From: Nextgov
A Senate committee on Wednesday advanced legislation that would empower the Homeland Security Department to pay DHS cyber recruits as much as Pentagon computer security professionals. There is a shortage of skilled computer security employees at many civilian agencies with heavy cyber responsibilities.
The bill could help DHS compete with the private sector and the U.S. military for scarce talent, say backers in the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, which passed the measure by a voice vote.
But some cybersecurity specialists advising Congress say the bill could be abused to boost information technology hiring that doesn’t fill information security staff shortages.
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