United StatesSenate Bill 2605S 2605

Amend title 10, United States Code, to improve recruitment and retention of the cyber workforce of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

Armed Forces and National Security

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Last progress July 31, 2025 (4 months ago)

Introduced on July 31, 2025 by Marion Michael Rounds

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July 31, 2025 (4 months ago)

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

This bill changes federal law to help the Department of Defense hire and keep skilled cybersecurity workers. It adds a new section focused on “cyber workforce recruitment and retention.” The goal is to make it easier for the Defense Department to build and maintain a strong team to protect military networks and systems .

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Focus: Improve how the Defense Department recruits and keeps cyber professionals by adding a new section of law on this topic (Section 1599f) .

Who is affected	What changes	When
People working in, or seeking to work in, Defense Department cyber roles	Federal law would be updated to support recruitment and retention through a dedicated cyber workforce section	The excerpt does not provide an effective date

Amend title 10, United States Code, to improve recruitment and retention of the cyber workforce of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

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