- After years of growth, DoD cyber workforce braces for reductions
In recent years, DoD ramped up its use of direct hire authority to drive down vacancy rates for cyber positions from upwards of 25% to around 15% — A level that remains today, according to Patrick Joh …
DOD sees decrease in civilian cyber workforce shortage amid efforts to …
Over the last year, the Defense Department has reduced its civilian cyber vacancy rate to 16 percent, a decrease of 4.8 percent from last year, according to an official. Those efforts are part of the …
Pentagon puts a dent in cyber workforce vacancies – Defense One
Last year, about 24 percent of DOD cyber jobs were vacant. That vacancy rate dropped to 16 percent, which amounts to about 28,000 unfilled military and civilian cyber roles, Gorak said.
As Part of Cyber Workforce Development, DOD Lowers Time-to-Hire for …
In 2024, vacancies in the DOD cyber workforce have gone down by 4.8%, Gorak said, demonstrating retention of cyber talent. "The civilian vacancy rate is now down to 16.2%, that is a…
DoD Releases Implementation Plan for Cyber Workforce Initiative – FEDweek
The plan seeks to cut the vacancy rate in cyber positions in half to less than 15 percent within four years through steps on the front end including reducing time-to-hire to 60 days on…
DoD Braces for Cyber Workforce Cuts Amid Reductions, Hiring Freeze
The Department of Defense (DoD) is bracing for a hit to its cybersecurity workforce amid the agency’s ongoing efforts to reduce its civilian workforce and the impact of a sustained hiring freeze, a Pe …
DoD Makes Progress With Cyber Workforce Strategy Implementation
Gorak said the DoD’s biggest accomplishment is reducing the civilian vacancy rate by 4.8% to a rate of 16.2% when the original goal was to decrease this metric by 2%. In 2024, the DoD made 14,000 civi …
A Year of Progress in Building a Cyber-Ready Workforce
Workforce Metrics: In 2024, the DoD hired 14,000 civilians but lost 6,000, leading to a net gain. The civilian vacancy rate now stands at 16.2%, with an estimated total workforce shortage of 28,000 em …
DoD Prepares for Major Cyber Workforce Cuts Amid Hiring Freeze
The Defense Department (DoD) is facing significant cuts to its cyber workforce due to a hiring freeze and initiatives to decrease civilian personnel, while managing about 225,000 workers in cybersecur …
DoD Ramps Up Efforts to Grow Cyber Workforce – AUSA
The Pentagon is committed to reducing the vacancy rates of its cyber positions by 2% every year over the next two to five years, Beavers said in her prepared statement for the committee. The goal is t …
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