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The projected shortage of skilled workers is increasing to nearly 2 million.

Acting strategically and tactically is essential for training and retaining.

Attracting technical talent in high demand requires innovative thinking.

Col. Kathy Swacina, USA (Ret.), and her husband Lt. Col. Dan Swacina, USA (Ret.), have generously donated $15,000 to endow a new scholarship for female students in Georgia who are majoring in STEM.

Challenges are not necessarily limitations for females in the military.

Thanks to a $100,000 endowment from the Chestnut Family Foundation, the chapter will be able to fund a new scholarship for students from the Central Savannah River Area who are majoring in STEM.

When it comes to giving back to the community, AFCEA members excel in supporting STEM education.

As I have said in previous articles, I believe it is important to national security and the success of the country that we consider how to get young people more involved in STEM. Diversity also is important.

AFCEA’s Educational Foundation offers grants to teachers in elementary and middle schools as well as in high schools to provide the materials needed to make these activities possible. Even a few hundred dollars helps give teachers support to create positive STEM education experiences for children.

The gap in science, technology, engineering and mathematics workers will only grow, defense leaders warn.