JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- America’s strategic competitors are asymmetrically prepared to leverage talent across government, industry, and academia to meet military objectives. In the Department of Defense, legacy policies and specialty codes hamper the rapid application of its best talent against emerging threats and technologies. Achieving talent agility and fluidity in the Joint Force and beyond is a strategic imperative for U.S. national security. AI-powered platform; uncover and match DoD Talent - GigEagle
A graduated Defense Innovation Unit prototype, GigEagle is a transformational Joint Talent Intelligence Platform and cornerstone of the DoD’s Agile Talent Ecosystem, unleashing the talents of the Department’s three million employees and efficiently connecting them to critical problem sets in real time.
In the platform’s current release, any military member or DoD civilian can post short-term work opportunities, or “gigs,” and unlock an existing-but-underutilized talent pool: Our nation’s Guard and Reserve members are highly skilled across a variety of industries with the potential to make substantial contributions to DoD missions beyond their military specialty codes. In 2025, GigEagle is launching pilot programs to expand its talent base to active component servicemembers, DoD civilians, and military spouses.
KEY MESSAGES
GigEagle is an AI-powered joint talent marketplace matching skilled DoD talent to need and enabling beyond-team collaboration and talent fluidity for national defense.
GigEagle provides access to previously undiscoverable talent in our nation’s Guard and Reserve, tapping into the skills and expertise of an internal talent pool of nearly 1.5 million people.
Future iterations of GigEagle aim to expand the Agile Talent Ecosystem to leverage talent across government, industry, and academia in whole-of-nation collaboration for national security.
GigEagle has the potential to transform the pathways available to Americans to serve their country.
CURRENT STATE
9K Total Platform Users, including members from all services and components (1 Apr 25)
Awarded $5.3M in RDT&E funds from DoD’s Chief Digital and AI office for Digital Talent Management
Winner of the DoD’s inaugural Talent Management Innovation Challenge in 2024
Partnering with DIU, OSD P&R, CDAO, and CTMO to scale GigEagle and accelerate agile talent initiatives