Transcript Veterans’ Needs Assessment - UNITED VETS STEM

UVSS STEM-Smart
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TRUE INORMATION ASSURANCE
CYBER SECURITY ACADEMY
Veterans Center of Excellence
(VCoE)
United Vets STEM-Smart
O Generating Cyber Security Careers for Veterans
Students & Full Time Veterans
O By Teaming with HBCUS
O Teaming with TRUE IA CyberAcademy Body Of
Knowledge BOK
United VETS STEM SMART
Presented by: Josephus Ollison
202 257-3812
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Multi-Perspective Vision
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Vision for HBCU
 To provide creative academic opportunities that enable students to face
21st Century challenges by providing a transition from the military to
commercial employment experience, increasing graduation rates and
improving employment prospects upon graduation.
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Vision for UVSS
 To provide a transition from the military to commercial work experience
for returning veterans while assisting in the payment of tuition and to
provide job opportunities with Center of Excellence clients upon
graduation.
 Vision for TRUE IA
 To help comply with corporate mandates to save cost while reducing risk by
providing an on-shore talent pool and a resource stream of qualified veterans.
 Technical , known resource stream to hire upon graduation (Try & Buy)
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Value Proposition from UVSS
The VCoE will Provide:
O Overview of the CyberAcademy BOK
O a. Phase I: Cybersecurity Introduction (Initial
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indoctrination into
common Cybersecurity issues)
i. During this phase, students will learn about
field of Cybersecurity
through laboratory exercises that demonstrate
the exploitation of
vulnerabilities that are relevant to their current
use of technology.
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Value Proposition
O Improved prestige by attracting “the best and the
brightest” by providing real world job Experience.
O Demonstrates Administration’s interest in helping veteran
students by providing increased economic assistance via job
opportunities.
O Increased tuition revenue through improved recruitment and
higher graduation rates.
O Positive effect on relationships with regulatory agencies by
supporting government social policy.
O Great public relations.
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Value Proposition from UVSS
The VCoE will Provide:
O Phase II: Networking Essentials
O i. This phase of the program is designed to educate
students at the
O foundational level of how data moves from point A to B.
It will
O provide them with the practical knowledge needed to
design and
O manage a secure network backbone for data to
traverse.
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Value Proposition from UVSS
The VCoE will Provide:
O Phase III: Network Hosts Essentials
O i. This phase of the BOK provides students with a
foundational
O understanding of the common hosts and their
operating systems
O typically found on networks (e.g. desktop/laptop;
mobile (smart
O phones/tablets); printers and scanners; operating
systems).
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Value Proposition from UVSS
The VCoE will Provide:
O Phase IV: Cybersecurity Essentials
O i. This phase of the BOK provides students with a
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foundational
understanding of Cybersecurity and its compliance drivers.
It also
familiarizes students with common Cybersecurity practices
such as
Risk Management, identity and access controls,
configuration
management, continuity planning and cryptography.
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Value Proposition from UVSS
The VCoE will Provide:
O Phase V: Cybersecurity in practice
O i. This phase of the BOK takes a deep dive into Cybersecurity and
O common implementation of Cybersecurity programmatics based on
O industry best practice. Leveraging the SANS top 20 Critical
O Controls, CyberAcademy teaches the students, via lecture and
O laboratory exercise, how to design secure architectures and the
O implement the tools needed to maintain adequate security posture.
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Veterans’ Study Findings
UVSS
Nature of the Challenge
O 71% of female veterans served after Vietnam
O 46% of veterans sustained serious injuries
O 44% find transition to civilian life very difficult
O 37% suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
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*Research conducted Fall 2012
Nature of the Challenge
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Growing number of returning military personnel in
Harris County – already the second largest veterans’
population in the U.S.
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Increasing numbers returning from Operation Iraqi
Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)
conflicts
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Unique needs for this post – 9/11 veteran cohort
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Striking Consistency in Findings
O Transition from structured military life to unstructured
civilian life is challenging
O Difficulty translating military skills to civilian workplace
O Perception that military service is not valued/feelings of
isolation
O Access to and coordination of services is limited
O Ability to interact with other veterans is critical
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Conversation Quotes
“I spent two tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. I
helped spread democracy and gave people a chance at
freedom. Now, I’m a junior analyst looking at
spreadsheets every day. I’m grateful, but it just can’t
compare.”
Afghanistan veteran
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Conversation Quotes
“In the military, your resume is pages long. You list every
project you had a role in. In the civilian world, employers
think a shorter resume is better. It is hard to translate
what I learned in the military to some of the job openings
I see online. When I do get an interview, I feel like all I
can talk about is my military experience, and it seems
like the interview goes downhill quickly.”
Iraq veteran
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Enhanced Information & Referral
UVSS Connects Veterans, Active Military and their
Families to:
•Job readiness services & employment services
•Financial education and coaching
•Housing assistance, work clothing, tools and
transportation
•Counseling services
•Health care services
•Substance abuse services
•Full range of benefits available
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Organizations Invited to Participate in
Cyber Security Academy
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Howard University
UDC
Clark Atlanta University
Southeast Vets
Morgan State University
Sojourner Douglass
Concern Black Men
DC Department of
Employment Services
University of the District
of Columbia
Prince Georges
Community College
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Veterans Affairs
O Various United Way donor
companies
MCVET
O Walmart
Project Place
Veterans on the Rise
Goodwill Industries
Veterans on the Rise
Easter Seal
DOD
Home Depot
Airforce Research Labs
University of Houston
Virginia Skill Source
VA Regional Office
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Wounded Warrior Project