Cyber Talent Management System

DHS’ cyber talent management system slowly gaining traction

CISA has hired about 80 people through the “cyber talent management system,” while FEMA is also about to start using CTMS.

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CISA strategy calls for cultivating ‘high-performing workforce’

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FILE - In this May 14, 2013, file photo, the Department of Justice headquarters building in Washington is photographed early in the morning. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

It’s not just the private sector — agencies are competing with each other for cyber talent

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FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2015 file photo, the Homeland Security Department headquarters in northwest Washington. President Joe Biden has selected two former senior National Security Agency officials for key cyber roles in his administration. Chris Inglis, a former NSA deputy director, is being nominated as the government's first national cyber director. Jen Easterly, a former deputy for counterterrorism at the NSA, has been tapped to run the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at the Department of Homeland Security. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

CISA advisors recommend agency cut onboarding time to 90 days

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CISA details new “FEIT” advisors helping agencies improve cyber defenses

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

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Data will be key to building national cyber workforce strategy, officials say

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CISA advisory committee could “reframe” approach to network security

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DHS cyber talent system set to go live with ‘around 150 positions’ next month

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DHS details how it’ll recruit, pay and promote new hires under cyber talent management system

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CISA looks to tie together public-private partnerships through new cyber planning office

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DHS CIO highlights ways to strengthen cyber workforce under IT modernization strategy

DHS Chief Information Officer Eric Hysen said the much-anticipated Cyber Talent Management System will serve as the driving force behind his top-tier priority…

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FILE - In this June 5, 2015, file photo, a gate leading to the Homeland Security Department headquarters in northwest Washington. Hackers stole personnel data and Social Security numbers for every federal employee, a government worker union said Thursday, June 11, 2015, charging that the cyberattack on U.S. employee data is far worse than the Obama administration has acknowledged. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

CISA looking to use new personnel system to hire more cyber workers

In today’s Federal Newscast, the much-anticipated Cyber Talent Management System at the Department of Homeland Security may finally be ready.

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CISA to pilot secure cloud instance in response to SolarWinds attack

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Brandon Wales, the acting director of CISA, told Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs members about the agency’s four priorities to improve federal networks.