A bipartisan bill has been introduced to address the shortage of cybersecurity staff within the federal government, CNBC reported.
The new bill is headed for the House floor and will allow experts to work among different federal agencies with the goal of creating a uniform response in the event of a cybersecurity attack, Rep. Ro Khanna of California told CNBC. The measure was co-authored by Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina.
Already approved by the House Oversight Committee, the Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2021 is intended to maintain security over the federal government as well as associated data and information, Mace told CNBC.
“We got to make sure that the private sector has all the tools and resources that they need,” Mace added, per the report, also stating that she has seen the “lack of talent” in the federal, state and private sectors.
“This rotational program will be overseen by multiple federal agencies and multiple councils, including the CIO Council and Homeland Security, to make sure that we are being efficient and effective with creating greater protections for federal agencies and the federal government and the data of the American…
