ORLANDO, Fla.—The Cyber Corps, a
federal program to intensively train students in systems security
and related engineering and science disciplines, now has dozens of
qualified students ready for government placements following
graduation in the spring.
Each student in the program has received a full scholarship and
stipend for two years of intensive graduate or undergraduate study
in information assurance science and technology. The students also
have worked in government internships during the summers between
their academic years.
However, the students also work with civilian federal agencies and
state and local government cyber security teams. Under the terms of
their agreement to join the Cyber Corps, the students are obliged to
work for government agencies for two years after graduation.
The program is seeking to place 39 information assurance specialists
who will graduate between May and September. In addition, the
program has more than 100 students who are looking for internships
in cybersecurity fields stating in May 2003 for the summer months.
Cyber Corps graduates frequently hold certifications from the
Pentagon's Committee for National Security Systems Certifications in
various computer security disciplines.
The corps now has a total of 133 students and its leaders are
seeking 300 students annually to be educated at about 20
universities.
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