Live from AFCEA TechNet Cyber: How the Pentagon Plans to Fill 30,000 Open Cyber Positions

Live from AFCEA TechNet Cyber: How the Pentagon Plans to Fill 30,000 Open Cyber Positions

Defense Department cyber workforce lead Mark Gorak offers a sneak peek of the upcoming cyber workforce implementation plan.
Mark Gorak, Principal Director, Resources & Analysis, DOD

The Pentagon has a cyber workforce problem: 30,000 cyber positions remain unfilled, but malicious cyber activity isn’t slowing down. Defense cyber leaders warn future conflicts will combine kinetic and information warfare, elevating the importance of a robust cyber workforce. DOD Principal Director for Resources & Analysis Mark Gorak joins us live from AFCEA TechNet Cyber 2023 in Baltimore to discuss these challenges and his plans to address them.