The first batch of midshipmen who took the cyber operations course at the U.S. Naval Academy will graduate on May 27, the U.S. Navy reported Monday. The Navy said the 27 graduates compose the inaugural class
MoreA Commerce Department agency plans to award approximately $1 million in grants for up to eight nonprofit organizations to support cybersecurity education and workforce development in local communities. The department said Thursday the Regional Alliances and Multistakeholder
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The U.S. Marine Corps‘ engineer school has developed a new curriculum to train warfighters to counter improvised explosive device threats, Marine Corps Times reported Tuesday. Matthew Schehl writes that USMC looks to provide units
MoreA new report from the Identity Theft Resource Center says there were 6,013 reported cases of data breaches since 2005 across the government, financial services, healthcare and education sectors. The nonprofit organization collaborated
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NASA will host the 2016 edition of the Student Launch competition alongside the Mars Ascent Vehicle Challenge at the space agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center on April 16. The event will gather 50 teams from
MorePresident Barack Obama has unveiled a new initiative to expand access to computer science education at K-12 schools across the U.S. as part of efforts to prepare students for college and career in
MoreThe U.S. Army will begin to offer a graduate-level certificate program in cybersecurity on Feb. 10 to all Aberdeen Proving Ground engineers and scientists in an effort to equip them with cyber
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The Office of Personnel Management has launched an online cybersecurity education program for federal employees and their families in a move to help bolster the cybersecurity workforce, FCW reported Friday. Chase Gunter
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The U.S. Agency for International Development has announced a $100 million investment to construct 25 new schools in Jordan. USAID said Sunday the project will be carried out as part of the
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The National Academy of Public Administration has published a 52-page report that examines two federally-backed educational programs designed to train students at select U.S. universities about cyber defense and information security. NAPA’s
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