Contact Jordan LaPier Director (202) 495-3320 jlapier@ourpublicservice.org Cyber talent program places its first class of new feds September 3, 2020 The federal government, much like many other sectors, has struggled for years to attract and retain the number of cybersecurity professionals needed to protect its IT systems. The Harvard Business Review estimates that there are over 1.5 million vacant cyber positions in the world.