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Cyberspace Solarium Commission issues cybersecurity hiring guidance.
The US Cyberspace Solarium Commission is calling for measures to bolster federal hiring of cyberprofessionals, FedScoop reports. The report, issued Thursday, calls for the Office of the National Cyber Director (NCD) to work with the Office of Personnel Management to revamp coding structures for cybersecurity jobs, and recommends the creation of a specialized human resource team focused on recruiting top cyber talent. The report is an effort to remedy the severe hiring shortage when it comes to cybersecurity positions, as the government currently has 39,000 vacancies for cyber talent, while the country’s entire public sector employs just over 75,000 cybersecurity professionals. While the report identifies several recruiting challenges like a lack of diversity and limited agency hiring flexibilities, the Federal News Network notes that some officials feel the main issue is a lack of data. Mark Montgomery, director of the commission and one of the authors of the report, explained, “Government cannot make good decisions without good data. We all understand that, despite the fact that we actually have a legal statute saying, ‘collect the data,’ we do not have good data.” National Cyber Director Chris Inglis also stressed the need for a cohesive hiring strategy and collaboration with industry: “We would then use that strategy to figure out, how do we connect those, give those the highest possible leverage, kind of amplify their efforts not within the stovepipes, but broadly across the federal government and join arm and arm with ..
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