The article argues that recent executive overreach and politicization have severely undermined established norms of U.S. civil-military relations. To restore professional standards, the incoming Congress must actively exercise its oversight powers, moving beyond mere criticism to demanding transparency in defense policy and personnel decisions. Key reforms include enforcing meritocratic promotion processes, requiring documented justification for senior officer removals, and preventing the partisan use of the military. These actions are crucial for bolstering public trust and ensuring the military remains a nonpartisan instrument of civilian control.
Traditional labor market data isn’t keeping up with jobs in the ‘frontier economy’
English Summary
The Brookings analysis argues that traditional labor market data sources are fundamentally inadequate for tracking the scope and nature of jobs emerging in the 'frontier economy' (e.g., AI, quantum computing). This failure stems from several blind spots, including the difficulty of classifying emerging industries, the tendency to overlook early job growth in the supply chain, and the existence of entirely new 'frontier jobs' that lack official occupational codes. Consequently, policymakers relying on standard government data risk miscalculating workforce needs and failing to guide education and training effectively. To improve planning, the report recommends adopting advanced, real-time data sources—such as individual job postings and resume data—to keep pace with rapid technological shifts.
中文摘要
布魯金斯（Brookings）的分析指出，傳統的勞動力市場數據來源，在追蹤「前沿經濟」（如人工智慧、量子計算）所湧現的工作範圍和性質方面，存在根本性的不足。這種缺陷源於多個盲點，包括難以分類的新興產業、傾向忽略供應鏈中的早期職位增長，以及存在缺乏官方職業代碼的全新「前沿職位」。因此，過度依賴標準政府數據的政策制定者，有誤判勞動力需求，並無法有效地指導教育和培訓。為改善規劃，報告建議採用先進的、即時的數據來源——例如個人職位招聘廣告和履歷數據——以跟上快速的技術轉型步伐。
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