GOAL 3
Goal 3: Facilitate a cultural shift to optimize Department-wide personnel management activities.
Objective 3.4: Apply security clearance requirements
appropriately for cyber positions, billets and personnel to increase
position flexibility.
Initiative 3.4.1: Identify security risks and mitigate through
reasonable methods (e.g., interim clearances) to allow for new
talent to onboard sooner.
OPR: USD(I&S)
OCR: DoD CIO, Components (Services & 4th Estate)
Pillar Alignment: Recruitment
Description: Attaining qualified and cleared cyber talent is a
challenge Department-wide. Exploring and piloting mitigation
strategies (e.g., interim clearances, begin clearance process
through student development programs), will enable the
Department to identify and support activities to bring talent
onboard at a faster pace by leveraging under-utilized solutions.
Initiative Activities
and Milestones
Mitigate security risks
for onboarding new
talent
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Baseline
FY24 - FY26
Activity Target
FY2027
Activity Target
Security risks identified
Baseline
Defined in
and mitigated to
determined action planning
onboard new talent
Objective 3.5: Establish a mechanism for part-time surge support
based on emergent mission need.
Initiative 3.5.1: Identify critical support areas that could
operate with part-time and surge support and integrate
Reserve and National Guard Units based on mission needs.
OPR: Services
OCR: Reserve and National Guard Commands, CDAO
Pillar Alignment: Identification, Recruitment
Description: The Department would benefit from identifying
critical cyber work that could be executed in a surge or part-time
capacity. Utilizing Reserve and National Guard units for critical
needs could be an opportunity to stay ahead of emerging cyber
threats to the Department.
Initiative Activities
FY2023
FY24 - FY26
FY2027
and Milestones
Baseline Activity Target
Activity Target
Establish part time
Part time surge support
surge support capability Baseline
Defined in
capability established
specific to Reserve and determined action planning
and utilized
National Guard usage
2023-2027 Department of Defense Cyber Workforce Strategy - Implementation Plan