President Donald Trump called for more cybersecurity training among federal workers in an executive order issued May 2.
"The Nation is experiencing a shortage of cybersecurity talent and capability," the executive order reads. To address this, President Trump is calling for more work-based learning apprenticeships and blended learning opportunities to upskill the workforce. As part of this, the executive order calls for the creation of a cybersecurity rotational assignment program and a "President's Cup Cybersecurity Competition" for federal workers.
The order also calls for the creation of an annual Presidential Cybersecurity Education Award for one elementary school and one secondary school teacher each year for the best cybersecurity-related educational programs.
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