House bill would give CISA millions to diversify cyber workforce

This report describes the Diverse Cybersecurity Workforce Act of 2024, introduced by Reps. Shontel Brown and Haley Stevens, which would allocate $20M annually through FY2030 to CISA to promote cybersecurity careers among underrepresented communities via outreach and education, aligning with broader federal initiatives like the National Cyber Workforce Education Strategy and skills-based hiring; it highlights current workforce shortages, diversity gaps, and pay disparities as the bill’s primary motivations.