Education Policy, Business and Technology

Education Department Knows It Needs Cyber Skills, But Doesn't Know Which Ones

Nextgov: The Education Department knows it needs a strong cybersecurity workforce. It even has a framework for what constitutes “strong.” The only problem: officials aren’t sure who they need to hire to get there.

The department issued a request for information seeking industry input on how to organize its cybersecurity workforce, identify talent gaps and provide the right kind of training to all employees. Education officials in the Office of the Chief Information Officer are using the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education, or NICE, framework developed by the National Institute for Standards and Technology as a guidepost, but want information on industry best practices and IT systems to manage cybersecurity across the workforce.

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