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European police hope Google ads will steer teenagers away from a life of hacking

Success is hard to measure, police say.

Apr 27, 2021 By Shannon Vavra

Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Dennis A. Crall, Joint Staff J6 Director and the Joint Staff’s Chief Information Officer, welcomes attendees to the JADC2 Data Summit at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., and highlights the importance of the event in setting the stage for Joint data standards, Jan. 26, 2021.

DOD grapples with the future of its cyber workforce

"I think the divide between the need is growing compared to what we’re able to fulfill. I’m not sure we’re closing the gap, and time is ticking…

Apr 22, 2021 By Billy Mitchell

This team wants to teach your kids cybersecurity while they’re home from school

This virtual school could keep kids engaged while coronavirus-related school closures skyrocket.

Mar 24, 2020 By Shannon Vavra

How to get more young people involved in civic tech, according to young people

A panel of Coding it Forward's summer 2019 Civic Digital Fellows reflected on this question at the program's demo day.

Aug 12, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier

Congress wants to give DOD a top IT workforce recruitment official

The latest versions of the fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act would aim to upgrade the Department of Defense’s IT workforce by adding a new high-level position…

Jun 13, 2019 By Jackson Barnett

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Commission issues early recommendations for better federal IT hiring

The National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service has a few ideas on how the federal government can better attract and retain IT and cybersecurity talent. In…

May 28, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier

The CIO Council is running a code challenge. Why?

Earlier this month, without uttering more than a couple tweets, the Federal CIO Council launched a code challenge. The pilot initiative, which the CIO Council hopes will…

May 13, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier

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11 federal agencies help start Cybersecurity Talent Initiative

A public-private partnership including 11 federal agencies on Tuesday launched the Cybersecurity Talent Initiative to improve the workforce pipeline to hundreds of thousands of cyber-related vacancies. Through…

Apr 9, 2019 By Dave Nyczepir

DHS preps launch of Cyber Talent Management System

The Department of Homeland Security requested $11.4 million in fiscal 2020 to fund the launch of a personnel system for hiring cybersecurity talent. First detailed in the…

Mar 22, 2019 By Billy Mitchell

An Airman types on his computer during the Cybersecurity Foundry Course at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., March 9, 2018. Course instructors taught 100 cyberspace students various cybersecurity functions, processes, procedures and data analysis skills to further their ability to secure the Air Force Network. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariette Adams)

The Pentagon wants to bring on a recruiter to hire tech talent

The Department of Defense readily acknowledges that it isn’t the greatest at attracting top civilian tech talent — and it’s definitely not as good as the private sector is.…

Feb 6, 2019 By Billy Mitchell