GOAL 3 Goal 3: Facilitate a cultural shift to optimize Department-wide personnel management activities. Objective 3.1: Establish a Cyber Workforce Development Fund to accelerate implementation activities and enable training throughout to match demand. Initiative 3.1.1: Gain authority to establish a dedicated fund for defense and cyber workforce development to enable more effective program management for professional development. OPR: USD(P&R) OCR: Cyber Community Managers (DoD CIO, PCA/ USCYBERCOM), USD(C), USD(I&S) Pillar Alignment: Development, Retention Description: Aligning a dedicated funding source for cyber workforce development activities will enable the Department to better support and manage workforce development programs. Initiative Activities and Milestones FY2023 Baseline FY24 - FY26 Activity Target FY2027 Activity Target Dedicated cyber Attainment of dedicated workforce professional funding for cyber Baseline Defined in development fund fully workforce professional determined action planning integrated into planning development and execution activities Objective 3.2: Champion remote work flexibilities and policies to expand opportunities across the cyber workforce. Initiative 3.2.1: Identify unique telework25 and remote work26 challenges to the cyber workforce and identify mitigation strategies. OPR: USD(P&R) OCR: Components (Services & 4th Estate), DoD CIO Pillar Alignment: Identification, Recruitment, Retention Description: COVID-19 created a surge in telework and remote work across the government. Due to the nature of the work, cyber professionals experienced challenges in operating in a fully telework or remote work capacity. By investigating telework and remote work challenges unique to the cyber workforce, the Department can identify opportunities to increase flexible work arrangements, when possible, without compromising mission success. Initiative Activities and Milestones Cyber workforce telework and remote work assessment FY2023 FY24 - FY26 Baseline Activity Target Baseline Defined in determined action planning FY2027 Activity Target Cyber workforce telework and remote work challenge mitigation strategies identified and implemented Percentage of cyber Baseline Defined in workforce that is 1% increase from FY26 telework or remote work determined action planning eligible Page 32 2023-2027 Department of Defense Cyber Workforce Strategy - Implementation Plan