Cyber Workforce Initiatives T he four human capital pillars provide the foundation to support the accomplishment of the goals and objectives identified in this strategy. This structure provides unification of effort for implementation by the various stakeholders and communities that make up and support the DoD cyber workforce. The following areas represent Department-wide challenges: • Lack of common criteria regarding cyber workforce requirements (Identification). • Need for targeted identification of candidates based on skills to fill capability gaps (Recruitment). • Limited availability of capability assessment and enhancement programs (Development). • Attrition of highly skilled personnel within an already limited pipeline of talent (Retention). To resolve the above-mentioned challenges, the Department is taking an enterprise-wide approach to implement the following workforce development initiatives aligned to each strategic goal. 18