On Jun 1, 2009, at 8:32 AM, Sean Donelan wrote:
If people think that support for R&E programs should be cut instead, I guess that is also a useful data point. It would be noteworthy that any group advocated a cut in their own funding.
"The Federal government, with the participation of all departments and agencies, should expand support for key education programs and research and development to ensure the Nation~Rs continued ability to compete in the information age economy. Existing programs should be evaluated and possibly expanded, and other activities could serve as models for additional programs."
Jared's message earlier had the information about how you could participate if you have suggestions.
There have been numerous recommendations over the years to improve education and training of IT/Security professionals directed at either DHS, EOP and other agencies. I see a critical gap in this space myself. There are not enough people that are truly skilled in this space. Perhaps this need will never be met, but with the consistent threat of compromise facing any network connected organization, there need to be people who are trained to respond. There just are not enough skilled network & security engineers out there. US-CERT (as an example) is always hiring, and I have heard stories of people going from fast-food to trying to decipher intrusion data because they could get their TS/SCI. I'm certain that anyone who can combine two skills (computers, computer networks or data forensics) with some criminal justice could help fight the bad guys. There is a severe lack of talent here. - Jared