Federal · Title 42 — Public Health and Welfare
42 U.S.C. § 18996: Cybersecurity workforce data initiative
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assesses the feasibility of providing nationally representative estimates and statistical information on the cybersecurity workforce; utilizes the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework (NIST Special Publication 800–181), or other frameworks, as appropriate, to enable a consistent measurement of the cybersecurity workforce; utilizes and complements existing data on employer requirements and unfilled positions in the cybersecurity workforce; consults key stakeholders and the broader community of practice in cybersecurity workforce development to determine data requirements needed to strengthen the cybersecurity workforce; evaluates existing Federal survey data for information pertinent to developing national estimates of the cybersecurity workforce; evaluates administrative data and other supplementary data sources, as available, to describe and measure the cybersecurity workforce; and collects statistical data, to the greatest extent practicable, on credential attainment and employment outcomes information for the cybersecurity workforce.
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