OPM Says Agencies Have One Year To ID Cyber Workforce Gaps

NextGov: Federal agencies have one year from today to identify the gaps in their cybersecurity workforces and report their needs and reasons for the skill shortages to the Office of Personnel Management, the department said Monday.

The government’s human resources department issued a memorandum Monday with guidance and milestones for reporting on critical cyber workforce needs over the next four years. The guidance aligns with the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education, or NICE, framework for categorizing the cyber workforce and instructs agencies on how to comply with mandates in the Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act of 2015.

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