Cyber Workforce

NSF initiative aims to bring better data to the cyber workforce challenge

Policymakers often talk about a cyber talent gap, but official data on the national cyber workforce is also in short supply.

Federal Report

Lawmakers resurfacing cyber force idea in 2025 NDAA

Defense

Cybersecurity IT engineers are working on protecting networks from cyber attacks from hackers on the Internet. Secure access to online privacy and personal data protection

NIST aims to cut ‘tech speak’ from cyber workforce framework

Technology

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DoD’s effort to broaden cyber workforce kicking into gear

Defense News

Will 2024 bring some resolutions for the cyber workforce problem?

Federal Report

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Air Force’s program to pick new cyber officers is highly competitive; only few are selected

Air Force

Cyber rotation program aims to boost skills, retention of federal employees

Cybersecurity

DHS CFO nominee ‘laser focused’ on financial systems modernization

Agency Oversight

State CIOs have a small, but important to-do list for their federal counterparts

Ask the CIO

cybersecurity, intelligence, network, computers, technology

Incoming WH official ‘very bullish’ on strengthening federal cyber workforce

Hiring/Retention

Agencies to ‘remove barriers’ to cyber hiring under new workforce strategy

Workforce

House version of 2024 NDAA would create a DoD office for academic engagement

The Defense Department plans its future cyber workforce with a strategy that expands its work roles and seeks closer ties to academic institutions.

Defense

DoD looks to expand Cyber Excepted Service, won’t implement new SSR for IT workforce

The Defense Department says it doesn’t favor adding its workforce to OPM’s new special salary rate for IT and cyber employees, largely for cost reasons….

Federal Report

DoD has a new plan to apply enterprise-wide talent management to its cyber workforce

Defense News

The new strategy identifies four pillars for improvement between now and 2027, but full details won’t be released until the publication of a forthcoming implementation strategy.