"Administration Launches National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy to Address Cyber Workforce Needs"
The Biden-Harris Administration has unveiled the National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy (NCWES) to address immediate and long-term cyber workforce needs. Filling the many cyber positions in the US is a national security imperative. The NCWES emphasizes the urgent need to fill a vast number of vacant cyber positions. Many communities that are presently underrepresented in the cyber workforce do not see themselves in cyber jobs or are unaware of the opportunity to join this critical and expanding workforce. The new strategy is committed to empowering Americans to pursue cyber careers. The NCWES follows the publication of the President's National Cybersecurity Strategy, which outlined a vision for developing a digital environment that is aligned with values and adequately resourced to address today's complex threat environment. This article continues to discuss the purpose and pillars of the NCWES.