A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve recruitment and retention of the cyber workforce of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Jul 31, 2025
What it does
The bill amends title 10 of the United States Code to improve the recruitment and retention of the Department of Defense’s cyber workforce by establishing a new authority for the Secretary of Defense to create excepted service positions, set compensation up to 150% of the Executive Schedule Level I maximum, and offer additional incentives and allowances for cyber experts. It applies to qualified cyber positions not in the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System, includes a two-year probationary period, protects incumbents’ right to refuse conversion to excepted service, and requires annual reporting and a Comptroller General assessment on effectiveness. The authority becomes…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.