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

Summary

The Secretary of Defense can let private company workers attend training at the Defense Cyber Investigations Training Academy run by the Defense Cyber Crime Center. Up to the equivalent of 200 full-time student slots may be filled by private-sector students in a year. People who finish a course may get a certificate or diploma. Eligible private-sector employees are those who work for companies that provide major defense-related systems, products, or services to the government, or whose work is relevant to national security; they stay eligible only while they work for such a company. The Defense Department must make sure the classes for private students are not ones you can easily get elsewhere and that course choices are set by DoD needs. Tuition for private students must be at least the same as what U.S. employees pay and must include Academy overhead. Private students must, as much as possible, follow the same rules for grades, attendance, and behavior as government students. Tuition money stays with the Academy to cover the cost and must be recorded with its source and use.