Closing the Talent Gap in Federal IT

PURPOSE:

• To evaluate how private and educational sectors are addressing the talent gap.
• To explore ways to close the talent gap.

BACKGROUND:

• Modernizing the federal government’s IT requires investment in the talent necessary to identify, operate, and innovate federal IT.
• Recent reports will be discussed during the hearing:
  • “Increasing the Effectiveness of the Federal Role in Cybersecurity Education” by the National Academy of Public Administration;
  • “Sustaining a Competitive Edge in Innovation Through a World-Class Federal Science and Technology Workforce” by The White House National Science and Technology Council; and
  • The Office of Management and Budget’s Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Strategy released in July 2016.