Industry, Academic Leaders Unite Behind “Cyber PIVOTT Act”

Legislation to bolster cyber workforce receives endorsements across industries

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, leaders across industries and academia endorsed the “Cyber PIVOTT Act,” legislation led by House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green, MD (R-TN) and numerous other members of the Committee. The Committee held a hearing on Wednesday entitled, “Preparing the Pipeline: Examining the State of America’s Cyber Workforce.”
 
The “Cyber PIVOTT Act” is cosponsored by Reps. Michael Guest (R-MS), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Dale Strong (R-AL), Sheri Biggs (R-SC), and Gabe Evans (R-CO). Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI), Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY), and Rep. Mike Ezell (R-MS) also cosponsored the bill. Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) will introduce companion legislation in the Senate…

The “Cyber PIVOTT Act” is supported by Palo Alto Networks, Business Software Alliance (BSA), the Internet Security Alliance, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, R Street Institute, the International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC2), the National Rural Electric Coop Association (NRECA), Forescout Technologies, Peraton, the Cyber Innovation Center and CYBER.ORG, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Ivanti, the McCrary Institute, Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), Advocacy Blueprints, Microsoft, Darktrace, the Special Competitive Studies Project, IBM, and Partnership for Public Service…

Brandon Pugh, Director and Senior Fellow, Cybersecurity and Emerging Threats, R Street Institute: “Chairman Mark Green’s Cyber PIVOTT Act provides an innovative and meaningful way to address the cyber workforce shortage in the United States, which has been a challenge for many years. This shortage negatively impacts the cybersecurity posture of our nation in the public and private sectors while the threat landscape continues to evolve. This legislation is designed to address these challenges in both the short and long term and recognizes that a four-year degree is not the only path one can take to enter the cyber workforce. Given R Street’s longtime commitment to studying and addressing the cyber workforce shortage, we are pleased to support the Cyber PIVOTT Act.”