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DHS creates task force to develop cyber workforce
The Homeland Security Department has created a task force to develop future workers. It will consider expanding DHS' involvement in cyber competitions and unive...
One part of the federal workforce that is actually growing is cybersecurity.
The Homeland Security Department has created a task force to develop future workers. It will consider expanding DHS’ involvement in cyber competitions and university programs, enhancing public-private partnerships and working with other agencies.
It’s part of the Homeland Security Advisory Council.
Secretary Janet Napolitano described the task force in a meeting with industry representatives at the White House. The department’s cybersecurity division has grown six-fold over the past four years.
A House panel yesterday approved more than $500 million more for DHS cybersecurity initiatives, including Einstein and a new continuous-monitoring program, both of which protect federal networks.
This story is part of Federal News Radio’s daily Cybersecurity Update. For more cybersecurity news, click here.
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