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Cyber Corp Happy Hour after the SFS Job Fair

Cyber Corp Happy Hour after the SFS Job Fair
When: January 05, 2011 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
Where: Bailey’s Pub & Grille (2010 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA)

Ease back into work after the holidays by joining the Cyber Corp Association
for a Happy Hour Social Event.Past, present, and future SFS and IASP
participants will be getting together at Bailey’s in Crystal City on January
6 at 7:30pm. Even better – this event is happening just down the road from
the annual SFS conference so current alumni and current students will have a
rare chance to co mingle.

Scholarship for Service (SFS) Job Fair on January 5, 2012

The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) invite you to participate in the annual Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship for Service (SFS) Job Fair on January 5, 2012, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott, Arlington, VA. There is no charge for agencies to participate and the Job Fair will run from 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM. To register, please visit https://www.team-psa.com/GA1/SFSJob2012/agency1.asp and complete the registration form. Space is limited so please register early. Set up times and additional logistics information will be provided as we get closer.
The SFS program, co-sponsored by NSF and DHS, provides scholarship money for a maximum of two years to outstanding cybersecurity/IA undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students in exchange for an equal amount of time spent in Federal government service after graduation. The 300+ students attending the Job Fair are some of the top cybersecurity students in the country, and they will be looking for both cybersecurity /IA internships and permanent placements with the Federal government. We encourage agencies to bring both hiring officials and IT program managers to meet with the students.

Your agency has a truly unique opportunity to fill its cybersecurity hiring needs by attending this SFS Job Fair and meeting these outstanding students. Please let me know if you have any questions about the program or the Job Fair. Looking forward to seeing you in January!

Have a great day.

SFS Program Office
Email: sfs@opm.gov
Sandra.wilkins@opm.gov
Kathy.roberson@opm.gov

Tags: Job Fair, sfs

Next Cyber Corps Happy Hour on Feb 9th, 6-10pm

Wednesday, February 9 · 6:00pm – 10:00pm

Location:
McGinty’s Public House
911 Ellsworth Drive
Silver Spring, MD

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=166475810064760&index=1

Honoring the rotation, the next Cyber Corp Alumni Happy Hour will be in MD. We have our own slice of McGinty’s Pub in Silver Spring to get together and celebrate the week being half over. Thanks to those alumni who came and met with students at the Happy Hour co-located with the SFS conference, we are certain they appreciated the chance to chat with alums.

What’s the best way to recruit and hire recent graduates into the federal government?

The White House on Monday ordered the elimination of a controversial federal internship program, replacing it with a three-track system that the administration said would allow agencies to reach the entire pool of qualified candidates for entry-level jobs.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/12/27/executive-order-recruiting-and-hiring-students-and-recent-graduates

Agencies will be required to consolidate any programs they currently have for college students or recent graduates into one of three new categories, dubbed “Pathways Programs” under the president’s order.  One is intended to completely replace the various internship opportunities offered by agencies. There are numerous legal authorities that provide for the existing programs, and all of them will be merged into a single program.

Only students currently enrolled in high schools, colleges, trade schools or other qualifying institutions will be eligible, and the order requires that they be referred to as interns. Agencies that use the program will be required to give participants “meaningful developmental work.”

A second track is an entirely new Recent Graduates program. Recent degree-earners would have two years from the time they successfully complete their studies to apply. An exception will be made for veterans who served in the military during that two-year window – they would have up to six years from the time they earned their degree. The program would begin with a two-year career development phase intended to familiarize new federal workers with their career path. The new hires would be grouped with a cohort of their peers who graduated at approximately the same time.

The third track is the existing two-year Presidential ManagementFellowship program for candidates with advanced degrees, first begun in 1977.   The order mandates an expansion of the eligibility window for candidates – both to align the application process with academic calendars, and to allow more recent graduates to apply. It also eliminates the requirement that a candidate be nominated by a higher learning institution. An administration official said the nomination process had become inconsistent and arbitrary, since each college or university was allowed to set its own standards for who was eligible for a nomination.

The administration believes that the new programs will improve the government’s ability to compete with the private sector for new talent. The president’s order states that the government benefits from a workforce that incorporates the enthusiasm and perspective of students and recent graduates.

Cyber Corp Association’s Happy Hour Social Event after the Career Fair

Bailey’s Pub & Grille
2010 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA (About 2 blocks from the hotel)
5pm-10pm

Ease back into work after the holidays by joining the Cyber Corp Association for a Happy Hour Social Event.  Past, present, and future SFS and IASP participants will be getting together at Bailey’s in Crystal City on January 6 at 5pm.  Even better – this event is happening just down the road from the annual SFS conference so current alumni and current students will have a rare chance to co mingle.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at: ask@thecybercorps.org

Agency Briefing for IT Security/Cybersecurity Hiring Officials

Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship For Service
(SFS)

The SFS program is co-sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the Department of Homeland Security to support highly qualified future Federal information assurance (IA) professionals. More than 100 SFS scholars become available for fulltime placement and internships each year! More than 900 SFS scholars have already been placed!  Come learn how your agency can hire these highly talented scholars.

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Happy Hour on June 16th!

Ever feel like heading down the rabbit hole about the time Wednesday rolls around? Indulge that feeling and join past, present, and future SFS/IASP alumni for an after work tea party at the newly relocated & remodeled Madhatter. Despite the namesake, it’s actually cool and calm place to hang out after work. Feel free to join – details are below.

When: 5:30PM on June 16th (2010, of course)
Where: Madhatter, 1321 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington DC 20036
Metro stops: Dupont Circle, Farragut North, Farragut West
Google Map: http://bit.ly/cWyFbI

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FedRecruit Kickoff Event at Partnership for Public Service

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[at]thecybercorps.org