"The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said it will make 100 internship opportunities available to students participating in a government scholarship program that's been hampered by federal hiring freezes enacted by the Trump administration. The move announced Wednesday would allow undergraduate and graduate students to enter the cyber defense agency under the CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service Program, a longstanding workforce pipeline used to place top student talent into U.S. cybersecurity positions."
"The announcement comes after the Office of Personnel Management said last month it would pursue a "mass deferment" of deadlines for CyberCorps students to land qualifying jobs, following reports showing the program has been hobbled by recent federal employment logjams and is leaving many recruits burdened by debt. Scholarship terms stipulate that students must secure a qualifying job approved by OPM within an 18-month window after completing their studies."
CISA will make 100 internship opportunities available to students in the CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service program to help address federal hiring freeze impacts. The internships are open to both undergraduate and graduate participants and were posted on USAJobs, with application materials due by Feb. 27 of next year. OPM said it would pursue a "mass deferment" of deadlines after reports showed federal employment logjams leaving recruits burdened by debt. Scholarship terms require students to secure an OPM-approved qualifying job within 18 months or have funding convert into a loan. CISA said selectees will receive on-the-job training for federal cybersecurity careers.
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