“Reports by the Government Accountability Office dating back to at least 2011 identified a cyber security “skills gap” among federal workers at numerous agencies.
The report cited cyber security as one of six “mission critical skills gaps” detected within the federal workforce and said it posed a “high risk to the nation.”
The problem with adequate staffing is just another way that federal agencies suck at securing their computer systems. Government agencies rank dead last when compared to the private sector in fixing security holes in the software they use, in part because there are often no regulations requiring them to do so in a timely manner or even at all.”
Source: recode.net.