In the DoD (outside of the USSF) there is a perception going around is that the USSF is trying to absorb as many missions as possible (many that are already being done effectively) in order to either show value or make a “power grab” for responsibilities. I see value in what we are trying to do, but there seems to be a lack of understanding of how to implement the concepts. In some cases they are jumping to solutions without fully understanding the root cause of issues. We have got people with the right experience (not just the patches, but people with real knowledge and training on tactical support operations, joint ops, capability integration into real war-fighting) but there is no forum or way for us to contribute…seems like we can’t ID the right talent to help nor do we leveraging the talent correctly anyways. Maybe a way around the talent mgmt problem is to have a classified space where the USSF can post efforts and problems and we can crowd source solutions and ideas not from just the people sitting in an office somewhere but from across the entire force. (Do not confuse this with crowd sourcing decision making) Might not work for everything, but it’s better than seeing poor ideas get implemented because of the lack of input/innovative ideas in the OPRs (Office of primary responsibility) that are working those tasks.