DHS Opens 100+ Cyber Internships to College Students

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http://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/wired-workplace/2013/12/dhs-opens-100-cyber-internships-college-students/75734/

By Brittany Ballenstedt
Nextgov.com
December 19, 2013

The Homeland Security Department has opened up more than 100 volunteer 
positions across the country to college students pursuing a degree in a 
cybersecurity-related field.

The 2014 Secretary’s Honors Program Cyber Student Volunteer Initiative 
will provide unpaid student volunteer assignments at DHS field offices in 
more than 60 locations across the country.

The program, created in April 2013 by former DHS Secretary Janet 
Napolitano, provided assignments at Immigrations and Customs Enforcement’s 
computer forensic labs in 36 cities nationwide. The 2014 program will 
expand to include new opportunities at the Secret Service, U.S. Coast 
Guard, the Transportation Security Administration, the Office of 
Intelligence and Analysis, the DHS Office of the Chief Information Officer 
and additional state and major urban area fusion centers and ICE labs.

“DHS is excited to continue the Secretary’s Honors Program Cyber Student 
Volunteer Initiative and expand it to additional DHS offices and locations 
while increasing our engagement with students in the important 
cybersecurity work DHS does every day,” said Rand Beers, acting DHS 
secretary, in a statement. “Providing these opportunities across the 
department is a vital step in our efforts to cultivate the next generation 
of cybersecurity leaders and to attract the best and brightest cyber 
talent who are looking to pursue a career in public service.”

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