{"id":22156,"date":"2020-05-08T17:31:46","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T17:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2020\/05\/08\/commissions-join-together-in-urging-congress-to-implement-federal-cyber-reforms\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:57:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:57:26","slug":"commissions-join-together-in-urging-congress-to-implement-federal-cyber-reforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/newsletters\/2020\/05\/08\/commissions-join-together-in-urging-congress-to-implement-federal-cyber-reforms\/","title":{"rendered":"Commissions lobby for cyber reforms in the defense policy bill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Three commissions created by Congress are now pressuring lawmakers to include several cyber workforce recommendations in this year\u2019s defense policy bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top leaders from the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, and the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service signed a joint letter dated May 4 urging top members of the House and Senate Armed Services committees to implement several recommendations to improve the government\u2019s attraction, management and retention of cyber professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe United States is in a fierce competition to maintain its role as the leading world innovator,\u201d leaders of the commissions wrote. \u201cLosing our edge jeopardizes U.S. national security, U.S. global leadership and alliances, and, importantly, our values. In this strategic, global competition, the advantage will go to the competitor that can best attract, train, and retain world-class talent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cyberspace Solarium Commission, chaired by Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., and Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, urged the congressional committees to in turn push the Department of Defense to expedite the security clearance process, as well as research and develop clearer cyber workforce career paths and leadership roles across government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The commission also urged committee leaders to boost funding for the CyberCorps program, a scholarship-for-service program meant as a pathway into the federal cyber workforce. The commission wants the program to graduate 2,000 students per year, a sharp rise over the 3,600 students it graduated since the program launched in 2001.<\/p>\n\n\n\t