Report outlines federal role to strengthen cyber education

The National Academy of Public Administration on Thursday unveiled a new report outlining four recommendations to strengthen cybersecurity education initiatives.

The report examines the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance/Cyber Defense and the CyberCorps Scholarship for Service, two federal programs devoted to cyber education.

The report recommends strengthening hands-on education in the two programs; identifying, tracking, and using performance indicators for both programs; expanding the scholarship program to address the entire public sector and including two-year programs regardless...