3.0.0 2372 2023-01-11T13:26:20Z 2023-01-11T13:26:20Z Senate S S 2014-05-21 113 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2014-05-21T18:22:41Z DHS Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act of 2014 113 2354 S 2014-07-14 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 463. Related bill CRS 2014-05-21 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2014-05-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO N P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH 2014-05-21 True Government Operations and Politics Computer security and identity theft Congressional oversight Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government studies and investigations Government Operations and Politics 00 2014-05-21 Introduced in Senate 2014-09-16T15:47:38Z Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act - Requires the head of each federal agency to identify cybersecurity workforce positions within the agency, determine the primary Cybersecurity Work Category and Specialty Area (CWCSA) of such positions, and assign the corresponding Data Element Code.

Directs each agency head to establish procedures to: (1) identify open positions that include cybersecurity functions, and (2) assign the appropriate employment code to each such position and to each agency employee who carries out cybersecurity functions.

Directs each agency head, beginning not later than one year after such employment codes are assigned and annually through 2021, to submit a report to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) that identifies the CWCSAs of critical need in the agency's cybersecurity workforce and substantiates the critical need designations.

Requires the Director to: (1) provide agencies with timely guidance for identifying CWCSAs of critical need, including current categories and areas with acute skill shortages and with emerging skill shortages; and (2) identify Specialty Areas of critical need for the cybersecurity workforce across all federal agencies.

Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to analyze, monitor, and report on this Act's implementation.

]]> Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act Display Title Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide additional oversight and guidance to the Department of Homeland Security. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act Introduced in Senate 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s2372is/xml/BILLS-113s2372is.xml 2014-05-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.