Senators Reintroduce Rotational Cyber Workforce Bill

A bipartisan group of senators has reintroduced legislation that would make it easier for cyber specialists in the federal government to detail at other agencies and lend their expertise.

Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and John Hoeven (R-ND) are sponsors, and Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) are cosponsors. Johnson and Peters are the chair and ranking Democrat (respectively) of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, which has reported on the bill favorably.

The legislation would empower the Office of Personnel Management to develop an operational plan for the program, and put together a list of open rotational cyber workforce positions where agencies have identified a need. Federal employees would be able to apply for a detail to another office or agency for up to 14 months, pending approval from their managers.