The purpose of the National CAE designation program is to promote higher education in IA and CD and prepare a growing number of IA/CD professionals to meet the need to reduce vulnerabilities in the Nation’s networks. The initial National CAE in IA Education (CAE/IAE) program was started by NSA in 1998, with DHS joining as a partner in 2004 in response to the President’s National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace. The CAE in IA Research (CAE-R) program was added in 2008 to encourage universities and students to pursue higher-level doctoral research in Cybersecurity. In 2010, the CAE in Two-Year IA Education (CAE2Y) program was established to afford two-year institutions, technical schools, and government training centers that are also teaching IA curricula, the opportunity to receive such designation.

The IA mission at NSA assigns a Security Education Academic Liason (SEAL) representative to each of the National Centers of Academic Excellence in IA Education (CAE/IAE) and National Centers of Academic Excellence in Research (CAE-R). These representatives promote collaboration between the government and universities, define areas of mutual interest, and identify sources for research and development. Of particular interest to both is the identification of outstanding students for future government employment.

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