Eoyang: DOD's civilian cyber workforce 'certainly not sized' for additional missions

By Jaspreet Gill / October 20, 2021 at 12:24 PM
The Defense Department must do more to attract a civilian cyber workforce adequately sized for larger missions, according to a senior cyber policy official. Speaking today at a Cyber Media Forum hosted by the George Washington University, Mieke Eoyang, deputy assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy, told reporters the Pentagon needs to be “very clear” about its expectations when defending the nation and laid out issues between DOD and the private sector regarding workforce recruitment. “Right now, we are...

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