# War Department Develops Cyber Workforce

The War Department’s Business Operators for National Defense (BOND) initiative seeks to bring private-sector expertise into government through industry rotations, apprenticeships, and academic partnerships. It also emphasizes cyber workforce development and skills-based hiring assessments. The announcement describes a workforce-development effort, not a procurement: it provides no solicitation, funding, contract value, or award details.

- Contractors offering cyber workforce training or talent-development services can assess how their capabilities align with BOND’s rotations, apprenticeships, and academic partnerships.
- There is no current contract opportunity identified in the signal; interested firms can use the initiative’s stated focus areas to prepare for potential future department announcements.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military
**Topics:** Cybersecurity
**Published:** October 28, 2026

### Government Entities
- War Department (DoW)
- Cyber Academic Engagement Office

### Sources
- [Pentagon's BOND Eyes Private Sector Talent to Transform Cyber | GovCIO Media & Research](https://govciomedia.com/pentagons-bond-eyes-private-sector-talent-to-transform-cyber) - GovCIO Media & Research