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Re: OPM Data Breach - Whitehouse Petition - Help Wanted


From: Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2015 13:11:24 -0400

On Thu, 18 Jun 2015 16:34:46 -0000, Cryptographrix said:

From the sound of it, she ran into the ceiling of available workers that
were willing to work for the pay grade that the government offers for those
positions, which is usually much less than private industry offers and - as
a consequence - they are not nearly as familiar with migrations of that
size.
I do not envy her position, and doubt in the ability of anyone in her
position to do more than she has attempted.
Give her some credit.

Look at the average lifespan of heads of cybersecurity in the federal space -
they don't seem to last more than 18-24 months before their foreheads are
permanently damaged from banging against the wall...



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