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Cyber Talent Development and Recruitment Act
To amend title 10, United States Code, to strengthen and enhance the Department of Defense cyber workforce, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends federal law to expand the Department of Defense's ability to recruit and retain cybersecurity professionals. It increases the types of positions eligible for special employment status in the Defense Department's Cyber Excepted Service, including positions at combatant commands and up to 500 additional hard-to-fill technical roles. The bill allows the Defense Secretary to set salaries for these positions up to 150 percent of the maximum Executive Schedule level I rate, providing greater pay flexibility to attract talent. It also requires the Defense Department to report on how many positions have been created, their details and locations, and the effectiveness of the new pay authorities in recruitment and retention. The bill shortens the reporting timeline from five years to three years after enactment.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Joe Neguse’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK $31,726
- HOLLAND & HART $17,400
- ELEVATIONS CREDIT UNION $14,600
- FOUNDRY GROUP $14,200
- DISH NETWORK $13,200
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Joe Neguse → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Dec 10, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. · house
- Dec 10, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 10, 2025
Mr. Neguse introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to strengthen and enhance the Department of Defense cyber workforce, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Cyber Talent Development and Recruitment Act”.
SEC. 2. CYBER WORKFORCE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.
Section 1599f of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(A)—
(A) in clause (ii), by striking “and” at the end; and
(B) by inserting after clause (iii) the following:
“(iv) positions held in combatant commands, defense agencies, and field activities supporting the United States Cyber Command; and
“(v) up to 500 positions not otherwise described in clauses (i) through (iv) that the Secretary determines are hard-to-fill, highly skilled positions critical to cyberspace planning and operations in defense of, and which advance, U.S. national interests in collaboration with domestic and international partners.”;
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
“(b) Rates of Pay.—The Secretary—
“(1) consistent with paragraph (2), shall fix the rates of basic pay for employees appointed under subsection (a)(1)(B)—
“(A) with a rate of pay provided for employees in comparable positions in the Federal Government; and
“(B) subject to the same limitations on maximum rates of pay established for such employees by statute or regulation; and
“(2) may prescribe a rate of basic pay for such an employee so appointed at a rate not to exceed a rate equal to 150 percent of the maximum rate of basic pay authorized for positions at level I of the Executive Schedule under section 5312 of title 5.”; and
(3) in subsection (h)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking “five years after the date of the enactment of this section” and inserting “three years after the date of the enactment of the Cyber Talent Development and Recruitment Act”; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(D), by adding at the end the following:
“(vii) The total number of positions, the title, duties, and responsibilities of each position, and the location of each position, including the assigned department, agency, command, and cost of establishing, appointing, and paying the salary of such positions.
“(viii) A description of—
“(I) how the Department has used the pay authorities in subsection (b); and
“(II) the effect of such authorities on recruitment and retention in the Cyber Excepted Service.”. <all>
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