360-degree storm documentation: A closer look at Hurricane Ian’s aftermath FGCU catcher Neely Peterson returns to Gainesville for NCAA Tournament
West Palm Beach 360-degree storm documentation: A closer look at Hurricane Ian’s aftermath At the Governor’s Conference exhibit hall, Dylan Faraone, Regional Director of Mosaic, showcased his work using a 360-degree camera mounted on his car to document the aftermath of major storms, including Hurricane Ian’s impact on southwest Florida.
GAINESVILLE FGCU catcher Neely Peterson returns to Gainesville for NCAA Tournament FGCU catcher Neely Peterson returns to Gainesville, where she fell in love with the sport again playing for Santa Fe College.
CAPE CORAL Do we need a federal gun database for mental illness? One family says yes One family is on a mission to create a new national gun database. It would require medical professionals to enter mental health information.
CAPE CORAL Suspect in custody after a North Fort Myers family loses everything in a fire Their investigation led them to the area of Hancock Bridge Parkway in Cape Coral. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office confirmed a suspect from the Bogart Drive incident is in custody.
FORT MYERS Deadly motorcycle crash shuts down roads on Fowler and Winkler Ave. Fort Myers Police Department has confirmed that a motorcyclist has died in a crash on Fowler and Winkler Avenue on Thursday.
Sarasota How well does a diverging diamond really work? The Sarasota diverging diamond is located at Interstate 75 and University Parkway. It was put in to alleviate heavy traffic.
FORT MYERS RSW experiencing terminal expansion delay Lee County commissioners gave us an update on the RSW terminal expansion project, which is long overdue. Now we know why.
IMMOKALEE National Weather Service surveys storm damage in Immokalee The National Weather Service in Miami concluded after a survey the damage wasn’t from a tornado. It was from a downburst of straight-line wind between 60 – 70 mph.
SANIBEL Sanibel considering e-bike changes Biking is almost as common as driving on Sanibel, and the city’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee wants to keep that trend going.
CAPE CORAL Family of victim sues Lee County School District, claiming it failed to protect student Family sued Lee County School District for failing to keep their student safe.
CAPE CORAL Former Cape Coral teacher who sent inappropriate pictures to student reaches plea deal Reynolds’ plea agreement includes 12 years in prison followed by an additional 96 months of probation.
BONITA SPRINGS 12 vehicle crash shuts down all lanes of I-75 near MM 116 Bonita Springs firefighters are working the scene. Tow trucks are helping to get the affected vehicles off the road.
IMMOKALEE Strong storms cause wind damage in Immokalee, power outages reported Powerful storms leading to flood advisories and severe thunderstorm warnings have been impacting Southwest Florida for most of Thursday.
NAPLES Busy summer on horizon for top SWFL recruit The wide receiver has more than 30 offers from NCAA Division I programs, the majority of which are in power five conferences.
Port Authority, Lee County to work together on terminal expansion project A delay of at least a year in finishing the Southwest Florida International Airport terminal expansion construction project prompted elected officials to make a change.
West Palm Beach 360-degree storm documentation: A closer look at Hurricane Ian’s aftermath At the Governor’s Conference exhibit hall, Dylan Faraone, Regional Director of Mosaic, showcased his work using a 360-degree camera mounted on his car to document the aftermath of major storms, including Hurricane Ian’s impact on southwest Florida.
GAINESVILLE FGCU catcher Neely Peterson returns to Gainesville for NCAA Tournament FGCU catcher Neely Peterson returns to Gainesville, where she fell in love with the sport again playing for Santa Fe College.
CAPE CORAL Do we need a federal gun database for mental illness? One family says yes One family is on a mission to create a new national gun database. It would require medical professionals to enter mental health information.
CAPE CORAL Suspect in custody after a North Fort Myers family loses everything in a fire Their investigation led them to the area of Hancock Bridge Parkway in Cape Coral. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office confirmed a suspect from the Bogart Drive incident is in custody.
FORT MYERS Deadly motorcycle crash shuts down roads on Fowler and Winkler Ave. Fort Myers Police Department has confirmed that a motorcyclist has died in a crash on Fowler and Winkler Avenue on Thursday.
Sarasota How well does a diverging diamond really work? The Sarasota diverging diamond is located at Interstate 75 and University Parkway. It was put in to alleviate heavy traffic.
FORT MYERS RSW experiencing terminal expansion delay Lee County commissioners gave us an update on the RSW terminal expansion project, which is long overdue. Now we know why.
IMMOKALEE National Weather Service surveys storm damage in Immokalee The National Weather Service in Miami concluded after a survey the damage wasn’t from a tornado. It was from a downburst of straight-line wind between 60 – 70 mph.
SANIBEL Sanibel considering e-bike changes Biking is almost as common as driving on Sanibel, and the city’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee wants to keep that trend going.
CAPE CORAL Family of victim sues Lee County School District, claiming it failed to protect student Family sued Lee County School District for failing to keep their student safe.
CAPE CORAL Former Cape Coral teacher who sent inappropriate pictures to student reaches plea deal Reynolds’ plea agreement includes 12 years in prison followed by an additional 96 months of probation.
BONITA SPRINGS 12 vehicle crash shuts down all lanes of I-75 near MM 116 Bonita Springs firefighters are working the scene. Tow trucks are helping to get the affected vehicles off the road.
IMMOKALEE Strong storms cause wind damage in Immokalee, power outages reported Powerful storms leading to flood advisories and severe thunderstorm warnings have been impacting Southwest Florida for most of Thursday.
NAPLES Busy summer on horizon for top SWFL recruit The wide receiver has more than 30 offers from NCAA Division I programs, the majority of which are in power five conferences.
Port Authority, Lee County to work together on terminal expansion project A delay of at least a year in finishing the Southwest Florida International Airport terminal expansion construction project prompted elected officials to make a change.
(Credit: CBS News) Seven years after Congress first directed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to build a federal recruiting tool aimed at courting professionals to help guard the nation against cyber attacks, the Cyber Talent Management System has launched. The new system is designed to speed up a notoriously red-taped hiring process and offer higher pay. Monday’s launch comes in the wake of an avalanche of ransomware attacks targeting critical infrastructure, including oil and gas pipelines,and nearly a year after the discovery of Solarwinds, the Russian spy campaign that infiltrated more than 18,000 government and private computer networks. “As our Nation continues to face an evolving threat landscape, we cannot rely only on traditional hiring tools to fill mission-critical vacancies,” DHS Secretary Mayorkas said in a statement. DHS will initially post 150 “priority” jobs on Monday. Positions fall under the federal government’s newest outfit, the Cyber Security Infrastructure Agency (CISA), created in 2018, as well as DHS’ Office of the Chief Information Officer. An interim final rule, when finalized, will allow DHS to hire cybersecurity professionals in 2021 at salaries of up to $255,800 — equal to the vice president’s salary – and in special circumstances, with an “upper limit of 150% of EX-I” or $332,100. DHS plans to use “competency based assessments” as part of its hiring criteria. “We built these to test real skills that we actually need at DHS,” a senior homeland security official said, describing new simulations designed to quiz potential recruits on everything from network forensics to incident response. “These [assessments] test actual skills versus how well applicants can put together a résumé.” There are nearly 500,000 vacancies for cybersecurity jobs nationwide, according to Cyber Seek — a tech job-tracking database from the U.S. Commerce Department — and the trade group CompTIA. More than 1,500 of those empty positions can be found within the federal government, senior homeland security officials estimate. Since this past summer, DHS has hired nearly 500 cybersecurity professionals. One area the federal government has struggled: Recruiting a young, diverse workforce. According to Office of Personnel Management data, approximately 3% of the federal government’s IT workforce is under age 30. Altogether, there are 16 times more federal IT workers over the age of 50 than there are under the age of 30. Just a quarter of government cyber workers are women, despite making up nearly half of the federal workforce writ large. CISA Director Jen Easterly has made near daily hiring appeals via Twitter and other social media platforms. “This is one of the reasons that I’m spending so much time as our chief recruiter and chief culture officer,” Easterly told CBS Mornings last month. “I want to have the type of culture that will be able to reflect what it means to be inclusive, what it means to be innovative – with collaboration, trust, transparency, ownership and empowerment. And really, if young girls and women see me, then they can see themselves in the cyber space.” Other organizations are helping to unclog the pipeline of diverse cybersecurity talent into the federal government, ranging from the Girl Scouts to the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service. But in the wake of high-profile ransomware attacks like the forced shutdown of Colonial Pipeline and JBS meat processing plants, experts concede the government is still playing catch-up. . “It’s a different world, and our government hasn’t kept up,” Max Stier, head of the Partnership for Public Service, told CBS News. The basic compensation system across the entire government is fundamentally out of step with the nature of work and professional labor market. And while the federal government hopes to recruit cyber experts with a range of expertise – including “white hatters” – all new hires will remain subject to federal background tests, posing potential obstacles for former hackers. Since 2014, DHS has received a whopping $62 million to create the new recruiting system, with an additional $16 million requested in Fiscal Year 2022 to launch and administer the program. Meanwhile, federal agencies responsible for safeguarding the security and personal data of millions of Americans earned a C- report card earlier this year, part of a 47-page audit by the Senate Homeland Security Committee. The report found eight critical agencies, including DHS), the State Department and the Social Security Administration, are relying on outdated systems, ignoring mandatory security patches and failing to protect sensitive data such as names, date of birth, income, Social Security numbers and credit card numbers. In 2020, the White House reported 30,819 information security incidents across the federal government — an 8% increase from 2019. Ransomware payments reached over $400 million last year, according to the FBI. Cybersecurity experts hope the new recruiting tool marks the first of many moves by the federal government to treat cyber as a top national security priority. “This is not a tech issue. It’s not even a staff issue,” Stier said. “This is a much larger question about strategic prioritization and recognition of a fundamental risk that cuts across pretty much everything that we do. And we need to treat it as such. And I don’t think we’re there yet at all.”