The Federal Government Needs a 'Master Plan' for Getting More Cyber Talent into Government

Nextgov: The Obama administration needs to formally declare a “critical need” for cybersecurity talent in government and allow all agencies to fast-track the often sluggish federal hiring process when recruiting for a broad range of cyber positions.

The government should also stand up a civilian Cyber Reserve Training Corps, modeled on the military’s ROTC program, to provide education and workforce development and to serve as a more formalized pipeline to federal information-security careers.

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