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CCI Institutions such as Virginia Tech, UVA, and George Mason sponsor Cyber Navigator programs to ensure votes are counted

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The Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI) is Virginia’s main access point for cybersecurity research, innovation, workforce development, and news. In this community, researchers find funding and collaboration, students discover diverse career possibilities, and new innovations come to life.

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CCI NEWS

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Virginia Beach Data Science Institute Offers Cutting-Edge Space for Collaboration , redirect
Nov. 20, 2023
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Virginia Tech, CCI researchers and students win big at influential military communications conference , redirect
Nov. 17, 2023
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JMU research leader, vice provost joins CCI Technical Advisory Board , redirect
Nov, 17, 2023
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American Physical Society names Virginia Tech's Sophia Economou as fellow , redirect
Nov. 13, 2023
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Virginia Tech opens world’s first fully automated AI and cyber-biosecurity water lab , redirect
Nov. 15, 2023
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Roanoke students embrace technology, societal and economic changes with Deloitte’s Future of Work Institute , redirect
Nov. 10, 2023

EVENTS AND PROGRAMS

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Clearance Preparedness Program , redirect
Next Session Nov. 29, 2023
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Spring 2024 INNOVATE Cyber Challenge
Applications open now; event begins Jan. 11, 2024
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Cyberforge 2024, to Be Held Feb. 10-11, Issues Call for Presenters; Registration Open Now , redirect
Presenter submission deadline is Dec. 15, 2023, by 11:59 p.m.
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Apply for the Department of Defense Cyber Scholarship Program , redirect
Deadline is Feb. 1, 2024
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Rock Ridge High School, in Ashburn to host Phoenix Hacks, featuring workshops in Intro to Python, Natural Language Processing, Figma Design , redirect
Jan. 6-7, 2024
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757 Build Weekend, a Hampton Roads hackathon , redirect
Registration deadline is Jan. 26th, 2024; Event is Feb. 2-4, 2024

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