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Directs the National Cyber Director to produce a plan within 180 days to establish a Federal cyber workforce institute providing NICE‑aligned training, badging, and HR tools.
Official title: To require the National Cyber Director to submit to Congress a plan to establish an institute within the Federal Government to serve as a centralized resource and training center for Federal cyber workforce development.
Introduced May 15, 2025 by Pat Fallon · Last progress May 15, 2025
The bill strengthens and standardizes federal cyber training to broaden access and boost readiness, but does so without new funding and with centralized rules that could delay rollout, limit flexibility, and restrict access for some participants.
Federal employees entering cyber roles will receive standardized, role-specific training and hands-on credentials, improving federal cyber readiness and mission capability.
People without a college degree (including prospective federal cyber hires and students) will have expanded entry pathways into federal cyber work because training is accessible without a degree requirement.
Federal cyber programs will be more interoperable and consistent because the institute aligns curricula and credentials with NIST NICE and coordinates with DHS/DOD.
Taxpayers and federal programs may face budget pressure because the bill authorizes no new funding, so agencies may have to reallocate existing resources to implement the institute.
If agencies must absorb institute costs, implementation could be delayed or limited in scope, reducing near-term training availability for federal cyber staff.
Applicants and potential participants without security clearances may be excluded or face complications because some training is required in classified settings or via NSA-designated institutions.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Creates a requirement for the National Cyber Director to produce a plan within 180 days to establish a Federal cyber workforce development institute that designs and delivers role‑based cyber training for federal personnel and HR/hiring managers. The institute would align curricula to the NIST NICE framework, include in‑person and virtual options, work‑based learning and badging, prioritize entry‑level hiring pathways and mid‑career reskilling, and recommend organizational placement and governance.