{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://obernolte.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-obernolte-bill-address-us-cyber-weaknesses-passes-us-house-representatives", "Rep. Obernolte bill to address U.S. cyber weaknesses passes U.S. House of Representatives", "2021-10-04", "2021", "2021-10", "Republican", "House", "CA", "Jay Obernolte", "O000019", "obernolte.house.gov", "obernolte", "https://obernolte.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte\u2019s (R-Hesperia) bill to establish career pathways in computer science within the federal government passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday \u2013 the first legislation introduced by Rep. Obernolte to pass as a stand-alone bill. The Federal Career Opportunities in Computer Science Work Act, H.R. 3533, improves national security and speeds technological advancement by improving the federal government\u2019s ability to recruit and retain computer technology experts.\n\nWATCH THE FLOOR SPEECH HERE\n\nREP. OBERNOLTE: \u201cI along with most of the country was horrified by the recent cyber attacks against critical parts of our nation\u2019s infrastructure. It has become increasingly clear that to deal with these threats will require highly trained professionals in the computer sciences and the data sciences as part of not just our civilian workforce but also our federal workforce. This is bipartisan legislation, it\u2019s an easy and common-sense solution to this problem.\u201d\n\nCurrently, the federal government employment structure does not include occupations that allow civilians to focus on software development, data science or artificial intelligence outside of pure research and development. This lack of federal career paths has stunted the government\u2019s ability to track and manage its digital workforce, attract new technical talent, and create new positions to meet the growing demands of the cyber age. The Federal Career Opportunities in Computer Science Work Act addresses these problems by establishing computer science-specific occupational series within the federal government employment structure.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:24:51Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://obernolte.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-obernolte-bill-address-us-cyber-weaknesses-passes-us-house-representatives"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.62142189219594, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}