White House’s new fix for cyber job gaps: Serve the nation in infosec

The White House launched the “Service for America” campaign to help fill roughly 500,000 U.S. cybersecurity job vacancies by promoting cyber careers as a form of national service, hosting career events, and providing NIST-led workshops. The initiative emphasizes skills-based hiring, apprenticeships, and local training over degree requirements, aiming to broaden entry into the cyber workforce across government and private sectors, with uncertainty about efforts continuing beyond the two-month sprint.