GOAL 4 Goal 4: Foster collaboration and partnerships to enhance capability development, operational effectiveness and career broadening experiences. Objective 4.2: Leverage talent exchanges to attract experienced talent and provide career broadening opportunities for existing cyber workforce members. Initiative 4.2.2: Establish a Joint Duty Assignment (JDA) type program to allow for civilian part-time surge support across the Department based on prioritized cyber needs. Objective 4.3: Enhance collaboration with academia to cultivate a talent pipeline and support important areas of research. Initiative 4.3.1: Establish a centralized program office to manage cyber-focused student and employee developmental programs across the Department. OPR: USD(A&S) OPR: Cyber Community Managers (DoD CIO, PCA/ USCYBERCOM) OCR: USD(P&R), Joint Staff, Services OCR: USD(P&R), USD(R&E), CDAO Pillar Alignment: Identification, Development Pillar Alignment: Recruitment, Development, Retention Description: As needs across the cyber landscape continuously evolve, the Department must utilize mechanisms that allows for greater flexibility in the deployment of talent to address challenges. Establishing a program allowing for part-time civilian surge support will provide the Department with the agility needed to combat threats more efficiently. Initiative Activities and Milestones Establish civilian part-time surge support capability Page 38 FY2023 Baseline FY24 - FY26 Activity Target Baseline Defined in determined action planning FY2027 Activity Target Part-time civilian surge support capability established Description: Various cyber-related student and employee developmental programs are administered independently across the Department. Creating a centralized program office to consolidate and / or manage similar programs will create efficiencies and enhance program effectiveness. Initiative Activities and Milestones Create and launch a centralized program office FY2023 Baseline FY24 - FY26 Activity Target Baseline Defined in determined action planning 2023-2027 Department of Defense Cyber Workforce Strategy - Implementation Plan FY2027 Activity Target Centralized program office established and fully operational