The Expanding Cybersecurity Workforce Act of 2025 directs the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to establish a new program within its existing Cybersecurity Education and Training Assistance Program to recruit people from underrepresented groups into cybersecurity careers. The program targets disadvantaged communities including racial and ethnic minorities, women, people with disabilities, veterans, formerly incarcerated individuals, older workers, people from rural areas, and those from non-traditional educational backgrounds like community colleges and historically Black universities. CISA must launch outreach to schools, unions, community colleges, workforce development offices, and private companies within 180 days of the law's enactment and tailor recruitment efforts to meet regional needs. The bill authorizes $20 million annually from fiscal year 2026 through 2031, and requires CISA to submit annual reports to Congress on how the program is diversifying the cybersecurity workforce.
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