By STEPHEN LOSEY
November 02, 2008
Few civilian job postings require applicants to carry an M4 carbine and M9 pistol while at work.
But that unusual job description is popping up more and more these days. The Defense Department aims to deploy more civilian employees to combat zones to assume jobs done by military personnel stretched thin by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
To do this, the Pentagon is building a new database of civilian employee volunteers who possess critical skills. It is expected to be done by April.
Defense will need medical workers, engineers, contracting officials, budget analysts and information technology specialists, to name a few, said Patricia Bradshaw, deputy undersecretary of Defense for civilian personnel policy.
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