Cyber Workforce

When cybersecurity becomes a personal matter

Cybersecurity becomes almost a personal matter when you’re working in a war zone and information superiority is a must.

Cybersecurity

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

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

Graphic By: Derace Lauderdale

DoD’s effort to broaden cyber workforce kicking into gear

Defense News

Will 2024 bring some resolutions for the cyber workforce problem?

Federal Report

Senior Airman Peter Reft/Senior Airman Peter Reft

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

Agencies have a key role to play in expanding the number of “good paying, middle class” cyber jobs available to a more diverse range of people.

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

Federal Report

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. But it does want to expand its own special pay system known as the Cyber Excepted Service.