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119-hr-6584119th CongressWALLET

Cyber Talent Development and Recruitment Act

Sponsored By: Representative Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]

Introduced

Summary

Expands and speeds up Department of Defense cyber hiring and pay tools to attract and retain high-skilled cyber personnel. It would broaden who can be hired under cyber authorities and add reporting to check results.

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  • Adds two new eligible categories: roles in combatant commands, defense agencies, and field activities that support U.S. Cyber Command, and up to 500 hard-to-fill, highly skilled positions the Secretary designates.
  • Lets certain cyber hires be paid at rates consistent with comparable federal jobs and permits pay up to 150% of the maximum for Executive Schedule Level I.
  • Shortens the initial sunset of these authorities from five years to three years and requires detailed reports on total positions, duties, locations, costs, and how pay authorities affected recruitment and retention.

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

Higher pay for DoD cyber workers

If enacted, the bill would let the Department of Defense pay some cyber workers higher salaries. The Secretary could set basic pay up to 150% of the maximum for Executive Schedule Level I. Pay must also match rates for comparable federal positions and obey any statutory or regulatory pay caps. It would expand eligible jobs to include roles in combatant commands and defense agencies that support U.S. Cyber Command. The Secretary could also designate up to 500 other hard-to-fill, highly skilled cyber positions as eligible. The authority would start on enactment and end three years later. The Department would have to report how many positions used these authorities. For each job, the report must list title, duties, agency/command location, cost to create and pay the job, and how the pay affected recruitment and retention.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]

CO • D

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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