One potential job for the national cyber director? Fix the cyber workforce problem

An influential panel says a lack of quality data is the number one barrier to making up the cybersecurity workforce shortage. The Cyberspace Solarium Commission 2.0 is recommending Congress direct agencies to generate better estimates of how many cyber and IT personnel they need. It’s also suggesting the National Cyber Director take the lead on a whole-of-government cyber workforce strategy. For more, Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday, spoke with the director of the solarium commission, Mark Montgomery.