123STA T . 2 4 3 6PUBLIC LA W 111 –8 4 —O CT. 28 , 2 0 0 9SEC.934 .S TUDYON T H E R ECRU I T M ENT , RETENTION, A ND CAREER P RO G RESSION O F UNIFORMED AND CI V I L IAN MILITARY CY B ER OPERATIONS PERSONNEL. (a)REPORT.—Notl at er t h a n one y ear a f ter the d ate of the ena c t m ent of th isA ct , the S ecretary of D efense shall s ub mit to the con g ressional defense committees a re p ort assessing the chal - lenges to retention and professional de v elopment of cyber operations personnel w ithin the Department of Defense. (b) MA TTER S TO B EA D DRESSED.— T he assessment by the Sec- retary of Defense shall address the following matters
( 1 ) The sufficiency of the numbers and types of personnel available for cyber operations, including an assessment of the balance between military and civilian positions and the avail- ability of personnel with e x pertise in matters related to cyber operations from outside of the Department of Defense. ( 2 ) The definition and coherence of career fields for both members of the Armed F orces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense, including the sufficiency of training and experience levels re q uired, and measures to improve them if necessary. ( 3 ) The types of recruitment and retention incentives avail- able to members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense. ( 4 ) I dentification of legal, policy, or administrative impedi- ments to attracting and retaining cyber operations personnel. ( 5 ) The standards used by the Department of Defense to measure effectiveness at recruiting, retaining, and ensuring an adequate career progression for cyber operations personnel. ( 6 ) The effectiveness of educational and outreach activities used to attract, retain, and reward cyber operations personnel, including how to expand outreach to academic institutions and improve coordination with other civilian agencies and industrial partners. ( 7 ) The management of educational and outreach activities used to attract, retain, and reward cyber operations personnel, such as the National C enters of Academic E xcellence in Information Assurance Education. ( 8 ) Efforts to establish public-private partnerships to meet the needs of the Department with respect to cyber operations personnel and training. ( 9 ) Recommendations for legislative changes necessary to increase the availability of cyber operations personnel. (c) C YB ER O PERAT I O N S P ERSONNE L DE F INED.—In this section, the term ‘ ‘cyber operations personnel ’ ’ refers to members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense involved with the operations and maintenance of a computer net- wor k connected to the global information grid, as well as offensive, defensive, and exploitation functions of such a network. SEC. 93 5 . PLAN ON ACCESS TO NATIONAL AIRSPACE FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS. (a) IN G ENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation shall, after consultation with the Secretary of H omeland Security, j ointly develop a plan for providing expanded access to the national airspace for unmanned aircraft systems of the Department of Defense.
