Getting into Federal Contracting - Cert Suggestions?
Hey guys, I'm looking to start doing some government contracting this year. I've got a squeaky clean past so getting a clearance would be no problem but are there certs I should get to make myself more...
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Last I saw, Security+ was a minimum requirement for a lot of WPAFB contractor jobs. CISSP is something that takes a LONG time to achieve and is intentionally difficult. I would argue that if you can...
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Bill, funny you should mention Wright-Pat. I live about 50 minutes from there so that's the location I'd most likely be looking for work in/on. Not too many MACOMs out here in Ohio...I will look into...
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I'm just down i-675 in Miamisburg. WPAFB is about 15 mins drive. Air Force Material Command I believe still has a large IT wing stationed there, and IIRC, that's where LPS linux was born...
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Thanks Bill. I can't access that site though...
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Phil Denton wrote:Thanks Bill. I can't access that site though...You can't? it's not a private site or anything. I'm assuming you have a web filter that may be blocking it?
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Yeah, probably my pesky Meraki MX60 :)
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We deal with this every day!https://www.isc2.org/dodmandate/Default.aspx
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Nick, how common are the different designations - Level 1 vs. 2 vs 3? How far would one need to go in order to be allowed onto most projects?
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Every position is different. Basically it goes:Basic tech: level oneSystems-level: level two or threeSupervisory/"root"-type: mostly level three.That's pretty broad, and it varies between services...
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IA and S+ are mandatory for any kind of DOD systems work even most help desk jobs it's mandatory. It's not so much the cert but it's dod ia 8570 (think that's it) at least level 2. CISSP is a funny...
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