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Brian D. McCarthy, with all the excitement of the new US presidency this may have slipped under the radar. Coming at the same time the first Department of Homeland Security Committee met to discuss cybersecurity, national security and the importance of developing the US cyber workforce.https://lnkd.in/eh4M3vpBDelivering a cyber workforce is critical to US national and cybersecurity. The enclosed audit of the five federal departments implementation of the Office of Personnel Managements Cybersecurity Workforce Practices. Published on the 16.01.2025 by the US GAO is an important read for baselining current standards.’Most of the departments audited had not fully implemented all 15 practices, due, in part, to managing their cybersecurity workforces at the component level rather than the departmental level, as intended by OPM. Until the departments implement these practices, they will likely be challenged in having a cybersecurity workforce with the necessary skills to protect federal IT systems and enable the government’s day-to-day functions’Funding, attraction and retention of skilled cyber resources was highlighted as a significant barrier to the management of a cybersecurity workforce by Federal Agencies. Whilst mitigating actions were identified, none of the departments had taken steps to evaluate the effectiveness of the actions.@Thaddeus DziekanowskiVeritas GRC US Government Accountability Office#cybersecurity #cyberriskmanagement #cyberworkforce
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