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Date
State
Idaho
Category
Joint
Type Draft
Add Item
State Association First Name
Danial
State Association Last Name
Lister
Resolution No.
15
Item No
I
Fiscal Year
2027
State Association Email
State Association Phone Number
208-921-0736
Task Force
Cyber
Proposal Statement
DOD needs to change the eligibility standards in all recruitment and retention programs--to include both dual-status technicians as well as AGRs--in order to allow for the best-qualified soldiers to serve in these critical positions, thus leveling the playing field for the IT and Cyber communities.
Recommendation Information
In the absence of a federal program, National Guard G6/Network Enterprise Centers in the Joint Forces Headquarters of the States rely on state appropriations to creatively fund incentives. Title 32/5 and AGRs are not eligible for retention, affiliation or professional skill bonuses. This situation has led to a significant loss of highly qualified information technology/cybersecurity personnel to the private sector and other government agencies. Army and Air Guard IT/Cyber employees, possessing high-level training, industry-standard certifications, and security clearances, are in great demand in the private sector and other government agencies. As a result, the National Guard faces ongoing challenges in retaining these skilled professionals within their ranks.
RECOMMENDATION: The DoD should move expeditiously to change guidance support and install these incentives for the full-time force. The costs and risk associated with continuous turnover of the full-time staff are far greater than training costs, loss of knowledge in the force, cybersecurity, and the benefit these skills will bring into the warfighting force during mobilization.
RECOMMENDATION: The DoD should move expeditiously to change guidance support and install these incentives for the full-time force. The costs and risk associated with continuous turnover of the full-time staff are far greater than training costs, loss of knowledge in the force, cybersecurity, and the benefit these skills will bring into the warfighting force during mobilization.
