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News and Updates

Register Now and Submit Speaker Proposals for the FISSEA Winter Forum

January 15, 2026

Now Accepting Speaker Submissions! Priority Consideration Given to Proposals Received by January 27th at 11:59pm ET. FISSEA Winter Forum: February 10, 2026

Your Input Matters: Comment on Proposed NICE Framework Updates by February 2, 2026

January 12, 2026

PROPOSED NICE FRAMEWORK UPDATES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT Friendly reminder that public comment is open on three proposed Work Roles and updates to two Competency

Proposed NICE Framework Component Updates For Public Comment

December 18, 2025

PROPOSED NICE FRAMEWORK UPDATES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT The NICE Program Office of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is pleased to publish

2025 NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference Recap

December 10, 2025

Impact Summary of the 2025 NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference Thank you to those who contributed to and attended the NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education

Events

Promote Career Discovery Working Group Monthly Meeting (January 2026)

Key Date

Wed, Jan 21 2026, 3:30 - 4:30pm EST

NICE Community Coordinating Council Monthly Meeting

Key Date

Tue, Jan 27 2026, 3:30 - 5:00pm EST

FISSEA Winter Forum: February 10, 2026

Tue, Feb 10 2026, 1:00 - 2:30pm EST

Increasing Cybersecurity Awareness: The Human Firewall FISSEA Forums are designed to provide opportunities for policy

Awards

Karen Wetzel Receives the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity 2023 Service Recognition Award

Congratulations to Karen Wetzel for receiving the 2023 Service Recognition Award in recognition for her outstanding cybersecurity

Rodney Petersen Receives the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity 2023 Service Recognition Award

Congratulations to Rodney Petersen for receiving the 2023 Service Recognition Award in recognition for his outstanding cybersecurity

Davina Pruitt-Mentle Receives the Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education 2018 Government Leadership of the Year Award

Congratulations to Dr. Davina Pruitt-Mentle for receiving the 2018 Government Leadership of the Year Award. Pruitt-Mentle has spent over 20

Rodney Petersen and NICE Team - Received the Exemplary International Leadership in Cybersecurity Education and Workforce Development Award

Congratulations to Rodney Petersen and The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) who received an award for Exemplary

Press Coverage

Why Cyber Workforce Strategy Is Now a Leadership Imperative

GovLoop

January 8, 2026

In the U.S., CISA’s National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies continues to mature tooling around the NICE Framework, including the NICE

Outgoing NIST cyber workforce director talks job roles, skills-based hiring, and AI

Federal News Network

December 29, 2025

During his decade of service at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Rodney Petersen has had a front-row seat to the evolving state of the cyber

Bipartisan Legislation Aims to Create Tech and AI Talent Hiring Teams

MeriTalk

December 12, 2025

Currently, the United States is facing a shortage of more than 500,000 cyber-related professionals, according to the National Institute of Standards and

Rodney Petersen said his last day will be Dec. 31. For the past 11 years, Petersen has served as director of NIST’s National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education Cybersecurity Workforce Framework program.