Accession Number:

AD1168599

Title:

Cybersecurity Workforce: Agencies Need to Improve Baseline Assessments and Procedures for Coding Positions

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Congressional Report]

Corporate Author:

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC

Personal Author(s):

• Wilshusen, Gregory C.

Report Date:

2018-06-01

Pagination or Media Count:

69

Abstract:

As required by the Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act of 2015 act, the Office of Personnel Management OPM developed a cybersecurity coding structure under the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education NICE as well as procedures for assigning codes to federal civilian cybersecurity positions. However, OPM issued the coding structure and procedures 5 and 4 months later than the acts deadlines because OPM was working with the National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST to align the structure and procedures with the draft NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework, which NIST issued later than planned. OPM also submitted a progress report to Congress on the implementation of the act 1 month after it was due. The delays in issuing the coding structure and procedures have extended the expected time frames for implementing subsequent provisions of the act.

Descriptors:

• personnel management
• business administration
• employment
• department of state
• test and evaluation
• united states government
• congress
• information systems
• department of homeland security
• intelligence community (united states)
• united states
• department of defense
• environmental protection
• homeland security
• house of representatives
• human resources
• national governments

Subject Categories:

• Administration and Management
• Cybernetics
• Personnel Management and Labor Relations

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]