Federal Resume Guidebook by Kathryn Troutman

Author:Kathryn Troutman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Resume Place
Published: 2016-03-16T17:25:43+00:00

If you have one of these or other certifications, you definitely will want to highlight this in the first half of the first page of your federal resume. If you do not have any certifications, there is no time like the present to get started. Although formal training is important, you can get started on many of these certifications through self-study, and the time and cost invested will be well paid back.

Cyber Security

The news highlights the continued threats to both national and corporate IT infrastructures and data assets from cyber attack. Strengthening our defenses in this area will continue to be one of the top priorities for the federal government. The Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (CNCI), launched by President George W. Bush in 2008 in National Security Presidential Directive 54/Homeland Security Presidential Directive 23 (NSPD-54/HSPD-23), established the nation’s goals in defending against these threats. Take a look at the White House webpage on cyber security (https://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/foreign-policy/cybersecurity) for a description of the multiple initiatives underway to secure the nation in Cyberspace under CNCI. Also become familiar with the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA), which requires each federal agency to establish an agency-wide, risk-based information security program. For more details, see

http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/SMA/fisma/.

Enterprise Architectures

Both industry and government have realized that reinventing the wheel again and again is neither fiscally nor mission responsible. Many job positions posted by the federal government are derived from federal-wide initiatives to design “reusable,” “interoperable,” “accessible,” “scalable,” “enterprise” systems and solutions. Start by taking a look at the website for the Office of E-Government and Information Technology (https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/e-gov) as well as the Federal Enterprise Architecture website (https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/e-gov/FEA), which provide links to the key documents guiding the federal government’s approach to developing and using Enterprise Architectures, with the goals of streamlining citizen access to federal government agencies and saving taxpayer dollars.

Cloud Technologies

Another key driver in the 21st Century has been the phenomenon of “moving to the cloud,” and the federal government has been no exception. In layman’s terms, this move to cloud technologies means that federal agencies are required to first consider using shared data and computing resources before they go out to purchase or develop their own hardware and software. Cloud computing takes advantage of virtualization, which implements a layer of “virtual” systems on top of the physical system, enabling the capability to dynamically allocate resources based on demand. Driven by industry giants like Google and Amazon, the industry has moved toward several new service models, including Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS), and Platform as a Service (PaaS). Again, consult the White House E-Gov website (https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/e-gov/strategiesandguides) for links to the key documents guiding similar efforts in the federal government.

Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

The government has learned the lesson that the real cost for a system is the total life-cycle cost—from product or system inception through development, testing, acceptance, implementation, and then life-cycle support and even decommissioning. If you are a software developer or hardware integrator, or even plan, acquire, and then implement new systems, you have had to consider all of these life-cycle aspects.

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