US Cyber Challenge [SEP] inception
US Cyber Challenge
US Cyber Challenge is a private-public partnership program dedicated to finding high level cybersecurity talent in its endeavor to significantly reduce the shortage in today's cyber workforce. The program identifies, attracts, recruits and trains the next generation of cybersecurity professionals. US Cyber Challenge is currently a program under the Council for CyberSecurity and the Center for Internet Security.
History.
US Cyber Challenge was founded in 2010 by Karen S. Evans, former Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government and Information Technology (IT)
Department of Justice. She also worked with the National Park Service, the Office of Personnel Management, and the Farmers Home Administration.
Evans also served as National Director for US Cyber Challenge, a private-public partnership program dedicated to strengthening the cybersecurity workforce in the United States. US Cyber Challenge is instrumental in finding high level cybersecurity talent, training them with skills for the workplace and networking them with both private and public organizations for employment. Each summer, US Cyber Challenge hosts week-long camps to develop and train