From: GovTech Works
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Struggling with a chronic shortage of cyber security talent, the Defense Department is preparing to jettison its highly prescriptive approach to cyber certifications in favor of a new system based more on practical skills and less on book knowledge.
The change will replace DoD Directive 8570, which has defined baseline information assurance training and certification for more than a decade, with a new directive, DoD 8140, which emphasizes job skills and experience over rote certifications.
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