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##### COMMUNICATION AND VISIBILITY

**NICE eNewsletters**

Winter - Published January 11, 2021

Spring - Published April 21, 2021

Summer - Published June 28, 2021

Fall - Published September 27, 2021

See all NICE eNewsletters here

**One Pagers**
                  - Updated	                     - Cybersecurity Workforce Demand
                  - See all NICE One Pagers  here

**ITL Science Day Poster**
                  - Playbook for Workforce Frameworks

**Exhibits and Displays**
                  - CAE Virtual Career Fair
                  - SFS Virtual Career Fair

##### EVENTS

Workshop - NICE Framework Competencies: Moving from Concept to Implementation

2021 Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Summit (Virtual)

FISSEA Summer Forum

Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Webinar: Assessment Policies, Strategies, and Practices for Cybersecurity Hiring

Workshop - Developing a Workforce to Secure Operational Technologies

FISSEA Fall Forum

Workshop - Developing a Workforce for Security Awareness and Behavior Change

Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week

Breaking Into Cybersecurity - Stores from the Cybersecurity Community

Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Webinar: Introducing Cybersecurity Apprenticeships in Federal Environments

NICE Symposium: A Coordinated Approach to Supply Chain Risks

NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference

**NICE Webinars**
                  - January –  The Credentialing Economy and What It Means for Cybersecurity Skills
                  - February -  Top Ten Ways to Discover a Cybersecurity Career That Is Right for You 
                  - March -  Advancing Skills-Based Education and Hiring Through the Open Skills Network 
                  - April -  Getting Girls into STEM and Cybersecurity - Pathways to Progress
                  - May -  Accredited Credential Programs- Building Trust Between Employers and Credential Providers Through Rigorous Assessments
                  - July -  Securing Operational Technologies and Control Systems with a Skilled Workforce
                  - September -  The Information Technology Workforce and Skills for the Future
                  - October -  Digital Citizenship- Safety and Security for an Online World
                  - December -  Witnessing an Evolution- The NICE Framework and its Role in Building a Better Cybersecurity Workforce
                  - See all NICE Webinars  here

##### PUBLICATIONS

**Draft NISTIR 8355,****NICE Framework Competencies:********Assessing Learners for Cybersecurity Work****, and a draft****List of Competencies**

**Task, Knowledge, Skill (TKS) Statements Authoring Guide for Workforce Frameworks**

**Pre-Draft Call for Comments on NIST SP 800-50, Building an Information Technology Security Awareness and Training Program**

**NICE Strategic Plan Implementation Plan**

**K12 Cybersecurity Education Roadmap**

**Draft NICE Framework Data Update Process, draft refactored NICE Framework Ability Statements, and 2nd draft NISTIR 8355 NICE Framework Competencies**

##### GRANTS

**Cyberseek**
                  - Updates:	                     - April
                    - November
                  - Find out more about CyberSeek  here

**US Cyber Games**
                  - Held the US Cyber Open (see kick-off event)
                  - Trained the US Cyber Combine (see Combine kick-off) 
                  - Announced the US Cyber Team at the US Cyber Games Draft Day

##### **STRATEGIC OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT**

**NICE Framework Success Stories Catalog**

**Four new translations of the NICE Framework**

**NICE Community Coordinating Council**

Full Council Meetings: 10 Monthly Meetings (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, September, October, December)

Working Groups
                  - Modernize Talent Management
                  - Promote Career Discovery
                  - Transform Learning Process

Communities of Interest
                  - Apprenticeships in Cybersecurity
                  - Cybersecurity Skills Competitions
                  - K12 Cybersecurity Education
                  - NICE Framework Users

**NICE Interagency Coordinating Council**
                  - Meetings: 8 Monthly Meetings (January, February, March, April, May, June, September, October)
                  - For additional information please visit here

Cybersecurity education and workforce development

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