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Cybersecurity Caucus Addresses the Talent Gap

July 18, 2017

The co-chairs of the Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus hosted a roundtable event on Building a Better Cybersecurity Workforce on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. The

Regional Commission Learns about Cybersecurity Education and Workforce Development Efforts

July 13, 2017

On July 13, 2017, Davina Pruitt-Mentle provided a briefing to the Northern Virginia Regional Commission on NIST’s efforts with the National Initiative for

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New NIST Guidance to Help Organizations Better Assess Risk, Allocate Resources

July 10, 2017

Your business operates on a tight budget. Your sales team complains of old cell phones with inadequate data plans; your desktop computers are no longer

NIST Seeks Comments on Growing, Sustaining the Nation’s Cybersecurity Workforce

July 10, 2017

The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education, led by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), is seeking Information, ideas, and views

Supporting Cybersecurity at Community Colleges

June 30, 2017

The Community College Cybersecurity Summit held at Prince George’s Community College in Maryland was supported by the National Initiative for Cybersecurity

NICE released the sixth edition of its quarterly eNewsletter

June 28, 2017

The Summer 2017 NICE eNewsletter has been published to provide subscribers information on academic, industry, and government developments related to NICE

Government Matters TV Highlights Cybersecurity Workforce Efforts at NIST

June 26, 2017

The Government Matters TV show that aired on NewsChannel 8 featured NICE Director, Rodney Petersen, who spoke about the National Initiative for Cybersecurity

Building Robust Cybersecurity Teams

June 24, 2017

Marian Merritt, the NICE Lead for Industry Engagement, recently spoke on a panel at the California Cyber Innovation Challenge, a regional Cyber Patriot

NICE Conference & Expo: Registration Open Now!

June 21, 2017

Join us at the NICE Conference & Expo! This 8 th annual NICE conference will take place November 7-8, 2017 at the Dayton Convention Center in Dayton, Ohio.

Role-based Training to Build the Cybersecurity Workforce

June 20, 2017

On Tuesday, June 20, 2017, Clarence Williams, the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Lead for Government Engagement, participated in the

Strengthening the Nation's Cybersecurity Workforce

June 15, 2017

The President issued an Executive Order to strengthen federal networks and critical infrastructure cybersecurity on May 11, 2017. In part, the order states that

Notice of Funding Opportunity: Cybersecurity Education and Workforce Development Stakeholder Engagement Program

May 24, 2017

NIST is pleased to announce funding on behalf of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE), for the NICE Stakeholder Engagement Program. NIST

Collaborations to Strengthen the Cybersecurity Ecosystem

May 24, 2017

National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Director, Rodney Petersen, was the Opening Keynote Speaker for the first annual summit on Canadian

Community, Consistency, and Content for Cybersecurity Education and Workforce Development

May 22, 2017

The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education Director, Rodney Petersen, was the keynote speaker for the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council

NICE Leads Education and Workforce Development Track at the 9th Annual National Cybersecurity Summit

May 18, 2017

On June 6-8, 2017, the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) will present and lead sessions at the 9th Annual National Cybersecurity Summit

The Federal Government Cybersecurity Workforce Study

May 9, 2017

On May 9, 2017, Rodney Petersen, Director of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education, participated in a Keynote Panel Discussion at the

NICE Discusses the Importance of Apprenticeships

May 8, 2017

On Friday, May 5th, Marian Merritt, the Lead for Industry Engagement at the National initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE), participated in a Department

Strengthening Cybersecurity Education and Training Efforts in Michigan

May 5, 2017

In late April 2017, Davina Pruitt-Mentle, NICE Lead for Academic Engagement, participated in multiple events across Michigan to help strengthen state and

NIST and NICE Frameworks Leveraged in Award-winning Approach Preparing Workforce-Ready Graduates

May 4, 2017

Congratulations iQ4 and the National Student Clearinghouse for being awarded 1st place in PESC’s 18th Annual Best Practices Competition! The award-winning

Connect with NICE on LinkedIn

May 1, 2017

The NICE Program Office is pleased to announce that you can now follow NICE on LinkedIn! View our new profile at https://www.linkedin.com/company/nist-nice.

Center of Academic Excellence Resource Centers

April 19, 2017

The newly designated CAE-Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) Resource Centers have been announced! These Centers are a network of participating CAE-CD institutions that will

Virtually Stressing Airplane Wings

April 11, 2017

How do jumbo jet designers develop resilient materials for modern airframes, while still bringing in their projects on time and on budget? Before they prototype

TECNA Talks about Meeting Talent Needs

April 6, 2017

Rodney Petersen, Director of NICE, participated in a panel discussion on the topic of “Building Capacity to Meet Talent Needs” at the Technology Councils of

Identifying Faces in Video Images is Major Challenge, NIST Report Shows

April 5, 2017

In movies and television, computers can quickly identify a person in a crowded arena from tiny, grainy video images. But that is often not the reality when it

NICE Participates in the Women In CyberSecurity Conference (WiCyS)

April 4, 2017

Marian Merritt, NICE Lead for Industry Engagement, and Danielle Santos, NICE Program Manager provided a workshop at the WiCyS conference held last week in

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