Want to work in cybersecurity for the government? Curb your enthusiasm.

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https://www.cyberscoop.com/government-shutdown-cybersecurity-workforce-cybercorps-scholarship-for-service/

By Greg Otto
CyberScoop
Jan 9, 2019

Recruiting people to work in the federal government, especially in 
cybersecurity, has been a challenge for as long as the term "cybersecurity" has 
existed.

It's why the government created vehicles like the CyberCorps: Scholarship for 
Service. If you are a college student who would like to devote your skills to 
the government, the United States will cut you a check - probably in the 
five-figure range - to study up on whatever tech-based track you'd like. In 
return, you're obligated to work for Uncle Sam for the length of the 
scholarship issued, up to four years.

In an ideal setting, this arrangement seems fair. Yet, clearly, when it comes 
to the government, these are not ideal times. The government shutdown has 
exacerbated this already fraught issue, with essential cybersecurity personnel 
at agencies like the Department of Homeland Security and National Institute of 
Standards and Technology either legally unable to continue working or forced to 
put projects on hold.

That stagnation was on display for the latest crop of CyberCorps students, who 
earlier this week tucked themselves into the Gaylord National Hotel in National 
Harbor, Maryland for the program's career fair. On Tuesday, the convention 
floor was littered with empty tables, as representatives from various agencies 
were unable to attend due to the government shutdown.

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