The ideas would help to increase the technology workforce in the government and retain workers in the private secretor through a reserve corps like the military.

Civil service staffing for IT positions declined 6.3% through May 2018, according to an Office of Inspector General report.

Estonia hosted its first “summer school” for 80 diplomats who work on cyber issues from 26 NATO and EU countries last week as part of its efforts to get cyber diplomats up to speed on international norms and technical developments in cyberspace.