Inspired to Serve Act of 2025

# Summary of the "Inspired to Serve Act of 2025" This comprehensive legislation focuses on modernizing and strengthening the federal workforce through several key initiatives: ## Public Service Workforce Development - Establishes a **Federal Fellowship and Scholarship Center** to coordinate all federal fellowship and scholarship programs - Creates a **Public Service Corps** program to prepare students for federal careers through scholarships and service commitments - Authorizes **Public Service Academy grants** to support leadership development programs at institutions of higher education - Develops a **Public Service Cadet Program** at military service academies for non-military public service careers ## Recruitment and Hiring Reforms - Creates the **Pathways Program** to provide internship and recent graduate opportunities - Sets **targets for hiring recent college graduates and post-secondary students** (30,000 by 2029, 50,000 by 2034) - Establishes **noncompetitive eligibility** for participants in fellowship, scholarship, and internship programs - Authorizes **demonstration projects** to test new approaches to hiring for critical skills ## Critical Skills and Cybersecurity Initiatives - Creates a **Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve** pilot project to leverage cybersecurity expertise from former federal employees and military personnel - Expands the **Cyber Talent Management System** across federal agencies - Requires the Department of Defense to maintain an **annual list of critical skills** needed for national security - Establishes an **Individual Ready Reserve for Critical Skills** within military reserve components ## Selective Service Modernization - Modernizes the Selective Service System to ensure readiness for potential mobilization - Requires registration of all U.S. citizens and residents - Includes due process protections for those who fail to register - Establishes a **lead national mobilization official** and **Executive Agent for National Mobilization** ## Other Key Provisions - Requires **compensation for federal interns** (at minimum wage rate) - Creates **portability of health care licensure** for federal health care professionals - Establishes **Federal reskilling programs** to help employees transition to new roles - Requires **evaluation of improvements to the Federal civil service personnel system** This legislation represents a comprehensive approach to addressing workforce challenges in the federal government, with a particular focus on attracting and retaining talent in critical skill areas while modernizing recruitment, training, and personnel management systems.