Cyber Excepted Service

• 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