The sovereign workforce platform for defence, national security and government
Staging Grounds’ connects trusted talent to mission-critical roles through data-driven workforce intelligence for recruitment, retention and reactivation.
Connecting People to Purpose at Mission Speed.
Staging Grounds is an Australian veteran-owned workforce platform designed to strengthen Australia’s Defence, National Security, Government and critical industry workforce.
We connect cleared, skilled, and trusted talent to roles that matter — giving leaders and planners the visibility to recruit, retain and reactivate talent, and forecast, hire and mobilise with confidence.
We do this through bespoke, secure and sovereign workforce software, with the pilot launching in 2026.
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Join the growing network shaping Defence, National Security and Industry workforce modernisation.
Why it matters
Australia’s Defence and national-security workforce is being reshaped, but the systems connecting people, roles, and readiness haven’t kept pace.
Workforce data remains fragmented across Defence, the APS, and industry. Existing platforms are foreign-owned, commercially driven, and built for advertising — not national capability.
Staging Grounds replaces this with sovereign, secure workforce infrastructure designed for Defence and National Security culture, clearances, and mission tempo.
Our Mission
To deliver secure, sovereign, consent-based workforce infrastructure that accelerates defence, national security, government and critical industries’ recruitment, retention and reactivation goals.
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Australian-hosted and controlled data.
Veteran-led, mission-driven design drawing on deep operational and policy experience.
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Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) Essential Eight alignment, with future ISO 27001 and DISP compatibility.
Data is securely stored in Australia-based infrastructure trusted and used by Defence, National Security and Critical Industries.
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Structured data and schema for clear searching, matching, planning and decisions.
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Talent owns their information.
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Access limited to verified Defence, National Security, APS, and industry partners — reducing exposure to foreign interference and data misuse.
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We’re matching the pace of the rapidly shifting strategic environment. Every feature supports Defence and National Security readiness, resilience and retention.