Earlier this week, the US White House unveiled a new initiative called Service for America.
This initiative, created in conjunction with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), aims to get more people interested in cybersecurity and thus help strengthen the overall cybersecurity posture in both the public and private sectors.
In this context, cybersecurity jobs are presented as a service to the country: “Throughout our history, generation after generation of Americans have stepped up to meet the challenges of their time, protecting and serving our nation in a variety of ways,” reads the announcement on the White House website.
Filling the void
“Every day, Americans face malicious actors in cyberspace, whether foreign governments or cybercriminals. It is critical that we have a robust cyber workforce to confront these threats and strengthen our resilience to them.”
The initiative is described as a “recruiting, hiring, and engagement sprint” that will connect Americans with “meaningful, high-paying jobs” in cybersecurity, technology, and artificial intelligence. That sprint will include multiple career events taking place in September and October, as well as different seminars for job seekers to teach them how to apply for a job in the federal government. Lastly, there will be weeklong workshops from NIST on exploring careers in cybersecurity.
According to the White House, there are currently about 500,000 open cybersecurity jobs in the United States, adding that the number will only grow, with the growth of products, services, artificial intelligence, and more. The White House also says there is a misconception that cyber jobs are reserved only for people with a computer science degree and “deep technical training,” when in reality, the positions are “available to anyone who wants to pursue them.”
More details about the initiative can be found at this link.
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