Pentagon to launch ‘Cyber Mastery Incentive Pay’ program

The Pentagon announced the “Cyber Mastery Incentive Pay” (C-MIP) program on Wednesday, an initiative defense officials described as an effort to attract and develop talented cyber operators through monetary compensation. C-MIP will go into effect Oct. 1, according to the announcement.

The Pentagon is establishing a multilayered cyber incentive pay program to boost cyber capabilities as part of the DoD’s Project Patriot Pipeline effort. The Cyber Mastery Incentive Pay, or C-MIP, initiative is meant to modernize how the department encourages the Cyberspace Operations Forces, the military and civilian units responsible for cyberspace operations, according to a June 10 release .