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This bill, called the HACKED Act, aims to improve U.S. cybersecurity through several measures: 1. It enhances the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) program by supporting efforts to identify cybersecurity workforce skill gaps, facilitate federal cybersecurity education and training programs, and develop metrics to measure the effectiveness of cybersecurity workforce initiatives. 2. It requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to identify multiple cybersecurity career pathways and develop methods for measuring cybersecurity proficiency. 3. It directs NIST to develop standards and guidelines for improving the cybersecurity awareness of federal agency employees and contractors. 4. It modifies the Federal Cyber Scholarship-for-Service program to prioritize placements in federal agencies and expand opportunities in academia and the private sector. 5. It supports cybersecurity education and research programs at the National Science Foundation and NASA, as well as a cybersecurity workforce development program at the Department of Energy. 6. It establishes national cybersecurity challenges and competitions to spur innovation in areas like cyber attack economics, cyber training, and federal agency resilience. Overall, the bill seeks to strengthen the nation's cybersecurity workforce and capabilities through various educational, training, and research initiatives.

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