The Defense Digital Service sees the aviation “village” at the DEF CON security conference in Las Vegas as an opportunity to recruit and hire cybersecurity professionals, Fedscoop reported Friday. “In this room
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Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said the Pentagon considers retention of cyber professionals a top challenge, FCW reported Wednesday. "Our biggest challenge with the red teams is keeping the people. We get
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Karen Evans, the White House’s nominee to head a new cybersecurity office at the Energy Department, has said she plans to address the cyber skills gap at DOE once confirmed, Federal News Radio reported
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John Zangardi, acting chief information officer of the Defense Department, has said DoD needs to hire “exceptional” talent, maintain good cyber hygiene and collaborate with industry to stay ahead of security threats, DoD News
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Virginia Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Gov. Terry McAuliffe have stated their goal to make the state the leader in cybersecurity through innovation, public-private cyber talent development, funding support and student scholarships. Northern Virginia
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The Office of Personnel Management has issued a guidance document on how government agencies can assess and identify their top five gaps in cybersecurity talent. The guidance was released in support of the Cybersecurity
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Booz Allen Hamilton and the Partnership for Public Service have released a joint report calling on the White House to develop a “comprehensive” framework to bolster the federal cybersecurity workforce, Nextgov reported
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