Look for Talent Upstream

Increasing your cyber workforce may mean revisiting your requirements. Agencies should prioritize candidates with potential to develop skills.

GovLoop Readers Pin Quiet Quitting on Managers

GovLoop polled its readers for their thoughts on “quiet quitting” and “quiet firing” — what they are, what causes those circumstances, what agencies can do to make things better and whether those situations even exist. The survey results were intriguing, and said a lot about the role managers play.

Cyber Protection for Industrial Systems

Operational technology and industrial control systems keep essential services running. But it can be hard to find the workforce to protect them. Here are some tips.

Advancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) improve engagement and innovation, and help attract and retain employees.

Flexible Spending Accounts are a Good Deal

Flexible Spending Accounts help reduce your taxes while paying for health and dependent care.

Gender, Diversity, and the Cybersecurity Service

The Department of Homeland Security launched an effort last year to streamline its hiring of cybersecurity talent and bridge the gap between public and private sector cyber salaries. Where do things stand one year later? And why are Federal cybersecurity staff so predominantly white and male?