Contact Jordan LaPier Director (202) 495-3320 jlapier@ourpublicservice.org Federal Government Works with Private Sector to Address Cybersecurity Talent Gap September 2, 2020 The nonprofit, nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service kicks off its inaugural class of the Cybersecurity Talent Initiative™- a new public and private collaboration with the goal of developing a world-class cybersecurity workforce. This inaugural class brings together 10 future cybersecurity leaders who deliver a variety of academic and professional experience to the federal government, along with more racial and ethnic diversity than the national cybersecurity talent pool currently trends.