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Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Bolster Federal Cyber Workforce

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, February 7th, 2019

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Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Bolster Federal Cyber Workforce

A pair of senators has reintroduced a bill aimed at strengthening the federal cyber security workforce by enabling the temporary rotation of professionals among agencies. The Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act was first introduced in the Senate last fall. The bill allows for cyber security professionals at federal agencies to rotate among agencies on a temporary basis to gain experience outside their home agencies. “These rotations allow federal cyber professionals to develop multiagency and policy expertise on cyber threats…

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