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HR5000119th CongressWALLET

Cybersecurity Hiring Modernization Act

Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]

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Summary

Limits degree requirements for many federal cybersecurity jobs. This bill would prevent agencies from using education as a blanket minimum for covered cybersecurity positions unless a state or local law requires the degree, and would let agencies count education only when it directly shows the competencies needed for the job.

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  • Agencies: Would have to remove degree-based minimums for covered cybersecurity roles except where state or local law requires them. They could consider education only when it directly maps to job skills.
  • Job seekers: Applicants without college degrees but with relevant skills would face fewer automatic disqualifications for these federal cybersecurity openings.
  • Office of Personnel Management and public transparency: The Office of Personnel Management would publish any changes to education minimums and annual aggregate data on the education levels of new hires, starting within one year and then every year.
  • Scope: Applies to positions in the GS-2210 information technology management series and other competitive-service roles designated "cybersecurity" under the NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework (NIST Special Publication 800-181).

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Easier hiring for federal cyber jobs

This bill would limit when federal agencies can require a degree for many competitive-service cybersecurity jobs. Agencies would only set a minimum degree if a State or local law actually requires it for the job. Agencies would be allowed to use education to meet other qualifications only when the education clearly shows the job skills needed. The Office of Personnel Management would publish any changes and, starting within one year after enactment and annually thereafter, the education levels of new hires by job classification.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]

SC • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 8/19/2025

  • Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 9/10/2025

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