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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">As you know, today’s cybersecurity threats are more complex and dynamic than ever, creating new and evolving challenges for our growing agency and
the nation. To meet these challenges, we must continue to add top cyber talent to our amazing team. As part of this effort, the Department of Homeland Security has created a brand-new hiring authority that we can use in addition to our traditional hiring methods. </span> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Today, DHS launched the Cybersecurity Talent Management System (CTMS), an innovative new personnel system designed to more effectively recruit, compensate,
and retain our top cybersecurity professionals. Through CTMS, the DHS hiring process for cybersecurity positions can shift away from the standard hiring model largely based on formal education requirements to instead focus on a candidate’s demonstrated skills and
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">CTMS will be used as an additional tool to attract the full spectrum of cyber talent from entry-level through senior executives, including technical
subject-matter experts. </span> </span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">CTMS is meant to strengthen our cyber workforce by making it easier to bring in people with exceptional cyber skills. Learn more
at </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.dhs.gov/homeland-security-careers/cybersecurityservice">DHS.gov/cybersecurityservice</a></span></span><span class="spellingerror"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Theresa A. Masse<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Cyber Security Advisor, Region 10 (Oregon)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Department of Homeland Security<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Phone: (503) 930-5671
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</span><a href="mailto:theresa.masse@cisa.dhs.gov"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">theresa.masse@cisa.dhs.gov</span></a><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0760C1"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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