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Cyber
Solarium successor wants the White House to lead on cyber workforce strategy
One recommendation: establish cyber excepted service authorities, like the Department of Homeland Security's newly launched cyber hiring initiative, government-wide.
Cyber
Seven years in the making, DHS's new cyber talent system boasts just one hire
Officials at the Department of Homeland Security say that change management efforts will help scale the Cybersecurity Talent Management System
AI & Analytics
CIA taps its first chief technology officer
CIA Director William Burns named the chief technology officer of the Pentagon's Joint Artificial Intelligence Center to be the spy agency's first-ever CTO on Friday.
Personnel
State Department taps assessment-based hiring process for data scientists
The department hit its applicant cap in one day after posting a job listing seeking 50 data scientists.
Cyber
Inglis says he won't 'dictate' cyber workforce policy
National Cyber Director Chris Inglis said that part of his job in the cybersecurity workforce arena will be ensuring that the roles of different agencies are coordinated.
Cyber
CISA's Easterly wants to close the cyber workforce gender gap by 2030
Women currently constitute about one quarter of the global cyber field, according to estimates.
Cyber
Data and the cyber workforce
The co-chairs of a congressionally mandated report on the cybersecurity workforce say that a new office or bureau should be charged with compiling more granular data on the state of cyber employment.
AI & Analytics