cyber workforce Archives

Office of Personnel Management acting Director Robert Shriver testifies before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Committee on Capitol Hill on May 22, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

OPM extends direct hire authorities for STEM, cyber, acquisition roles

The personnel agency said DHA for those positions will now run through the end of 2028.

Sep 23, 2024 By Matt Bracken

Dr. Kelly Fletcher, CIO, Bureau of Information Resource Management, Department of State

State Department CIO on embracing AI for security and mission outcomes

Dr. Kelly Fletcher discusses the agency’s zero trust strategy and how they plan to integrate AI to streamline cyber and workforce operations.

Dec 13, 2023 By Scoop News Group

Federal government begins advertising new cyber rotation program

Roughly 65 positions that are part of the new Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program are currently open through the Office of Personnel Management.

Dec 4, 2023 By Madison Alder Rebecca Heilweil

NGA CISO Gary Buchanan speaks on a panel at Cybertalks 2023. (FedScoop)

NGA gives high school students top-secret clearances, boosting cyber talent pipeline

NGA has created a program to hire high school students as interns and give them top-secret security clearances to work on mission-critical work like cybersecurity to bolster…

Nov 21, 2023 By Billy Mitchell

OPM Director Kiran Ahuja sits on stage at ACT-IAC's Imagine Nation ELC23 event. She is speaking to Melivn Brown, OPM's deputy chief information officer. — Kiran Ahuja, OPM director, speaks to Melivn Brown, OPM’s deputy chief information officer, at ACT-IAC’s Imagine Nation ELC23 in Hershey, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Madison Alder)

OPM director teases release of cyber, IT pay proposal in coming days

“Far-reaching” proposal related to pay “flexibility” in federal cyber and IT roles to be released in coming days, Office of Personnel Management director says.

Oct 30, 2023 By Madison Alder

Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-SC) speaks before a House hearing at the US Capitol on June 22, 2023 in Washington, DC. The House Committee on Oversight and Accountbility Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation met to discuss the use of technology at the US Border, airports and military bases. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

House passes bill to relax educational requirements for federal cyber workers

The bipartisan legislation aimed at expanding eligibility for the federal cybersecurity workforce passed the House 394-1.

Oct 3, 2023 By Madison Alder

(Photo by Jon Dasbach, U.S. Cyber Command)

New DOD cyber workforce strategy aims to ease revolving door between government and industry

In a changing environment, officials want to adapt the personnel system to make it easier for people to enter government, leave for industry to gain additional experience…

Mar 10, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau