Looking for Cyber Ops Academic and IA Opportunities

NSA (National Security Agency) provides a list of four new National Centers of Academic Excellence (CAE) in Cyber Operations for academic years 2012 - 2017:

Dakota State University, South Dakota
Naval Postgraduate School, California
     Military and DoD Civilians Graduate Certificate Program
     U.S. Civilians Scholarship for Service Program
Northeastern University, Massachusetts MA and PhD in IA
University of Tulsa, Oklahoma Cyber Corps

The CAE-Cyber Operations Program is intended to identify institutions offering a curriculum that is deeply technical, interdisciplinary, and firmly grounded in computer science, computer engineering and/or electrical engineering, with extensive opportunities for hands-on applications via labs/exercises. The CAE-Cyber Operations Program complements NSA's existing CAEs in Information Assurance Education and Research Programs, and provides a particular emphasis on technologies and techniques related to specialized cyber operations (e.g., collection, exploitation, and response) to enhance the security posture of our nation. 

National Centers of Academic Excellence (CAE) in Cyber Operations Program. Applications accepted from 4-year colleges and graduate-level universities annually by 15 January each year. Application timeline for CAE applications in Cyber Operations.

CAE-Cyber Ops Timeline
Application Submission: NLT 11:59pm 15 January
Review of Applications: 15 January - 29 February
Notification to Applicants: 1 March
Curriculum Review Visits: March - April
Final Determinations: 15 May
CISSE/Certificate Presentation: mid-June

National Centers of Excellence in Information Assurance (IA) programs by state
High School Work Study Programs

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What do you love? and Search Playground Tips and Tricks

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Boogie Wipes

One product that was not around when my daughter was younger is Boogie Wipes. Chuckle...but these things make wiping the nose of an infant, toddler, adult or anyone with a runny, stuffy nose easy without leaving a red or sore nose. 

As we used them, people said they had never seen or heard of Boogie Wipes, so I thought I would share it on the blog since the product was first sold in December 2007.

Since it is also back to school time, you can enter the contest Backpacks, Binders, Boogie Wipes, Oh-my! for a chance at cash, Boogie Wipes, pizza party, and other cool things through September 30, 2012. You can enter from their site as it redirects you to Facebook contests.

Save the Sleeve is another aspect of the site, with jokes, facts, a game about boogers, and a tab for teachers. So have some fun, learn something new, and save a few sleeves.

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