CyberCorps talent pipeline buckles under Trump hiring freezes

Every January, an exclusive career fair in Washington, D.C. marks a pivotal moment for CyberCorps scholars. Hundreds of top students from across the country meet with dozens of federal agencies looking to hire talent at the event, which is required attendance for recipients. 

Established in 2000, the CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service program provides college tuition and a stipend to awardees, who, in return, commit to working in a government cybersecurity role upon graduation. It’s backed by the Office of Personnel Management and National Science Foundation, the latter of which awards scholarships for up to three years of support for cybersecurity undergraduate and graduate participants, including PhD candidates.

The program has long been deemed a reliable pathway for cream-of-the-crop students to enter public service, namely those with the technical and policy chops who want to serve the nation through cyber means.

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