Federal cyber workforce training institute eyed in bipartisan House bill

Congressman Fallon speaks at a hearing on global threat assessment on March 28, 2025. (House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence)

By Matt Bracken • May 20, 2025

The federal cybersecurity workforce — an ever-shrinking group of tech talent under the Trump administration — would get a government-run training and development boost under a new bill from a bipartisan pair of House lawmakers.

The Federal Cyber Workforce Training Act from Reps. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, and Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, calls on the National Cyber Director to come up with a plan to create a centralized resource and training center for federal cyber workforce development. Specifics about the institute’s creation and operations would be detailed in a report to Congress, per the bill, which was introduced Thursday.

“This legislation modernizes our approach to building a robust cyber workforce by streamlining onboarding with hands-on, role-specific training and sets high standards via” Department of Homeland Security and Department of Defense collaboration, Fallon said in a press release. “By fostering sustainable career paths and bolstering recruitment with specialized talent management modules, we are taking necessary steps to fortify our defenses against escalating cyber threats.”