News & Announcements

April 22, 2020

First 'Tele-Graduation' Marks Last Iteration of CIO Leader Course (UPDATED)

Read about our historic graduation ceremony last week, celebrating the perseverance of our CIO program students in this corona virus #pandemic. Thanks Honorable Dana Deasy for taking the time to celebrate with us, and thanks Joseph H. Schafer PhD and Russ Quirici for running this program, now in its 30th year! Great speech by our Acting Chancellor

Jan. 21, 2020

CIC JPME II Alum Sean Hoewing reflects on impact of education

Episode 2 of our Student Perspective series we introduce Sean Hoewing (USCYBERCOM) and his reflections on the education he received at the CIC. Check out the video HERE 

Nov. 21, 2019

CIC Hosts the Cyberspace Solarium Commission

CIC hosts capstone gathering of the US Cyberspace Solarium Commission.Check out the CIC site for all Commission support here.

Nov. 21, 2019

Strategic Insights from Lt Gen Shanahan, Director Joint Artificial Intelligence Center

 In this episode of Strategic Insights, the series that brings you thoughts from leaders at the intersection of information, cyberspace, and national security, Lt Gen Jack Shanahan, Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC). shares his thoughts on emerging technologies (particularly AI) importance to national security, the

Nov. 13, 2019

Cyber Beacon 2019

Cyber Beacon is the flagship event of the National Defense University's College of Information and Cyberspace (NDU CIC). The conference brings together experts and leaders from across the national security community, private sector, and academia to discuss the most pressing problems concerning cyberspace, information, and national security. The 2020 conference is scheduled for 9-10 September. The 2019 conference theme was "preparing for disruption" and there were seven sessions; terrorism and cyberspace, information and disinformation, cyber education, quantum, artificial intelligence, 5G, and the cutting edge. It was held 13-14 November 2019 at the NDU campus on Fort McNair in Washington, DC. Attendance was by invitation only and space limited. While the conference was unclassified, there were optional classified breakout sessions during lunch with led by National Security Council personnel. Information about past Cyber Beacon conferences can be found on this site

April 11, 2019

CIC Excels in JPME II Accreditation

The College of Information & Cyberspace's National Security and Cyberspace Studies program is now a fully accredited JPME II war college program.  The Process for Accreditation of Joint Education (PAJE) team completed its accreditation visit on Friday and is recommending to the CJCS that the program receive a full 6 years accreditation (the maximum

Feb. 25, 2019

US - Egypt Cyber Diplomacy

Chancellor Tom Wingfield and Egyptian Major General Tarek Elsayed Abdou (Chief of Foreign Mission, Training Authority) held a meeting at CIC to discuss areas of collaboration. 

Jan. 1, 2019

CIC 2019 Cyber PME Consortium

Cyber PME Consortium