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Second, when departments use "tricks" to fill cyber headcount, including, e.g., hiring inexperienced people and training them on the job, they are self-sabotaging efforts to build a competent cyber workforce. Three reasons:
1) Cyber is no different than any other profession: not everyone will be good, no matter how well they are trained. It's hard to fire government employees. If you hire someone who turns out to be mediocre, then you're stuck with mediocre.
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