"There are a number of ways that the Defense Department is kind of at a disadvantage here," POGO's Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette said.
"I think there are a couple of things that companies might want to shift gears on right now," Larry Allen said.
"We want to understand these patterns better to help us better identify the socioeconomic factors," Michael Palmedo said.
Those calls come after the Council on Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency substantiated multiple allegations of wrongdoing by DHS IG Joseph Cuffari.
"They've hired across the spectrum in terms of what they need, but they're still hoping to fill some additional positions," Leigh Ann Searight said.
"There are only 75 PEO offices inside the four services. And I decided to go figure out who they were," said Steve Blank.
"A lot of lawmakers just don't want to come back to Washington and argue over federal funding," WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller said.
The 2025 National Defense Authorization Act has a provision that would bump it up to 20 days of leave.