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Homeland Security is reporting problems filling their Cyber Talent pool via their Cybersecurity Talent Management System. They are supposed to fill 150 slots by then end of the fiscal year. As of this writing, they have filled four. Yep, four.<\/p>\n

One issue facing the department is a mismatch between the entry-level candidates who want to join DHS and the pool of potential positions. The program has generated interest among entry-level job seekers but there are only about 75 entry-level positions available under CTMS.<\/p>\n

Things are tough for human resources managers looking to fill cybersecurity positions \u2013 and not just in government. Currently, there are over 714,500 openings for cyber jobs nationwide, according to Cyberseek, which is backed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

DefenseOne<\/a><\/p>\n

In fairness, they have 17 folks in the pipeline awaiting security clearance checks etc. they intend to make offers to. That might put them up to 21 out of 150.<\/p>\n

Or, in one seemingly expert opinion:<\/p>\n

Mark Montgomery, former executive director of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission and CSC 2.0 executive director, told FCW <\/em>that the government needs to concentrate on the cyber workforce problem as much as it focuses on technology, policy and processes.<\/p>\n

“You can’t throw money like a drunken sailor at technology, spend countless hours writing new policy and processes and not go fix the people problem,” he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Well said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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