Department of Defense Improved Hiring Act

This bill makes permanent a hiring authority for specific Department of Defense facilities that was originally set to expire. It directly affects the Defense Department's ability to hire staff quickly for domestic defense industrial base facilities, Major Range and Test Facilities Base, and the Office of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation. The key provision removes the temporary expiration date (previously set to end in 2025) and codifies the direct hiring process permanently under Title 10 of the U.S. Code. This streamlines recruitment for these critical defense operations without creating new hiring requirements.