Military cyber personnel : opportunities exist to improve service obligation guidance and data tracking : report to congressional committees / United States Government Accountability Office.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office, author, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Defense--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.

United States.

United States. Department of Defense--Personnel management.

United States. Department of Defense.

United States--Armed Forces--Personnel management.

Information services industry--Personnel management.

Information services industry.

Computer security--United States--Management.

Computer security.

Recruiting and enlistment.

Armed Forces--Personnel management.

Computer security--Management.

Personnel management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 44 pages) : color illustrations

Other Title:

Opportunities exist to improve service obligation guidance and data tracking

GAO-23-105423 Military Cyber Personnel

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : United States Government Accountability Office, 2022.

Summary:

To accomplish its national security mission and defend a wide range of critical infrastructure, DOD must recruit, train, and retain a knowledgeable and skilled cyber workforce. However, DOD faces increasing competition from the private sector looking to recruit top cyber talent to protect systems and data from a barrage of foreign attacks. . Among other matters, GAO examines the extent to which (1) a service obligation exists for military cyber personnel receiving advanced cyber training and (2) DOD has experienced staffing gaps for active-duty military cyber personnel for fiscal year 2017 through fiscal year 2021 and tracked cyber work roles. GAO is making six recommendations, including that the Army and Marine Corps clearly define active-duty service obligations for advanced cyber training in guidance, and that the Army, Air Force and Marine Corps track cyber personnel data by work role.

Contents:

Background

Navy and Air Force, but not Army and Marine Corps, ensure a return on investment for advanced cyber training

Gaps exist between active-duty cyber authorizations and staffing levels, and opportunities exist to better track work role data

Military service use of special and incentive pays in cyber career fields varies but retention challenges persist

Conclusions

Recommendations for executive action

Agency comments

Appendices.

Notes:

"December 2022."

"GAO-23-105423."

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (GAO, viewed December 22, 2022).

OCLC:

1355851370