The federal government has trouble attracting people to cybersecurity jobs and keeping those it does hire. Some federal employees are looking to change career fields, out of desire or necessity, but they are not qualified for those jobs. The government early in 2019 will launch the Federal Cyber Reskilling Academy, a training program for federal employees who do not work in information technology-related positions. In recent years, White House initiatives, congressional hearings and reports from the Government Accountability Office and others have focused on the government’s need to bolster its cybersecurity workforce. The hopeful outcome from this is that we have proven this to be one of the tools that will work to build our cyber workforce.”

Source: Washington Post December 17, 2018 16:57 UTC