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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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 20 2015, @12:12AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 20 2015, @12:12AM (#265572)

    THE MOD SYSTEM WORKED! sorta...

    I was the AC thinking the joke was missed, but did not see the hidden comment with the link. My bad!