Increasing the Effectiveness of the Federal Role in Cybersecurity Education

In 2014, the Center for Internet Security and Deloitte and Touche LLP engaged the National Academy of Public Administration to identify ways to improve the federal role in the nation’s cybersecurity education efforts. This project was led by a four-member Panel of Academy Fellows with expertise in cybersecurity, performance metrics, and defense education.

In particular, this study examines two of the nation's leading cybersecurity education programs - the National Centers for Academic Excellence in Information Assurance/Cyber Defense (CAE) program and the CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service (SFS) program. This report covers various aspects of these programs, including funding, performance indicators, curriculum, and designation standards.