Would Pay Scales Close the Cybersecurity Workforce Gap?

From: Defense One

Aliya Sternstein/Nextgov

Federal agencies have long struggled to fill positions in the ever-growing ranks of the cybersecurity workforce.

But a question going back to at least 2011 remains unanswered: Should the feds create a job category and salary scale for government cybersecurity workers — or is the profession too mercurial to assign pay grades?

The Government Accountability Office thinks carving out a wage rate would help attract more talent, but the Office of Personnel Management — the agency responsible for classifying occupations — has yet to come up with a description.

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