ARMY AL&T
DEFEATING THE ONLINE ENEMY
The Army’s Pathfinder Program encourages college students to pursue federal careers in cybersecurity and emerging technology fields.
by Rebecca Wright P
resently, the demand for cyber professionals exceeds the talent pool. With an aging government workforce and the commercial sector appealing more to younger employ- ees, the requirement to recruit and retain knowledgeable experts is at an all-time high. According to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the definition of
cybersecurity “is the art of protecting networks, devices and data from unauthorized access or criminal use and the practice of ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information.”
“In terms of security, we’ve got to get back to habits we had during the Cold War as far as keep- ing ourselves more secure against a sophisticated enemy,” Douglas Bush, the assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology (ASA(ALT)), told a media roundtable at the Pentagon in February 2022. “Tat applies to both cyber and supply chain in particular in my world,” he said before adding, “Cyber testing is an area where improvements need to be made.”
Risks to the federal government’s information technology (IT) systems are on the rise. In fiscal year 2021, the U.S. Government Accountability Office reported 32,511 information security inci- dents. In November and December 2021, Chinese hackers gained access to five U.S. defense and technology agencies and obtained passwords to access the agency’s IT systems. Te need to stay ahead and prevent cybersecurity attacks remains a top priority for the federal government, and the Army recognizes this. As a response to a congressional mandate and with cyber threats intensify- ing, in a collaborative effort DOD’s Director of Operational Test and Evaluation Office and the Treat Systems Management Office (TSMO) within the Program Executive Office for Simula- tion, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) established the Pathfinder Program to encourage current college students into cybersecurity career fields within the Army Acquisition Workforce.
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