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NGA building on efforts to recruit ‘neurodivergent’ talent
NGA sees 'neurodivergent' employees as a crucial and growing component of the agency's workforce.
federalnewsnetwork.com
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is building on a pilot program to recruit people with autism, as the agency plans to hire a new cohort of “neurodivergent” individuals this year while also embedding those efforts more broadly into its persons with disabilities program.
“Neurodiversity” is an umbrella term that refers to differences in brain functioning. Autism, attention-deficit/hyperactive disorder, and dyslexia are among the most common examples of “neurodivergent” conditions.
With all the heads exploding from the FAA's new hiring goals I wonder if this will cause the same amounts of consternation.
We have a couple of people with autism working as data analyst and they see patterns and errors that nobody else seems to. This seems a good move by the NGA.