Cyberspace Innovation Center Incoporated

Partnership intermediary agreement (pia) - the cic has entered into a memorandum of understanding (mou) with the u.s. Air force to further develop relationships with state entities , academia, and regional business and industries, and tap into the technology of the department of the air force. The mou is entered into pursuant to the authority of u.s.c. 3715 "use of partnership intermediaries" (pia). This authority permits directors of federal laboratories, such as those in the department of the air force, to enter into mou's with partnership intermediaries to perform services that increase the likelihood of success in the conduct of cooperative or joint activities of such federal laboratory with small business firms, institutions of higher education and certain other educational institutions.

Dhs cetap program - the cic has developed a robust academic outreach and work force development program in order to build a sustainable knowledge- based workforce that can support the needs of government, industry and academia. The mission is to foster integrated curricular experiences across multiple disciplines in both university and k-12 environments. Objectives include: create a culture of educational innovation across a national network of clollege and k-12 faculty; provide a focal point for continued interdisciplinary collabortion in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (stem) educational reform; serve as a catalyst for future research in cyber education; disseminate innovation best practices in education throughout the nation; emphasize professional development for k- 12 teachers; and engage students across primary (k-5), secondary (6-12), and post-secondary levels.