,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ecec  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #f1 #bjai,ms4
 ,h\lahan 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,mead[s7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a     
,,bill  ,to e/abli% a policy to promote 
& ma9ta9 digital & s(tw>e developm5t    
exp]tise 9 ! work=ce ( ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,def5se4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,arm$ ,=ces ,digital        
,advantage ,act4  #b4 ,policy on ! tal5t
 managem5t ( digital exp]tise & s(tw>e  
pr(essionals  7a7 ,policy  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,x %all be a policy ( ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,def5se to promote & ma9ta9 digital     
exp]tise & s(tw>e developm5t z core     
compet5cies ( civilian & milit>y        
work=ces ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 & z a capability
 to support ! ,national ,def5se         
,/rategy1 :i* policy %all be a*iev$ by--
  7,a7 ! recruitm5t1 developm5t1 &      
inc5tivization ( ret5tion 9 & to !      
civilian & milit>y work=ce ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( individuals ) aptitude1 exp]i5ce1    

pr(ici5t exp]tise1 or a comb9ation !re( 
9 digital exp]tise & s(tw>e developm5t2 
7,b7 at ! discretion ( ! ,secret>ies ( !
 milit>y dep>tm5ts1 ! developm5t &      
ma9t5ance ( civilian & milit>y c>e]     
tracks relat$ to digital exp]tise1 &    
relat$ digital compet5cies = memb]s ( ! 
,arm$ ,=ces1 includ+ ! developm5t &     
ma9t5ance ( tra9+1 education1 tal5t     
managem5t1 inc5tives1 & promotion       
policies 9 support ( memb]s at all      
levels ( su* c>e] tracks2 &  7,c7 !     
developm5t & application ( appropriate  
read9ess /&>ds & metrics to measure &   
report on ! ov]all capability1 capacity1
 utilization1 & read9ess ( digital      
eng9e]+ pr(essionals to develop & deliv]
 op]ational capabilities & employ mod]n 
bus9ess practices4  7#b7 ,def9itions ,= 
purposes ( ?is section1 digital eng9e]+ 
is ! discipl9e & set ( skills involv$ 9 
! creation1 process+1 transmission1     
integration1 & /orage ( digital data    
7includ+ b n limit$ to data sci5ce1     
ma*9e le>n+1 s(tw>e eng9e]+1 s(tw>e     

product managem5t1 & artificial         
intellig5ce product managem5t74  7b7    
,responsibility  7#a7 ,appo9tm5t (      
,(fic] ,n lat] ?an #bgj days aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (   
,def5se %all appo9t a civilian (ficial  
responsible = ! developm5t &            
implem5tation ( ! policy set =? 9       
subsection 7a74 ,! (ficial %all be kn[n 
z ! ,*ief ,digital ,eng9e]+ ,recruitm5t 
& ,managem5t ,(fic] ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,def5se 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z !    
,(fic]74  7#b7 ,expiration ( appo9tm5t  
,! appo9tm5t ( ! ,(fic] "u p>agraph 7#a7
 %all expire on ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbi4   
7c7 ,duties ,9 develop+ & provid+ = !   
dis*>ge ( ! policy set =? 9 subsection  
7a71 ! ,(fic] %all "w ) ! ,assi/ant     
,secret>ies ( ! milit>y dep>tm5ts =     
,manp[] & ,res]ve ,affairs to c>ry out !
 foll[+3  7#a7 ,develop =1 & enhance )91
 ! recruitm5t programs ( ea* ,arm$ ,=ce 
v>i\s core initiatives1 programs1       
activities1 & me*anisms1 tailor$ to !   
unique ne$s ( ea* ,arm$ ,=ce1 to id5tify

 & recruit civilian employees & memb]s (
 ! ,arm$ ,=ces ) demon/rat$ aptitude1   
int]e/1 & pr(ici5cy 9 digital eng9e]+1 &
 9 sci5ce1 te*nology1 eng9e]+1 &        
ma!matics 7,,/em7 g5]ally1 includ+      
initiatives1 programs1 activities1 &    
me*anisms to t>get populations (        
individuals n typically aw>e (          
opportunities 9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se = 
a digital eng9e]+ c>e]4  7#b7 ,id5tify &
 %>e ) ! milit>y dep>tm5ts be/ practices
 ar\nd ! developm5t ( flexible c>e]     
tracks & id5tifi]s = digital eng9e]+ &  
relat$ digital compet5cies & mean+ful   
opportunities = c>e] developm5t1 tal5t  
managem5t1 & promotion )9 su* c>e]      
tracks4  7#c7 ,develop & ma9ta9         
education1 tra9+1 doctr9e1 rotational   
opportunities1 & pr(essional developm5t 
activities to support ! civilian &      
milit>y digital eng9e]+ work=ce4  7#d7  
,coord9ate & syn*ronize digital =ce     
managem5t activities ?r\gh\t ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,def5se1 advise ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se
 on all matt]s p]ta9+ to ! heal? &      

read9ess ( digital =ces1 conv5e a       
,dep>tm5t-wide executive /e]+ gr\p1 &   
submit to ,congress an annual report on 
! read9ess ( digital =ces & progress    
t[>d a*iev+ ! policy set =? 9 subsection
 7a74  7#e7 ,create a ,dep>tm5t-wide    
me*anism to track digital exp]tise 9 !  
work=ce1 develop & ma9ta9 organizational
 policies1 /rategies1 & plans suffici5t 
to build1 ma9ta91 & refre% int]nal      
capacity at scale1 & report to !        
,secret>y qu>t]ly on ! heal? & read9ess 
! digital eng9e]+ work=ce4  7#f7 ,assi/ 
! milit>y dep>tm5ts 9 design+1 develop+1
 & execut+ programs & inc5tives to      
reta91 track1 & ov]see digital exp]tise 
among civilian employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t &
 memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces on active duty4 
7#g7 ,at ! reque/ ( ! ,*ief ( ,/aff ( an
 ,arm$ ,=ce1 or ! head ( ano!r compon5t 
or elem5t ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 und]take an    
executive se>* = key lead]%ip positions 
9 digital eng9e]+ 9 su* ,arm$ ,=ce1     
compon5t1 or elem5t1 & develop & deploy 
agile hir+ processes to fill su*        

positions4  7#h7 ,id5tify necess>y      
*anges 9 au?orities1 policies1 res\rces1
 or a comb9ation !re( to fur!r ! policy 
set =? 9 subsection 7a71 & submit to    
,congress a report on su* *anges4  7d7  
,implem5tation plan ,n lat] ?an ,may #a1
 #bjbj1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all      
submit to ! ,committees on ,arm$        
,s]vices ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !
 ,s5ate a plan to c>ry out ! requirem5ts
 ( ?is section4 ,! plan %all include !  
foll[+3  7#a7 ,an assessm5t ( progress (
 ! ,secret>y 9 recruit+ an individual to
 s]ve z ! ,(fic] requir$ to be appo9t$  
"u subsection 7b74  7#b7 ,a timel9e =   
implem5tation ( ! requirem5ts ( ?is     
section1 includ+ input f ea* milit>y    
dep>tm5t on its unique timel9e4  7#c7   
,recomm5dations = any legislative or    
adm9i/rative action requir$ to meet !   
requirem5ts ( ?is section4