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  • NIST Opens Funding Opportunity for Cybersecurity Education Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Cybersecurity, News

    NIST Opens Funding Opportunity for Cybersecurity Education Efforts

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology plans to invest in efforts to support cybersecurity education and workforce development through a new funding opportunity, Rodney Petersen, director of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education, said Tuesday at the NICE Conference and Expo.  NIST seeks to foster partnerships between employers, educators and critical infrastructure operators under […] More

  • NIST, Florida International University to Collaborate on Cyber Education - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Education, News

    NIST, Florida International University to Collaborate on Cyber Education

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology has partnered with Florida International University to implement outreach programs that will focus on cybersecurity education, training and workforce development. NIST said Wednesday its National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education program will oversee the agency-university collaboration as part of efforts to help address gaps in training and labor supply. “It is important that we […] More

  • Northrop Grumman to Spearhead Projects Aimed at Future Cyber Workforce; Kathy Warden Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Grumman to Spearhead Projects Aimed at Future Cyber Workforce; Kathy Warden Comments

    Northrop Grumman is set to hold several cyber defense competitions in the U.S., Middle East and Europe in April as part of the company’s cyber education and workforce development goals. “Globally, we face a critical shortage of trained professionals ready to take on the job of securing our systems and networks,” Kathy Warden, corporate vice president and […] More