Foreign-born scientists and engineers comprise a large portion of the defense workforce in the United States, but they are beginning to turn to other countries for jobs, said Jacques Gansler, former undersecretary of defense for acquisition. For the first time, more Chinese scientists and engineers are going to the United Kingdom than to the United States, he said. When given a choice, they try to stay away from the United States, where there is added scrutiny and surveillance of foreign workers, said Gansler. While this is certainly a politically and culturally difficult issue, he noted, the Defense Department is nevertheless “facing a serious crisis,” because it may not be able to benefit from foreign talent in the long term.
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