Agencies Get Marching Orders for Filling 'Major' Cyber Talent Shortage

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http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2015/12/agencies-get-marching-orders-filling-major-cyber-talent-shortage/124520/

By Jack Moore
Nextgov.com
December 15, 2015

Federal agencies face a rapidly approaching deadline to identify 
cybersecurity workforce shortages.

Boosting the government’s information security workforce is a key part of 
the Obama administration’s long-term strategy for securing federal 
networks. It follows a 30-day rapid action plan initiated this summer to 
tighten online defenses in the wake of the massive Office of Personnel 
Management hack.

By Dec. 31, agencies are required to report to the White House the top 
five areas -- network services, cyberthreat analysis, systems development, 
and others -- where they lack sufficient personnel.

OMB and OPM plan to publish a first-ever governmentwide cybersecurity HR 
strategy in April.

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