Cyber Talent Management System Archives

Department of Veterans Affairs — (Veterans Health / Flickr)

VA special salary rate for tech and cybersecurity staff takes effect

The salaries of technology and cybersecurity employees at the agency will rise by 17% on average.

Jul 31, 2023 By John Hewitt Jones

Director of U.S. Office of Personnel Management Kiran Ahuja speaks during a roundtable with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, and federal workers on Oct. 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images).

Kiran Ahuja: OPM working to address ‘true angst’ over federal IT hiring inequities

The Office of Personnel Management director says her agency is launching a governmentwide pay band for federal cyber and IT staff and will set up a new…

Oct 26, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones

DHS, Department of Homeland Security, CISA, RSA 2019 — (Scoop News Group photo)

Cyber Talent Management System expected to produce results ‘within months,’ DHS leader says

DHS Under Secretary Robert Silvers says the department continues to look at streamlining hiring processes.

Nov 17, 2021 By John Hewitt Jones

Jen Easterly (L), director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and Chris Inglis, national cyber director, testify during their confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security committee in Washington, DC on June 10, 2021. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Office of the National Cyber Director needs federal funds to meet hiring goals

The national cyber director says that until Congress passes the $1.75 trillion spending bill, cyber staffing will suffer.

Nov 3, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir

Department of Homeland Security, DHS — (U.S. Customs and Border Protection / Flickr)

DHS creates Cybersecurity Service similar to DOD’s Cyber Excepted Service

DHS has established a system to hire cyber personnel in excepted service roles with their own qualification requirements and that are not subject to rules of traditional…

Aug 26, 2021 By Billy Mitchell

DHS is rebalancing cyber support contracts

The Department of Homeland Security wants to ensure its workforce has the skills needed to respond to evolving threats.

Oct 13, 2020 By Dave Nyczepir

Developing programmer reading computer codes Development Website design and coding technologies.

DHS ‘blew up’ its hiring system for cybersecurity talent

The new process will offer market-sensitive pay across the board and enable the department to make job offers more quickly, such as at tech conferences.

Jul 31, 2019 By Dave Nyczepir

Chris Krebs, DHS — Chris Krebs speaks Oct. 18, 2018, at CyberTalks in Washington, D.C. (FedScoop)

DHS preps launch of Cyber Talent Management System

The department requested $11.4 million in fiscal 2020 to fund the launch of a modernized personnel system.

Mar 22, 2019 By Billy Mitchell