Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Hire To Secure our Nation Act of 2020 This bill provides temporary direct-hire authority to the Department of Defense and the Department of State for positions that require expertise on Iran, China, or Russia, and for related linguist positions, in the competitive service. The bill also establishes a fellowship program in these agencies to recruit experienced professionals, particularly those with foreign language skills or cybersecurity expertise, for positions relating to national security.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Government Operations and Politics
AsiaChinaComputer security and identity theftDepartment of DefenseDepartment of StateEmployee hiringFederal officialsForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementIranMiddle EastRussia
Hire To Secure our Nation Act of 2020
USA116th CongressS-4812| Senate
| Updated: 10/20/2020
Hire To Secure our Nation Act of 2020 This bill provides temporary direct-hire authority to the Department of Defense and the Department of State for positions that require expertise on Iran, China, or Russia, and for related linguist positions, in the competitive service. The bill also establishes a fellowship program in these agencies to recruit experienced professionals, particularly those with foreign language skills or cybersecurity expertise, for positions relating to national security.
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Government Operations and Politics
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
AsiaChinaComputer security and identity theftDepartment of DefenseDepartment of StateEmployee hiringFederal officialsForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementIranMiddle EastRussia