The Cyber PIVOTT Act of 2025 would amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to create a new Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) education and training program focused on building a skills-based cyber workforce. The bill directs CISA to establish the PIVOTT Program within one year, in partnership with community colleges, technical schools, and other two-year institutions, to provide cyber and cyber-relevant education, hands-on training, internships, and pathways into federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial cyber jobs.
The program is designed to support students pursuing cyber associate degrees, technical certifications, or comparable training, including career changers and entry-level workers. It would cover full tuition and related costs such as fees, travel, lodging, stipends, certification testing, and internship expenses, while also requiring participants to complete skills-based exercises, internships, and a two-year service obligation in a cyber or cyber-relevant role after completion. The bill also creates related outreach, recruitment, certification voucher, and scholarship provisions, and requires CISA and DHS to report on existing education programs and support for the CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program.
If enacted, the bill would add a new section 1334 to the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and expand CISA’s statutory role in cyber workforce development. It would authorize CISA to form partnerships with eligible institutions, fund scholarships and certification vouchers, coordinate internships and security clearances, maintain a cyber training database, and conduct annual outreach and reporting. The bill would also require a table-of-contents amendment to the Homeland Security Act and impose new reporting obligations on CISA and the Department of Homeland Security regarding program costs, demand, and support for CyberCorps.
The available context shows no recorded committee debate or votes, so there is no documented opposition or amendment activity in the provided materials. Based on the bill text, the measure appears generally constructive and workforce-oriented, emphasizing training pipelines, practical experience, and federal hiring pathways. Its structure suggests a bipartisan or at least broadly supportive policy approach to addressing cyber workforce shortages.
No specific points of contention are reflected in the provided transcripts or voting history. Potential areas of policy sensitivity in the bill itself include the size and cost of the scholarship program, the mandatory service obligation, the use of federal resources for tuition and certification support, and the administrative burden on CISA and participating institutions. The bill also gives the Director significant discretion over eligibility, program design, and waivers, which could be a point of concern for oversight or implementation.