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DOD witnesses tell House panel workforce management, hiring freeze and mental‑health support are top cyber priorities
Summary
Witnesses told the House Cyber Subcommittee that talent management — including recruitment, retention, hiring‑freeze impacts, and mental‑health support — remains Cyber Command's top priority, and described ongoing steps to manage billet needs and workforce resilience.
Department of Defense witnesses told the House Armed Services Cyber Subcommittee on May 16 that talent management and personnel resiliency are central to maintaining cyber operations and that they are taking specific steps to reduce harms from recent workforce‑shaping actions.
The most newsworthy point: Lieutenant General Joe Hartman said Cyber Command's top priority is "talent management, and ensuring that we can build mastery in the force," and described retention success in key cyber roles and active efforts to improve hiring and training pipelines.
What members asked: Lawmakers pressed witnesses about the effects of a recent hiring freeze, workforce‑shaping measures, and separations. Representative Elfreth asked how many…
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