Hey all, looking for advice. I received two great offers- one for Department of State and one for CISA. Both have similar pay and they are similar roles. Has anyone worked for either agency and have any insight on either that would be good to know before making a decision?

The position is related to cyber engagement and working with various agencies to further cyber goals.

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I don’t know anything about CISA, but I wouldn’t recommend State to most people. Congrats on the offers!

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Why is that?

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I know four people who have joined CISA in the last year. All have enjoyed the move.

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Congrats on both offers! One basic thing to consider is that DoS is our international affairs wing of government, and CISA is homeland security. Obviously cyber issues and initiatives cross over both (hence the mess that is our interagency cyber coordination) but the agencies’s missions are different. Having worked in this space, my take is that CISA is the authority on cyber writ large in our gov’t. If your goal is international engagement work, while there certainly are opportunities for that at CISA, State will be that at its core. Hope that helps!

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CISA just set up a London office!

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I supported both CISA and State on InfoSec contracts from 2020-2021.(Guidehouse)

Definitely CISA. State is a clusterf**k, as they're trying to perform a lot of much needed system upgrades. I was also more impressed with the IT Security talent level at CISA than State. But that's to be expected I would say.

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I'd recommend being more specific if possible because State varies widely

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Ha!!! Shows how much I know about working at the DoS 🤣

I would not recommend State either. They are having a very hard time accomplishing the most basic things, like paying their employees.

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