Sens. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, have introduced legislation that would create a pilot apprenticeship program. The bill would also create a cyber-training program within the Department of Veterans Affairs. Industrywide, nearly 3 million jobs remain unfilled, and more than half of all cybersecurity professionals polled believe that staff shortages are placing their organizations at “moderate” or “extreme” risk. President Joe Biden’s proposed fiscal 2022 budget includes $2.1 billion in funding for CISA.”]
Source: https://www.databreachtoday.com/senate-bill-addresses-federal-cyber-workforce-shortage-a-16960