Picture Caption: USN Rear Adm. John Watkins, director of USSPACECOM’s Operations, Training, and Force Development directorate presented an Academic Engagement Enterprise membership letter to Lt. Gen. USAF (Ret.) Harry Raduege, Jr., President and CEO of the National Cybersecurity Center.
Colorado Springs, CO – May 15th, 2023 USSPACECOM welcomed the National Cybersecurity Center (NCC) to their Academic Engagement Enterprise (AEE). The goal of the AEE is to foster relationships and collaboration between cutting edge institutions, space advocates, and USSPACECOM. The NCC is now reflected as a member of USSPACECOM.
“This collaboration will focus academic engagement efforts in shaping the future workforce, supporting professional military education, increasing applied research and innovation in the space domain, and creating strategic cyber-for-space dialogue supporting national security and defense,” said Harry D. Raduege, Lt. Gen USAF (Ret.) President and CEO of the National Cybersecurity Center.
USSPACECOM Objectives include:
- Shape the Future Workforce
- Support Professional Military Education
- Increase Space-Applied Research and Innovation
- Expand Space-Focused Analytic Partnerships
- And Enrich Strategic Dialogue on Space
Initial priorities for the AEE will be to build out a network of universities, enhancing Space Command’s ability to conduct operations at the intersection of space and cybersecurity.
“U.S. Space Command enthusiastically welcomes the National Cybersecurity Center (NCC) as a member of our AEE. We recognize the incredible collaborative and mutually beneficial partnership opportunities the NCC presents to our command and workforce. We appreciate the full spectrum of cyber technology and commercial synergy the NCC possesses, and we look forward to leveraging your scientific, technical, and academic expertise across all lines of effort in support of executing our responsibilities within the National Security and National Defense Strategies.” – USSPACECOM
The NCC serves as the executive, operational and administrative function for the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (S-ISAC) and is a recognized leader in cybersecurity education, workforce development and informing public policy.
About the National Cybersecurity Center
The National Cybersecurity Center (NCC) is a non-profit organization established for cyber innovation and awareness. Established in 2016 from the vision of United States Senator from Colorado John Hickenlooper, in coordination with several people from the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) and the community, the NCC serves both public and private organizations and individuals through leadership, collaboration, and education. Discover NCC at cyber-center.org.
Media Contact:
Micki Cockrille, NCC Director of Communications
