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Requested by Congress in Section 549 of the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2018, this study will examine the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) cybersecurity workforce challenges, review FAA's current strategy for meeting those challenges, and recommend ways to strengthen the FAA's cybersecurity workforce, including consideration of its size, quality, and diversity. The study will consider cybersecurity workforce needs across the FAA’s mission areas and consider how these needs are likely to evolve over time. The committee's evidence base, analysis, findings, conclusions, and recommendations will be set forth in its final report.
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Looking Ahead at the Cybersecurity Workforce at the Federal Aviation Administration
Consensus Study Report
·2021
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has overseen significant upgrades to the technology used to manage aviation operations to increase the safety and efficiency of the National Airspace System (NAS). Though necessary to regular operations, these modern computing and communications systems prov...
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