Posted March 7th, 2010 by designer
On Monday, March 8, the Partnership for Public Service released an issue brief on the state of the IT workforce that highlights the growing need for IT talent, an increasing retirement eligibility and insufficient talent pipelines.
Link to the issue brief here
The kickoff event highlighted the launch of Phase II of the Partnership’s three-year pilot project focusing on the recruitment, hiring, and onboarding of entry-level talent in mission-critical occupations. Participating federal agencies discussed strategies to build talent pipelines, develop innovative approaches to branding and messaging on college campuses, and adopt best practices from the public, private, and non-profit sectors.
The IT recruitment program is phase two of the three focuses in the FedRecruit program. Earlier this year, the Partnership launched a pilot focused on the recruitment and retention of entry-level acquisition professionals. The third phase will focus on nursing and public health professionals.
The CCA would like input on what three things are most important in the effort to retain top IT talent?
Please email the group at ask@thecybercorps.org
Posted March 7th, 2010 by designer
March 3, 2010
Contact: DHS Press Office, (202) 282-8010
SECRETARY NAPOLITANO LAUNCHES NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS CAMPAIGN CHALLENGE
SAN FRANCISCO—Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today unveiled DHS’ National Cybersecurity Awareness Campaign Challenge—a new initiative that calls on cybersecurity experts and individuals across the country to develop innovative new ways to enhance public awareness about the importance of safeguarding America’s computer systems and cyber networks from attacks by terrorists and criminals.
“All Americans have an important role to play in securing our computer systems and cyber networks,” said Secretary Napolitano. “We are challenging our nation’s best and brightest to utilize their expertise and creativity to devise new ways to engage the public in the shared responsibility of safeguarding our cyber resources and information.”
The Challenge invites cybersecurity experts and members of the public alike to submit creative ideas for improving the public’s cybersecurity awareness and cyber literacy. Proposals must be submitted by April 30 via www.dhs.gov/cyberchallenge, and winners will collaborate with the Department to develop and launch the National Cybersecurity Awareness Campaign.
Secretary Napolitano announced the initiative during her remarks at RSA Conference in San Francisco, where she emphasized her commitment to partnering with her colleagues in Congress, the private sector and across the Obama administration to clarify and strengthen public and private sector cybersecurity and cyber resiliency—including more strongly aligning the Department’s cyber and physical infrastructure protection efforts and making DHS a clearer focal point for cybersecurity within the federal government.
In her remarks, Secretary Napolitano stressed the Department’s dedication to recruiting and retaining the talented cybersecurity employees needed to confront terrorist and criminal threats and underscored her continued commitment to supporting the latest cybersecurity innovations—including the ongoing deployment of the EINSTEIN system to better identify malicious cyber activity, enhance situational awareness and improve cybersecurity support across government.
Secretary Napolitano also highlighted DHS’ close collaboration with the private sector to protect the nation’s critical infrastructure and cyber networks—including the current development of a National Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan; the training of more than 14,000 critical infrastructure protection professionals through the Control Systems Security Program; and regular consultation with cybersecurity stakeholders across the country.
For National Cyber Security Awareness Campaign Challenge rules and additional information, visit www.dhs.gov/cyberchallenge.
Posted September 17th, 2009 by designer
We look forward to meeting many of you at the next annual SFS Job Fair and Symposium in January. At that time we plan to announce updates in our way forward with the association that will directly benefit you. We invite you as students, alumni, and PIs to attend a short meeting during the symposium held along with the Board of Directors. Hope to see you there.
Please browse this website to learn more about the association and visit our forum to register for membership. Do not hesitate to reach out to the Association for assistance; our network of contacts is large, and growing.
7-8 January – SFS Job Fair and Symposium
Posted March 11th, 2009 by designer
On March 7th, a New Board of Directors was voted on by the existing Board of Directors.
Please feel free to obtain more information on the new Board.
Congrats!
Tags: "board of directors" meeting agenda
Posted December 20th, 2008 by jtsallis
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
As you may or may not know, our annual meeting is once again approaching. The Scholarship for Service meeting will be on January 6th, and we have again been given the opportunity to hold our annual meeting on that evening from 5:00 – 6:00 p.m at the Washington Hilton. Because previous meetings have been dominated by administrative tasks, the Board has decided to try and obtain alumni and student input before the meeting so the tasks can be done beforehand.
Therefore, we would like to announce that there will be a total of 5 Board positions available for the upcoming year: 3 for student positions, and 2 for alumni positions. In the interest of time at the general meeting, and to be able to focus on the discussion of program initiatives, the Board has decided to accept nominations for Board membership for up to 2 weeks after the meeting. Starting today and lasting until January 19th, interested parties may submit their nominations either via the forums available at http://www.sfscybercorps.org/forum/index.php in the form of a private message, or in an email to myself. Interested candidates may visit http://sfscybercorps.org/?p=30 to view a list of the roles and responsibilities of Board members. If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact the Board Secretary at secretary@sfscybercorps.com.
We look forward to seeing all of you in January.
~Jordan T. Sallis
Secretary, Scholarship for Service Association Board of Directors
Posted December 15th, 2008 by jtsallis
As we approach a new year for the SFS CyberCorps Association, it was decided that the filling of positions on the Board of Directors would be aided by detailing what roles and responsibilities board members should expect. To that end, the following list of board member job descriptions was developed at the Executive Committee meeting on October 28, 2008 and is placed here for reference.
Board Job Descriptions
Posted December 15th, 2008 by jtsallis
During the course of registering to become a legally recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, it was necessary to make certain changes to the Association’s Bylaws. These bylaws were approved by the Executive Committee on October 28, 2008 and are included here for public record.
Association Bylaws
Posted November 1st, 2008 by designer
Well, we recently updated our website. It should make editing, updating, and revising much easier to do.
We hope you like the new site!
Tags: cyber corps, sfs, updating, website, welcome