UC2 Workshop
By | Oct. 3, 2023
UC2 hosts its flagship workshop on December 6, 2023 at NDU.
DoD UC2 Workshop
By | April 28, 2022
The University Consortium for Cybersecurity Coordination Center (UC4) at the National Defense University College of Information and Cyberspace (NDU CIC) hosted the first UC2 workshop. The physical location of the event was the Lincoln Hall Auditorium (#1230) on the first floor of Lincoln Hall at Fort McNair.
Attendees included high-level Department of Defense officials and staff members, the NDU CIC Chancellor, the NDU CIC UC4 team, and presenters from seven universities with a National Security Agency (NSA) Center of Academic Excellence (CAE) designation.
UC2 Advisory Council
By | March 11, 2022
The UC4 team hosted the initial meeting of the UC2 advisory council. The council’s goals included attracting a wide scope of input on future RFI topics, judging the responses to the RFIs, and soliciting support, including funding for research grants, from DoD agencies. Members of the council will also have a role at UC2 presentation workshops, where they will solicit the best ideas from the academic community and determine which proposals are the most beneficial to their agencies.
UC2 RFI Collection and Evaluation
By NSA National Centers of Academic Excellence Program Management Office | Feb. 24, 2022
As part of the UC2’s RFI collection and evaluation process, a panel of judges was selected to assess the best responses using a rubric developed by the NSA National Centers of Academic Excellence Program Management Office. Members of this office trained the judges on best practices and incorporation of the rubric to guide evaluations during two webinars hosted by the UC4 team. At the end of both sessions, there was a Q&A period.
UC2 Kickoff Event
By | Dec. 7, 2021
The UC4 team at the NDU CIC hosted the inaugural UC2 Kickoff Event. The physical location of the event was the Hill Conference Room (Room #303) on the third floor of Roosevelt Hall at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C.
Attendees included members of the Joint Staff J6, the NSA, USCYBERCOM, high-level DoD officials and staff members, a Congressional staff member, the NDU CIC Chancellor, the UC4 Director, and the Director of the UC2 Support Center. The keynote address was given by the Honorable Heidi Shyu, Under Secretary of Defense, Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)).