Recruitment
Recruitment: Identifying and attracting
the talent needed to meet mission
requirements and the process of evaluating
the effectiveness of recruiting efforts.
Recruitment KPIs
FY2023
Baseline
FY24 - FY26
Activity Target
FY2027
Activity Target
Time to Hire (TTH) for civilian
cyber workforce
Baseline
determined
Defined in
action planning
60 days
FY2027 Target: Decrease time to hire,
while increasing the percentage of
accepted offers.
Percentage of civilian cyber
workforce hires meeting OPM <80day TTH
Baseline
determined
Defined in
action planning
80%
Decrease in cyber workforce
vacancy rate (either workforcewide or within targeted DCWF work
roles)
Baseline
determined
Defined in
action planning
Not to exceed 5%
Percentage of non-traditional hiring
authorities (e.g., Direct Hiring
Authority, Cyber Excepted Service)
used for cyber workforce hires
Baseline
determined
Defined in
action planning
90% of hires for which there
is an available, policy-allowed
non-traditional hiring authority,
are used
Percentage of new cyber workforce
civilian hires through DoDsponsored student programs
Baseline
determined
Defined in
action planning
100% of students who complete
a given student cyber program
on an acceptable/satisfactory
basis are provided a job offer
The following KPIs are aligned to the
initiatives and will be measured to impact
the Recruitment pillar:
2023-2027 Department of Defense Cyber Workforce Strategy - Implementation Plan
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