Sec. 1081. Comprehensive strategy for talent development and management of Department of Defense computer programming workforce
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It shall be a policy of the Armed Forces, including the reserve components, to establish appropriate and effective talent development and management policies and practices that allow for the military departments to present an adaptable, qualified workforce training and education standard with respect to computer programming skill needs for the workforce of the Department of Defense, including technical and nontechnical skills related to artificial intelligence and software coding.
The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of each military department and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall develop a strategy to achieve the policy set forth in subsection (a). The strategy required by paragraph
(1)shall include— the development, funding, and execution of a coherent approach and transparent strategy across digital platforms and applications that enable development and presentation of forces with appropriate programmatic oversight for both active and reserve component workforces; the evaluation of the potential need for career field occupational codes or other service-specific talent management mechanisms aligned with the work roles related to computer programming, artificial intelligence and machine learning competency, and software engineering under the Department of Defense Cyber Workforce Framework to allow for the military departments to identify, assess, track, manage, and assign personnel with computer programming, coding, and artificial intelligence skills through established mechanisms, under the policies of the military departments with respect to career field management, including— development, modification, or revalidation of a career field or separate occupational code for computer programming occupational areas aligned with such work roles; and development, modification, or revalidation of a unique special skills or experience designator or qualification, tracked independently of a career field, for computer programming occupational areas aligned with such work roles; the evaluation of current talent management processes to incorporate equivalency assessment as part of the qualification standard to accommodate experiences, training, or skills developed as a result of other work experience or training opportunities, including potentially from civilian occupations or commercially-available training courses assessment of members of the Armed Forces who have completed the qualification process of the military department concerned or who qualify based on existing skills and training across computer programming occupational areas; and maintaining data on, and longitudinal tracking of, members of the Armed Forces described in subparagraph (D). The Secretary of each military department, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of the military department for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, and the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, shall— be responsible for development and implementation of the policy set forth in subsection
(a)and strategy required by subsection (b); and carry out that responsibility through an officer or employee of the military department assigned by the Secretary for that purpose. In developing and providing for the implementation of the policy set forth in subsection
(a)and strategy required by subsection (b), the Secretary of each military department, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of the military department for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, the Chief Information Officer of the military department, the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, and the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, shall establish and update relevant policies and practices to enable the talent development and management to provide a workforce capable of conducting computer programming, software coding, and artificial intelligence activities, including by meeting related manning, systems, training, and other related funding requirements. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of each military department shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives the strategy required by subsection (b). Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of each military department shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a implementation plan for the strategy required by subsection (b), including identification of resource needs and areas where current internal policy or legal statutes may need to be updated. In this section: The term computer programming occupational area means a technical or nontechnical occupational position that supports computer programming, coding, or artificial intelligence operations and development, including the following positions: Data scientists. Data engineers. Data analysts. Software developers. Machine learning engineers. Program managers. Acquisition professionals. The term digital platform or application means an online integrated personnel management system or human capital solution. The term qualification process — means the process, modeled on a streamlined version of the process for obtaining joint qualifications, for training and verifying members of the Armed Forces to receive career field or occupational codes associated with computer programming occupational areas; and may include— experiences, education, and training received as a part of military service, including fellowships, talent exchanges, positions within government, and educational courses; and in the case of members of the reserve components, experiences, education, and training received in their civilian occupations. The term standard means the defined, reviewed, and published standard for occupational series or career fields that provides a measurable standard by which the military departments can assess the ability to meet their operational planning and steady-state force presentation requirements during the global force management process.