cybersecurity education Archives

Navy's Newest Combat Simulator Trains Its First Ships — Lt. Aaron Van Driessche, warfare tactics instructor at the Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS) Detachment San Diego pilots the U.S. Navy’s virtual combat curriculum with sailors aboard USS Paul Hamilton inside the newly launched portable simulator, the On Demand Trainer. (U.S. Navy / Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph Millar)

‘STEM Corps’ legislation would fill DOD’s gaps in tech talent

The bill by Reps. Jim Banks, R-Ind., and Andy Kim, D-N.J., would create a scholarship pool for students to receive tuition assistance in exchange for service in…

Apr 14, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

Agencies fall behind on cybersecurity workforce coding, GAO says

GAO officials found that OPM missed deadlines to establish a structure to track cybersecurity positions, causing a domino effect of delays.

Jun 15, 2018 By Carten Cordell

NIST awards three-year grant for cybersecurity jobs ‘heat map’

IT trade group CompTIA will receive $249,000 in the first year year of the project to help illustrate cybersecurity job vacancies. The map is expected to come…

Oct 27, 2015

Cybersecurity education report aims to address student ‘confusion’

The report, produced by the National Academy of Public Administration, the Center for Internet Security and Deloitte, offers several recommendations to streamline federal initiatives in cybersecurity education.

Oct 8, 2015