Too few in pipeline for cybersecurity jobs, CIOs complain

The federal government's cybersecurity workforce is broken, facing a serious shortage of trained personnel, an over-reliance on contractors and a hiring process that doesn't attract the right candidates, according to a new report from the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service. The group surveyed executives at 18 federal agencies that hire cybersecurity personnel. Seventy-six percent of chief information officers and chief information security officers said recruiting skilled talent is a "high" or "top" priority in the next two years. But many are dissatisfied with the hiring process.

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