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News and Updates

New Funding to Fuel Your Cybersecurity Workforce Development Efforts

April 14, 2026

CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NIST is pleased to announce a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to support Regional...

Agenda Now Live for 2026 NICE Conference & Expo

March 26, 2026

2026 NICE Conference and Expo June 1 - 3, 2026 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The 2026 NICE Conference Planning Committee is excited to announce that the agenda...

January 2026 NICE Community Coordinating Council Bi-Monthly Meeting Recap

March 17, 2026

#ICYMI - Meeting Recap Join us next week on March 24, 2026, at 3:30pm ET for the next NICE Community Coordinating Council meeting. In case you missed March's...

2026 NICE Conference Early Bird Registration Open Now!

February 24, 2026

2026 Conference and Expo Early Bird Registration is Now Open! June 1 to 3, 2026 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Registration is now open for the 2026 NICE...

Events

Building Your Small Business Cybersecurity Team: From In-House to Outsourcing

Tue, May 5 2026, 2:00 - 3:00pm EDT

Recording Note: Portions of the event may be recorded and audience Q&A or comments may be captured. The recorded event

Cybersecurity Career Ambassadors Community of Interest Monthly Meeting (May 2026)

Key Date

Fri, May 8 2026, 1:00 - 2:00pm EDT

FISSEA Spring Forum: May 12, 2026

Tue, May 12 2026, 1:00 - 3:30pm EDT

FISSEA Forums are designed to provide opportunities for policy and programmatic updates, the exchange of best practices

Awards

Karen Wetzel Receives the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity 2023 Service Recognition Award

Congratulations to Karen Wetzel for receiving the 2023 Service Recognition Award in recognition for her outstanding cybersecurity contribution to the community and the Nation from the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity. Karen...

Rodney Petersen Receives the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity 2023 Service Recognition Award

Congratulations to Rodney Petersen for receiving the 2023 Service Recognition Award in recognition for his outstanding cybersecurity contribution to the community and the Nation from the National Centers of Academic Excellence (CAE) in Cybersecurity...

Davina Pruitt-Mentle Receives the Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education 2018 Government Leadership of the Year Award

Congratulations to Dr. Davina Pruitt-Mentle for receiving the 2018 Government Leadership of the Year Award. Pruitt-Mentle has spent over 20 years researching and coordinating cybersecurity education programs. She joined the National Initiative for...

Rodney Petersen and NICE Team - Received the Exemplary International Leadership in Cybersecurity Education and Workforce Development Award

Congratulations to Rodney Petersen and The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) who received an award for Exemplary International Leadership in Cybersecurity Education and Workforce Development from Cyber New Brunswick at Canada's...

Press Coverage

AI-related job cuts mostly hit entry-level roles, as AI skills become essential

SC Media

March 23, 2026

Strengthening the workforce, Lee and Lyne said, involves identifying these skill gaps, establishing a workforce development plan and using frameworks such as...

House Bill Seeks $10M of Cybersecurity Education Integration Grants

MeriTalk

March 17, 2026

Individual grants under the proposed program would not exceed $500,000 per year, and education programs funded by the grants would have to align with the NICE...

From Compliance to Capability: Turning Workforce Constraints Into Strategic Advantage

GovLoop

February 20, 2026

The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) NICE Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity provides a model for capability-based workforce design by...

America’s Cybersecurity Deficit: Why Strategic Vision Without Operational Execution Leaves Critical Infrastructure Vulnerable

WebProNews

February 1, 2026

CyberSeek, an initiative supported by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, estimates that approximately 663,000 cybersecurity positions remain...