Podcasts Government Federal Drive with Tom Temin If agencies let cyber employees temporarily leave their jobs, will it keep them on staff longer?

If agencies let cyber employees temporarily leave their jobs, will it keep them on staff longer?

Published: March 23, 2023, 7:29 a.m.

b'Agencies got more details from the Office of Personnel Management on how to get started with an inter-agency program aiming to boost retention of federal cybersecurity professionals. The guidance from OPM came after President Joe Biden signed a bill into law last June, which established a federal rotational cyber workforce program.\\nThe program lets agencies offer up rotation assignments for federal employees currently working in IT, cyber or cyber-related positions. Eligible employees can apply for, and work at, a different federal agency for a limited time period, between six months and one year, before returning to their home agency.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'