Cyber Excepted Service

• Tired of talking about the cyber workforce challenge? Here’s 3 agencies finding a solution

  DHS, the CIA and DoD are finding innovative ways to hire, train and retain employees with expertise in cybersecurity, cloud computing and other hard-to-fill technology skillsets.

  Reporter's Notebook

  September 09, 2019
• It may be time for the government to hire cyber folks without formal degrees

  In today's Federal Newscast, given the acute and ongoing shortage of cybersecurity talent, government officials are starting to think about hiring on skill, rather than specific degree.

  Federal Newscast

  September 06, 2019
• Marine Corps ‘in with both feet’ for DoD’s new cyber pay and personnel system

  The Marine Corps plans to convert all of the civilian billets within its cyber command to the new Cyber Excepted Service starting next month.

  Defense News

  May 14, 2019
• GSA awards new contract to help federal awards process run smoother

  In today's Federal Newscast, the General Services Administration is changing how it verifies that companies are eligible to do business with or receive assistance from the government.

  Federal Newscast

  March 19, 2019
• New DoD personnel system hires cyber workers faster, but numbers still small

  U.S. Cyber Command said the new Cyber Excepted Service has cut its time-to-hire by 60 percent. But so far, DoD has only used the new personnel system for a few hundred positions.

  DoD Reporter's Notebook

  March 19, 2019
• Despite sluggish rollout, DoD vows to expand new hiring system for cyber personnel

  Three years after Congress gave DoD permission to set up a separate personnel system to attract cyber talent, officials say they're on the verge of an "exponential" increase in usage of the Cyber Excepted Service.

  Defense

  February 27, 2019
• Amid growing need for civilian cyber experts, DISA still isn’t using hiring authorities to the fullest extent

  DISA still isn't using the cyber excepted service to help hire new talent.

  Defense News

  November 02, 2018
• Army may incorporate more civilians into its cyber teams

  Only 20 percent of the Army's cyber teams are made up of civilians. The Army is analyzing whether that's the right ratio in an environment where every uniformed servicemember is expected to be able to deploy to combat.

  Defense

  October 09, 2018
• Full implementation of DoD’s Cyber Excepted Service still a year away

  The Defense Department is planning a three-phase rollout of a new personnel system for its cyber workforce.

  DoD Reporter's Notebook

  November 07, 2017
• DoD issues rules setting up new pay, personnel system for cyber workforce

  The Pentagon's new Cyber Excepted Service will extend the probationary period for new employees to three years and give hiring managers more flexibility to recruit candidates.

  DoD Reporter's Notebook

  August 30, 2017
• Pentagon nearly ready to implement new personnel system for cyber workforce

  The Defense Department's acting chief information officer says final rules for the new Cyber Excepted Service should be in effect by July or August.

  Defense

  June 16, 2017
• DoD targets 3,000 civilian workers for new Cyber Excepted Service

  DoD will ask around 3,000 current employees to move from the traditional civil service system to one that offers them fewer job protections but might also boost their pay and promotion prospects.

  DoD Reporter's Notebook

  August 19, 2016