TOMORROW @ 10AM: Hearing on Developing Our Cybersecurity Workforce

(WASHINGTON) – Tomorrow, July 29th the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, & Innovation, chaired by Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY), will hold a virtual hearing to gain greater understanding of the current challenges in developing a well-trained cyber workforce, to learn more about what the government is currently doing to address those challenges, and what more is needed to address the existing gaps. This hearing will focus on the importance of K-12 cyber education in growing and diversifying the cyber talent pipeline, opportunities to re-skill workers to fill high-demand cyber jobs, and how to include operational technology cybersecurity in workforce training programs.

This virtual hearing will be streamed live on YouTube and on our website.

Event details:

WHAT: Subcommittee Hearing: The Cyber Talent Pipeline: Educating a Workforce to Match Today’s Threats

WHEN: Thursday, July 29 @ 10:00am EDT

WITNESSES:

• Mr. Kevin Nolten, Director of Academic Outreach, CYBER.ORG, Cyber Innovation Center
• Tony Coulson, Ph.D., Professor and Executive Director, Cybersecurity Center Lead, National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity Community
• Mr. Ralph Ley, Department Manager, Workforce Development and Training Infrastructure Assurance & Analysis Division, National & Homeland Security, Idaho National Laboratory
• Mr. Max Stier, President and CEO, Partnership for Public Service

Updated info and livestream available here.

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Press Contact

Adam Comis at (202) 225-9978

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