How to Create New Tech Talent to Fill the Government’s Tech Skills Gap

ClearanceJobs chatted with Vince Virga, chairman and co-founder of Skillstorm. Skillstorm trains and deploys developers and tech talent to help assist companies and government agencies with their workforce needs. Skillstorm also works directly with talent to help them upskill or reskill into the most in-demand tech jobs, including working with service members through the Army and Air Force COOL programs, along with the Veterans Administration with the VET TEC program. Rather than simply focusing on certifications, Skillstorm focuses on outcomes, making sure veterans are matched into the right opportunity and that companies have the talent they need.

In the second half of the program, ClearanceJobs’ Lindy Kyzer and legal correspondent Sean Bigley discuss the always complicated world of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). What is it, why is it so confusing, and how can CUI trip up – or cause clearance issues?