Cyber Workforce

DoD’s effort to broaden cyber workforce kicking into gear

Matthew Isnor, who leads cyber workforce development in DoD’s CIO’s office, said a new policy expands the number of job categories in the cyber workforce.

Defense News

Cybersecurity policy, Concept of a cybersecurity security operations center (SOC).

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

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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

Defense

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

Federal Report

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

Defense News

CMS cyber chief puts focus on ‘soft skills’ in the cybersecurity field

The CISO at CMS is pushing cybersecurity professionals to hone their “soft skills.”

Cybersecurity

Forthcoming national cyber strategy highlights 2023 cybersecurity agenda

But a new national cyber strategy is just the tip of the iceberg for what to expect from federal cybersecurity policy in 2023.

Cybersecurity

Better data, training, hiring processes are key to cyber workforce strategy, groups say

Cybersecurity

Organizations have some ideas for how the National Cyber Director’s forthcoming workforce strategy could address longstanding cyber talent challenges.