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posted by cmn32480 on Thursday November 19 2015, @08:09PM   Printer-friendly
from the what-about-watson dept.

American federal investigators are having a hard time hiring computer-savvy staff, according to a memo from the Inspector General for the US Department of Justice.

"Even as it works to expand the ranks of its cybersecurity team, the department continues to face challenges recruiting and retaining highly qualified candidates to do this work," the memo [PDF] states.

Last year the FBI got the authorization and budget to hire 134 computer scientists for online investigations. We're told the agency could only find 82 people interested in working for Uncle Sam. As a result, five of the FBI's regional 56 Cyber Task Force teams don't have a computer specialist on hand.

Why are they having so much trouble?


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  • (Score: 2) by Geotti on Thursday November 19 2015, @09:37PM

    by Geotti (1146) on Thursday November 19 2015, @09:37PM (#265514) Journal

    If enough 'proper' people would go there, we'd have a chance at changing something, though.

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  • (Score: 2) by Anal Pumpernickel on Thursday November 19 2015, @10:04PM

    by Anal Pumpernickel (776) on Thursday November 19 2015, @10:04PM (#265527)

    These "proper" people would become improper the minute they started violating the constitution, which their jobs would require. If they refused, they wouldn't have the job for very long.

    The people working for these organizations, and the ones who gave them jobs that require violating the constitution, all need to be put in prison.

    • (Score: 2) by Geotti on Friday November 20 2015, @12:40AM

      by Geotti (1146) on Friday November 20 2015, @12:40AM (#265579) Journal

      If they all indeed proper and do uphold moral, and ethical values (and possibly loose their jobs), their higher ups will eventually be forced to answer some uncomfortable questions.

      • (Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Friday November 20 2015, @08:34AM

        by Phoenix666 (552) on Friday November 20 2015, @08:34AM (#265721) Journal

        Only if every one of them is willing to go Snowden on their ass. Few people have the steel to go Snowden. That's why we have Drake, Binney, Manning, and Snowden. The first three had to take the lumps without the fame. But each of them did it without expectation of fame and only a hope of their sacrifice mattering. They are heros.

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      • (Score: 2) by urza9814 on Friday November 20 2015, @01:11PM

        by urza9814 (3954) on Friday November 20 2015, @01:11PM (#265778) Journal

        But if they simply can't hire people in the first place, that should get them into the same position a little bit quicker than if they just keep hiring and firing people.

  • (Score: 2) by Mr Big in the Pants on Thursday November 19 2015, @10:06PM

    by Mr Big in the Pants (4956) on Thursday November 19 2015, @10:06PM (#265528)

    HAHAHAHAHA!

    Good one!

    Made my day...

  • (Score: 2) by HiThere on Friday November 20 2015, @12:59AM

    by HiThere (866) Subscriber Badge on Friday November 20 2015, @12:59AM (#265586) Journal

    The rot starts at the top. Changing those who "only follow orders" doesn't do much good...and if they stay, they don't stay moral.

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