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H.R. 2952 · 113th Congress · enacted

Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act

Became Public Law No: 113-246.

Latest official action 2014-12-18 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 10, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, within 180 days and annually thereafter for three years, to conduct an assessment of the cybersecurity workforce of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which shall include information on: the readiness and capacity of such workforce to meet its cybersecurity mission; where cybersecurity workforce positions are located within DHS; which such positions are performed by permanent full-time equivalent DHS employees, by independent contractors, and by individuals employed by other federal agencies; which such positions are vacant; the percentage of individuals within each Cybersecurity Category and Specialty Area who received essential training to perform their jobs; and in cases in which such training was not received, what challenges were encountered regarding the provision of such training. Directs the Secretary to develop, maintain, and update a comprehensive workforce strategy to enhance the readiness, capacity, training, recruitment, and retention of DHS's cybersecurity workforce, which shall include a description of: a multi-phased recruitment plan, a 5-year implementation plan, a 10-year projection of the cybersecurity workforce needs of DHS, any ob…

Congressional Research Service · 2014-12-18

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PAC donors to the listed sponsors

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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$10,000

Yvette D. Clarke · Cosponsor · $10,000

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AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$10,000

Yvette D. Clarke · Cosponsor · $10,000

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AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$10,000

Yvette D. Clarke · Cosponsor · $10,000

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AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000

Yvette D. Clarke · Cosponsor · $10,000

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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Yvette D. Clarke · Cosponsor · $10,000

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INT'L UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS$10,000

Yvette D. Clarke · Cosponsor · $10,000

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INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$10,000

Yvette D. Clarke · Cosponsor · $10,000

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MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$10,000

Yvette D. Clarke · Cosponsor · $10,000

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NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BROADBAND PAC$10,000

Yvette D. Clarke · Cosponsor · $10,000

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TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$10,000

Yvette D. Clarke · Cosponsor · $10,000

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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)$10,000

Yvette D. Clarke · Cosponsor · $10,000

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DAVITA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DAPAC)$9,000
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$8,500
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,500
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$7,500
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$7,500
AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,000
AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)$7,000
MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC$6,500
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC)$6,500
REWORLD WASTE, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (REWORLD WASTE PAC)$6,000
AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, (ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS PAC)$5,500
ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC)$5,000
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC)$5,000
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUND$5,000
COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL$5,000
CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC. EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CEIPAC)$5,000
COX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC.$5,000
DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
DELTA AIR LINES PAC$5,000
DELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATION PAC$5,000
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$5,000
ENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC)$5,000
GILEAD SCIENCES INC HEALTHCARE POLICY PAC$5,000

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