"DoD Launches University Consortium for Cybersecurity"

The Department of Defense (DoD) has launched the DoD University Consortium for Cybersecurity (UC2), which aims to foster better communication between the Secretary of Defense and academia, and meet a requirement set by the 2020 National Authorization Act. The National Defense University's College of Information and Cyberspace (CIC) will operate as the UC2 Coordination Center, with Jim Chen, a CIC faculty member, being the center's director. The University of Idaho's Center for Secure and Dependable Systems (CSDS) will serve as a support center for UC2. This article continues to discuss the purpose and support behind UC2. 

MeriTalk reports "DoD Launches University Consortium for Cybersecurity"