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The U.S. Department of Defense has introduced a new cyber workforce strategy aimed at easing entry, exit, and reentry into its cyber workforce as it seeks to strengthen talent acquisition and retention amid the ongoing cyber talent shortage around the world, according to DefenseScoop.

“This strategy utilizes four human capital pillars - Identification, Recruitment, Development and Retention - to identify and group cyber workforce challenges,” according to slides.

Plan aims to attract smart, effective people, in part by reducing education and certification requirements.

White House efforts to strengthen the cybersecurity workforce nationwide took several new steps forward over the past few months.

The Office of the National Cyber Director has a workforce plan in development that looks to address public sector and private sector gaps in the cyberse...