§2167a Defense Cyber Investigations Training Academy: admission of private sector civilians to receive instruction

Summary

The Secretary of Defense can let qualified private company employees train at the Defense Cyber Investigations Training Academy run by the Defense Cyber Crime Center. No more than the equivalent of 200 full‑time student slots can be used by private sector students in a year. If they finish the course, they can get a certificate or diploma. Eligible workers are those who work for private firms that provide important defense-related systems, products, or services to the government, or whose work affects national security. They stay eligible only while they keep that job. The DoD must make sure the courses for private students are not ones you can easily get elsewhere and that course choices follow DoD needs. Private students must pay at least the same tuition that U.S. employees pay, and tuition must cover overhead. While in class, private students should follow the same rules about grades, attendance, and behavior as government students, as much as possible. Money the Academy gets from private students stays with the Academy to pay for the training, and the Academy must keep records showing where the money came from and how it was used.