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Crs Report for Congress: Requirements for Linguists in Government Agencies: September 2, 2004 - Rl32557
Congressional Research Service the Libr
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Jeffrey J. Kuenzi
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Bibliogov
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Crs Report for Congress: Requirements for Linguists in Government Agencies: September 2, 2004 - Rl32557 - Kuenzi, Jeffrey J. ; Congressional Research Service the Libr
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Synopsis "Crs Report for Congress: Requirements for Linguists in Government Agencies: September 2, 2004 - Rl32557"
As part of the war on terrorism, it is widely recognized that the U.S. government has a substantial and growing need for personnel with knowledge of foreign languages and especially languages that may be spoken in limited and remote areas of the world. In 2002, the federal government employed about a thousand translators and interpreters in four agencies responsible for security-related functions. In addition, these agencies employ nearly 20,000 staff in positions that require some foreign language proficiency. Yet there is a widespread consensus that requirements for foreign language qualified personnel are not currently being met. The report issued by the 9/11 Commission in July of 2004 makes several references to this deficiency and suggests corrective action to address it. Government agencies have addressed requirements for linguists in several different ways. Persons with existing foreign language expertise can be hired on a full or part-time basis. Employees can be trained in a foreign language either in a government training program or by an academic or commercial institution. Language skills can be obtained by contract or by use of a linguist reserve corps. Each of these approaches has advantages and disadvantages. There are significant costs associated with each of them. ...
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