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- The Federal Information Security Modernization Act updates the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 to move toward more automated and continuous monitoring, while further defining the responsibilities of both the Office of Management and Budget and the Department of Homeland Security in assessing the government's cybersecurity risks.
- The Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act would increase the power of agency CIOs, giving them more authority to approve IT budget requests and contracts and enhancing their hiring authority, steps needed to improve how $84 billion annual IT dollars are spent.
- The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center Act addresses the need for agencies to share cybersecurity resources and consolidate federally managed cybersecurity systems.
Skills in Demand
"Healthcare, financial services, nonprofits, real estate, and construction are booming for tech professionals in the D.C. area,” said Chris Brinkman, regional manager of IT recruiting firm Robert Half Technology. “Employers are looking to fill roles for network engineers, Web developers (Java, .NET), IT security, and help desk/desktop support professionals. Over the past six months, we’ve seen opportunities relating to Web and network security increase as well.” Randstad’s Raines said that mobile Web developers, Ruby on Rails experts, network security experts, and cloud engineers are in demand: “Additionally, many companies are upgrading ERP systems such as PeopleSoft, MS Dynamics and SAP/Business Objects and moving from outdated technologies toward the open source market.” Fifty-nine percent of the Washington, D.C., tech executives surveyed by Robert Half said that network administration is among the skill sets in greatest demand within their IT departments, followed by desktop support and database management. Local recruiters also see continuing demand for software developers. According to IT recruiting firm Mondo’s 2014-2015 Salary Guide, the top three skills currently in demand in Washington are application and software development, e-commerce, and database management.Salary Trends
According to the 2014-2013 Dice Salary Survey, the average salary for a Washington D.C.-based IT professional is $97,588, unchanged from the previous year and 11 percent above the national average of $87,811. TechAmerica’s Cyberstates 2013 report found that D.C.’s tech workers (including those in the surrounding regions of Maryland and Virginia) earned an annual average wage of $102,000, ranking fifth among all states and 106 percent higher than Virginia’s average private sector wage. Robert Half Technology reports that 22 percent of Washington, D.C.-area technology executives expect to expand their IT teams in the second half of 2014, up an impressive nine points from the previous survey; another 66 percent plan to hire only for open IT roles. “We see a considerable increase in needs for temporary or contract-to-hire placements from October to early December,” Brinkman noted. According to Mondo, Data Scientists, Data Virtualization Engineers, and Cloud Engineers are currently seeing the largest salary jumps.Leading Industries
- Government
- Defense Contracting
- Outsourced Government Services
- Banking
- Healthcare
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