Oversight Committee Mulls a Cyber-Only Digital Service

Nextgov: The federal government has a shortage of cybersecurity talent. Would a corps of short-term recruits, hired from the private sector, fix that gap?

That’s one of the questions a House oversight committee attempted to tackle Tuesday during a hearing on federal workforce challenges. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, chairman of the information technology subcommittee, asked witnesses whether a model similar to tech groups 18F and the U.S. Digital Service might work for cybersecurity.

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