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Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, arrives before the start of a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Jan. 10. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Exclusive: House Homeland Security chair releases, pushes forth cyber workforce bill

CyberScoop has the full details of the legislation, under which Rep. Mark Green wants to establish an ROTC-like program and more.

Sep 24, 2024 By Tim Starks

Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., listens during a hearing with the Senate Armed Services Committee at the Hart Senate Office Building on Feb. 29, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Bipartisan Senate bill would promote cybersecurity apprenticeship programs

The legislation aims to grow the cyber workforce under a Department of Labor-managed grants program for apprentices.

Jul 29, 2024 By Matt Bracken

Digital money transaction. (Getty Images)

White House wants to boost cyber funds for fiscal 2026

The Biden administration is asking federal agencies to increase requests for cyber investments.

Jul 11, 2024 By Christian Vasquez

Department of Homeland Security CIO and CAIO Eric Hysen testifies before the House Homeland Security Committee on June 26, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

DHS aims to boost cyber ranks by streamlining clearance approvals

A House Homeland Security hearing on filling the cyber workforce gap included discussions on examining top secret clearances, recruitment efforts across educational institutions and more.

Jun 26, 2024 By Matt Bracken

Federal CISO Chris DeRusha speaks at CyberTalks on Nov. 16, 2023. (Scoop News Group photo)

Former deputy national cyber director DeRusha lands at Google Cloud

Jun 25, 2024 By Matt Bracken

Protesters call for a “forensic audit” of the 2020 presidential election, during a demonstration by a group called Election Integrity Fund and Force, outside of the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing on Oct. 12, 2021. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

Picketed at work, confronted at church: Why election workers have left the job

Election workers facing unprecedented harassment are retiring in huge numbers, posing a threat to the U.S. voting system.

Jun 20, 2024 By Derek B. Johnson

Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, speaks at a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on July 13, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Community colleges, HBCUs get cyber talent boost under bipartisan House bill

The Cybersecurity Clinics Grant Program Act aims to provide “high-potential paths” to cyber jobs at two-year colleges and minority-serving institutions.

Jun 17, 2024 By Matt Bracken

Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 27, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

House bill would give CISA millions to diversify cyber workforce

The agency would get $20 million annually to create a program promoting cybersecurity jobs to disadvantaged communities.

May 22, 2024 By Matt Bracken

Eric Goldstein, executive assistant director for cybersecurity at CISA, speaks during the Elastic Public Sector Summit 2024. (Scoop News Group photo)

Top CISA official Eric Goldstein to depart agency next month

Goldstein has served as the executive assistant director for cybersecurity and worked on a number of key priorities for the agency.

May 16, 2024 By Tim Starks

White House deputy national cyber director and federal CISO Chris DeRusha speaks at CyberTalks on Nov. 16, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Scoop News Group photo)

DeRusha stepping down from ONCD, federal CISO roles

"Chris’s keen insights, experience, and judgement have been integral to the work," ONCD has done, Harry Coker says.

May 14, 2024 By Matt Bracken Rebecca Heilweil