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A aide holds a binder as Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin testified during the Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing titled “A Review of the President’s FY2027 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security,” in Dirksen building on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

CyberCorps is adapting to AI. The budget isn’t keeping up.

CyberCorps is evolving to tackle AI threats. But budget cuts could derail it before the work even starts.

1 day ago By Mark Montgomery Sophie McDowall

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Trump officials are steering a cybersecurity scholarship program toward AI

The latest development has thrown scholars for a curveball, and has some worried about being “left out to dry” when it comes to job positions.

May 7, 2026 By Tim Starks

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CISA cancels summer internships for cyber scholarship students amid DHS funding lapse

The move adds to mounting pressure on a scholarship program already strained by hiring freezes, proposed budget cuts and a growing backlog of unplaced graduates.

Apr 14, 2026 By Greg Otto

A sign marks the location of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) headquarters building on January 29, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

OPM plans to give CyberCorps members more time to find jobs after shutdown ends

The agency discussed the plans amid student concerns that they’ll be on the hook for six-figure tuition costs, with federal cyber job openings sparse.

Nov 3, 2025 By Tim Starks

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Cyber scholarship-for-service students say government has pulled rug on them, potentially burdening them with debt

Hiring freezes, budget cuts and more are raising questions about the future of CyberCorps.

Oct 30, 2025 By Tim Starks

Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, arrives before the start of a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Jan. 10. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Exclusive: House Homeland Security chair releases, pushes forth cyber workforce bill

CyberScoop has the full details of the legislation, under which Rep. Mark Green wants to establish an ROTC-like program and more.

Sep 24, 2024 By Tim Starks

Tables meant for NIST and the Department of Commerce’s Office of the Inspector General sit vacant at a recent cybersecurity job fair put together by the government. The tables were vacant due to the government shutdown. (CyberScoop/Greg Otto)

Want to work in cybersecurity for the government? Curb your enthusiasm.

The shutdown's effects were on full display for CyberCorps students this week, as multiple agencies had to skip out on an OPM-run job fair.

Jan 9, 2019 By Greg Otto