HR 3599 Introduced - Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program

I will not be covering HR 3599, the Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2021. As introduced, the bill (like S 1097) is a purely federal level IT workforce development tool. It does not contain any language or definitions that would indicate that it would apply to control system staff positions. Similar language was included in the version of S 1260, the United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, that was passed in the Senate last month.

Bills Introduced – 5-28-21

Yesterday with the Senate is Washington and the House meeting in pro forma session, there were 107 bills introduced. Three of those bills may receive additional coverage in this blog:

HR 3594 To authorize appropriations to the Department of Transportation for surface transportation research, development, and deployment, and for other purposes. Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]

HR 3599 To establish a Federal rotational cyber workforce program for the Federal cyber workforce, and for other purposes. Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]

HR 3608 To amend title 41, United States Code, to require information technology contractors to maintain a vulnerability disclosure policy and program, and for other purposes. Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]

I will be watching HR 3594 to for language and definitions that would indicate that there are cybersecurity research programs included in the coverage.

 

I will be watching the other two for language and definitions that would include control system security in the covered activities.