I will support the Cyber Centers of Excellence Partnership Act to establish a Department of Defense partnership with NSA-designated cybersecurity universities and strengthen the federal cybersecurity workforce pipeline.

Jacky Rosen · Nevada · Democratic

policy impact 0.63 specificity 0.82 extraction confidence 78%

Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Support the Cyber Centers of Excellence Partnership Act to establish a Department of Defense partnership with NSA-designated cybersecurity universities and create workforce pathways.. Promised outcome: Stronger U.S. cybersecurity readiness, greater collaboration between research institutions and military cyber units, and more qualified students entering federal cybersecurity careers.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. U.S. Senate press release from Rosen's Senate office announcing bipartisan cybersecurity legislation during her current Senate term.

Occurrences

The Cyber Centers of Excellence Partnership Act would establish a partnership between the Department of Defense and universities designated by the National Security Agency as National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity, creating opportunities to share research, best practices, and emerging approaches between the public and private sectors. This program would not only increase collaboration between top research institutions and our specialized military cyber units, but also create direct pathways for qualified students into federal cybersecurity careers.

Rosen introduced legislation that would create a DOD-university cybersecurity partnership and pathways for students into federal cybersecurity jobs.

Rosen, Budd Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen U.S. Cybersecurity Readiness and Workforce Development - Jacky Rosen
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Evidence

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Action Ms. Rosen (for herself and Mr. Budd) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official GovInfo metadata shows Rosen introduced S. 5504 with Budd and that the bill was referred to committee, indicating concrete effort but no enactment yet.

unresolved same_term A for effort

S. 5504 (IS) - To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program on Department of Defense partnerships with institutions of higher education recognized in the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity program for Cyber Research, and for other purposes. - BILLS-119s5504is | Related Documents | GovInfo
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Ms. Rosen (for herself and Mr. Budd) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill text confirms Rosen as sponsor and committee referral, which is an attempt to advance the commitment but not final delivery.

unresolved same_term A for effort

GovInfo: S. 5504 Introduced in Senate Bill Text
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the Secretary of Defense shall establish a pilot program under the Defense Cyber Workforce Framework to assess the feasibility of partnering advanced cyberspace operations and information aggressor units of the Department of Defense with institutions of higher education

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text matches the promised policy mechanism: a Defense Department pilot partnership with higher education institutions tied to cybersecurity programs.

unresolved same_term A for effort

GovInfo: S. 5504 Introduced in Senate Bill Text
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The Cyber Centers of Excellence Partnership Act would establish a partnership between the Department of Defense and universities designated by the National Security Agency as National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Rosen’s Senate office described the bill as the Cyber Centers of Excellence Partnership Act and stated it would create the promised DOD-university partnership.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Rosen, Budd Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen U.S. Cybersecurity Readiness and Workforce Development - Jacky Rosen
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This bipartisan bill would ensure that our military and top universities can keep up with every wave of ever-changing cyber threats, while also attracting the country’s most talented young minds and bolstering our cyber-ready workforce.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Rosen’s own statement records support for the proposal’s cybersecurity workforce goal, but it remains a bill awaiting enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Rosen, Budd Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen U.S. Cybersecurity Readiness and Workforce Development - Jacky Rosen
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-10-09 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown A for effort

Verified evidence shows Rosen materially supported and advanced the Cyber Centers of Excellence Partnership Act by introducing S. 5504 with Senator Budd, and the bill text matches the promised DOD-university cybersecurity partnership. However, the verified evidence only shows introduction and committee referral, not enactment or implementation of the partnership or workforce pipeline. Because introducing a bill is an effort toward an outcome rather than delivery of the outcome, and no deadline has expired, the promise remains unresolved.

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