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PROPOSED NICE FRAMEWORK UPDATES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
Friendly reminder that public comment is open on three proposed Work Roles and updates to two Competency Areas in the NICE Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (NICE Framework).
The proposals include:
- Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management Work Role (new OG-WRL-017)
- Risk Management Work Role (new OG-WRL-018)
- Learning Program Management Work Role (new OG-WRL-019)
- Cryptography Competency Area (NF-COM-006)
- DevSecOps Competency Area (NF-COM-008)
Submit feedback by Monday, February 2, 2026!
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!
Comments received by the February 2, 2026 deadline will be acknowledged by email. Final updates will be incorporated in the next release of the NICE Framework Components. Take the following steps to share your feedback:
- Visit the NICE Framework Resource Center Public Comments page to access and review the proposed update spreadsheets
- Submit comments to NICEFramework [at] nist.gov (NICEFramework[at]nist[dot]gov) by 11:59 pm ET on Monday, February 2, 2026
- Join the NICE Framework Users Group to participate in community discussions!