Dept. Of Homeland Security Struggles To Recruit, Retain Cybersecurity Tech Workers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) In the race to attract cybersecurity experts to protect the governments computer networks, the Department of Homeland Security has a handicap money cant fix.
Navigating the federal hiring system takes many months, which is too long in the fast-paced tech world.
Even when somebody is patriotic and wants to do their duty for the nation, if theyre really good theyre not going to wait six months to get hired, said Mark Weatherford, the former cyber chief at DHS.
After a spate of national security leaks and with cybercrime on the rise, the department is vying with the private sector and other three-letter federal agencies to hire and retain talent to secure federal networks and contain threats to American businesses and utilities.
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