counselor, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments and Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
Congressman Andy Kim (D-NJ)
Former National Security Official
Mr. Donald J. Rosenberg
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Qualcomm Incorporated
Mr. Raj Shah
Chairman and Co-Founder, Arceo.ai and Former Head, Defense Innovation Unit
Senior Advisors
Robert Atkinson
Founder & President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Samantha Clark
Former Deputy Staff Director and General Counsel, Senate Armed Services Committee
Jeffrey Dressler
Former National Security Advisor, Office of Speaker of the House Paul Ryan
Ben FitzGerald
Adjunct Senior Fellow, Center for a New American Security
Alex Gallo
Executive Director, The Common Mission Project
Bill Greenwalt
Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Partner & Chief Marketing Officer, Shield AI
John Luddy
Vice President for National Security Policy, Aerospace Industries Association
Dr. Zachary Mears
Former Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary of Defense
Dr. Larry Rubin
Associate Professor, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology
Trae Stephens
Partner, Founders Fund
Nate Walton
Principal, Sachem Strategies
Keith Webster
President, Defense and Aerospace Export Council, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Ali Wyne
Policy Analyst, RAND Corporation
Col. Wesley Hallman, USAF (Ret)
Senior Vice President, National Defense Industrial Association
Task Force Updates
Rep. Banks in National Defense Magazine “Taking on China Requires a Strengthened Workforce”
Task Force commissioner Chris Brose and Reagan Institute Policy Director Rachel Hoff both appeared on the CSIS “Defense 2020” Podcast
Reagan Institute Director Roger Zakheim published an op-ed in The Hill on the British 5G decision and working with allies and partners in the competition against China.
Senator Talent discussed the report’s findings and recommendations on our own “Reaganism” podcast.
Chris Brose published a book on the future of high-tech warfare, “The Kill Chain.”
Task Force Co-Chair Senator Jim Talent testified before the HASC Task Force
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