§2167a Defense Cyber Investigations Training Academy: Admission of Private Sector Civilians to Receive Instruction

Summary

The Secretary of Defense can allow qualified private-sector workers to train at the Defense Cyber Investigations Training Academy, run by the Defense Cyber Crime Center. No more than 200 full-time equivalent student slots can be filled by private-sector students at any one time in a year. If they finish the course, they can get a certificate or diploma. To be eligible, a worker must be employed by a private firm that provides major defense-related systems, products, or services to the Department of Defense or other government agencies, or whose work relates to national security policy or strategy. Eligibility lasts only while they keep that job. The Secretary must make sure the Academy teaches courses not easily found elsewhere and that course choices meet only DoD needs. Private students must pay at least the same tuition as U.S. government employees, and tuition must include Academy overhead. Where practical, private students follow the same rules on grades, attendance, and behavior as government students. Tuition money stays with the Academy and must be clearly tracked in its records.