After War, Vets Fight for Jobs at Home

A look at the week of September 4 in public advocacy for the IT channel: Veterans are finding it harder to find work and harsh economic times are forcing employers to downsize and thus exclude more former soldiers from being hired, says CBS News. The Democratic Party – outlining its platform heading into the Democratic National Convention – affirmed that President Obama will be taking executive action to ensure American businesses and consumers are safe from cyber attacks, says the Washington Post.  Former White House cybersecurity chief Howard Schmidt last week urged Obama to take executive action regarding cybersecurity as that would encourage businesses to secure their own systems, says the National Journal.

After War, Vets Fight for Jobs at Home – Veterans are finding it harder to find work and harsh economic times are forcing employers to downsize and thus exclude more former soldiers from being hired, says CBS News. Young veterans are having an especially difficult time as they have a 20.6 percent unemployment rate compared to the general population of 12.3 percent as recently as 2010 and have shown little improvement.

We agree that it is terrible that so many of our vets are unable to find work.  That is why CompTIA recently launched our Troops to Tech Careers program, which is focused on providing veterans with the education, credentialing and job placement resources needed to start a career in the burgeoning field of information technology.  Our vets have made the ultimate sacrifice by defending our country – we should return the favor by providing them with a solid career path.

Democrats Push for Open Internet, Cybersecurity – The Democratic Party – outlining its platform heading into the Democratic National Convention – affirming that President Barack Obama will be taking executive action to ensure American businesses and consumers are safe from cyber attacks, says the Washington Post. “Going forward the president will continue to take executive action to strengthen and update our cyber defenses,” said the Democrats in a statement.

Former Cybersecurity Czar Urges Obama to Issue Executive Order to Protect Networks – Former White House cybersecurity chief Howard Schmidt last week urged Obama to take executive action regarding cybersecurity as that would encourage businesses to secure their own systems, says the National Journal. Known in both the George W. Bush administration and the Obama administration for giving low-key assessments, Schmidt said that he thinks it is counterproductive to use battlefield language when trying to put cybersecurity threats in perspective although cybersecurity is a serious issue.