Re Hearing in Boston on conscription of cyber/IT and STEM workers

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

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> From: Richard Forno <rforno () infowarrior org>
> Date: May 8, 2018 at 8:03:27 AM EDT
> To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
> Cc: ip <ip () listbox com>
> Subject: Re: [IP] Re Hearing in Boston on conscription of cyber/IT and STEM workers
>
>
> I am coPI for UMBC's SFS program.  We have produced some excellent talent for the federal workforce, just like our 
> colleague programs at other schools.  SFS is a wonderful opportunity for students, and their interest in SFS remains 
> quite high and I think some students see it as something akin to a ROTC Scholarship, just for civilians and in a 
> specialized field (plus SFS doesn't require push-ups, PT tests, or uniforms).   ;)
>
> In terms of funding, due to Congressional budget idiocy over the past year, few if any were getting NSF SFS awards 
> for several months. We were told at the PI meeting in January that funding for new and renewal awards was *totally* 
> dependent on whatever Congress did with the budget ... but yes, they did announce several new awards during this 
> otherwise 'frozen' funding period based on their available funding levels.  We expect to hear about more awards to 
> various schools in the near future now that the budget issue has been, at least for the moment, resolved.
>
> In terms of IASP, I believe IASP is undergoing some changes (new name, at the least) but don't have any firm details, 
> so I can't comment on it...but if it is zero'd out in terms of funding maybe given NSA's reorg the longer-term goal 
> is to let SFS become 'the' preferred federal cybersecurity scholarship funding vehicle?  And BTW, we had an IASP 
> recipient at UMBC in 2017, who declined and took the SFS award instead -- and we've had a few others in recent years, 
> too.  (SFS and IASP are pretty equal in what they offer and/or require of students)
>
> -- rick
>
> > On May 7, 2018, at 3:59 PM, Dave Farber <farber () gmail com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Begin forwarded message:
> >
> > > From: Jeremy Epstein <jeremy.j.epstein () gmail com>
> > > Date: May 7, 2018 at 3:51:53 PM EDT
> > > To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
> > > Cc: ip <ip () listbox com>
> > > Subject: Re: [IP] Re Hearing in Boston on conscription of cyber/IT and STEM workers
> > >
> > > Dave, for IP, please.
> > >
> > > I'd like to clarify and correct some of what Jean Camp wrote about the SFS program.  As an NSF employee I can't 
> > > comment on whether the funding level provided by Congress is adequate, but I'd like to assure readers that there 
> > > are new SFS grants occurring. 
> > >
> > > As of March 2018, there were 70 active SFS institutions with 715 active students receiving scholarship funding 
> > > consisting of full tuition; $9K for professional development, books, health care; and $22.5K (UG) or 34K (GRAD) 
> > > cash stipend per academic year.  Each university supports approximately 5-10 students per year.  So saying there 
> > > were "ZERO new scholarships last year" is incorrect - there were both new institutions and new students.
> > >
> > > SFS Scholarships Awards in FY2017 went to (those not marked "new" are renewals):
> > >
> > > University of Florida (new)
> > > Florida International University (new)
> > > University of Tennessee Chattanooga (new)
> > > Tuskegee University (new)
> > > University of Alabama at Birmingham (new)
> > > University of Hawaii (new)
> > > Georgetown University (new)
> > > North Carolina A&T
> > > Towson University
> > > Northeastern University
> > > Arizona State University
> > > Auburn University
> > > Pennsylvania State University
> > >
> > > New awards in FY2018 went to:
> > >
> > > University of Maryland College Park (new)
> > > Texas A&M University Main Campus (new)
> > > Purdue University Northwest (new)
> > > Louisiana Tech University (new)
> > > Plus several more institutions whose awards are being processed.
> > >
> > > Readers may also be interested in the Dec 2017 press release at 
> > > https://nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=243987&org=NSF&from=news
> > >
> > > More information about the SFS program can be found at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504991 and 
> > > a list of all SFS grants can be found at 
> > > https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/advancedSearchResult?ProgEleCode=1668&BooleanElement=Any&BooleanRef=Any&ActiveAwards=true&#results
> > >
> > > I'm happy to provide more information about SFS to anyone who's interested.
> > >
> > > --Jeremy
> > >
> > > On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 10:00 AM, Dave Farber <farber () gmail com> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Begin forwarded message:
> > >
> > > > From: L Jean Camp <ljeanc () gmail com>
> > > > Date: May 7, 2018 at 9:51:10 AM EDT
> > > > To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
> > > > Cc: ip <ip () listbox com>
> > > > Subject: Re: [IP] Hearing in Boston on conscription of cyber/IT and STEM workers
> > > > Reply-To: ljeanc () gmail com
> > > >
> > > > This would be a great way to reduce American students in STEM program even more.
> > > >
> > > > In fact, this is not just stupid. This is shameful.
> > > >
> > > > The NSF Scholarship for Service requires a year of public service for each year of scholarship. They funded ZERO 
> > > > new scholarships last year,   The years the SFS scholarship is funded the highly rated and worthy of funding 
> > > > proposals are usually funded at 25% -30%.   These funds go directly to the students, who then have to find 
> > > > internships in the public sector, and then work in the public sector for one year for each year of scholarship. 
> > > >
> > > > The NSA Information Assurance scholarship program stopped accepting new students in I think 2008.  This is for 
> > > > American students who have a 3.5 or better in a nationally certified computer security degree program.  These 
> > > > students must be willing to go through a clearance process, spend internships in intelligence or military,  and 
> > > > work one year in intelligence or military for each year supported by the scholarship. 
> > > >
> > > > Americans are desperate for support to enter security careers. The DoD spends more on pencils than security 
> > > > scholarships.  The funds to fully support every qualified students in these programs would be minuscule budget 
> > > > dust for the Department of Defense.  It would probably not even require a few more sedans and fewer luxury SUVs in 
> > > > the motor pool. It would be so small as to be a tiny footnote in the NDAA.   These would support the 
> > > > infrastructure, help Americans, and are an all round social good.
> > > >
> > > > To place more demands on a generation that is staggering under student debt, will have to pay off the lavish tax 
> > > > cuts we have voted ourselves since Reagan, and pay for this wars while simultaneously refusing to invest a dime in 
> > > > scholarships is simply shameful.
> > > >
> > > > To be factually crystal clear, the proposal here is to continue to refuse to support scholarships and then 
> > > > conscripting people who had to work their way through because there is no DoD priority more disposable than 
> > > > cybersecurity scholarships, as you can see by the zero budget for IAS in the NDAA.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 9:11 AM, Dave Farber <farber () gmail com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Begin forwarded message:
> > > >
> > > > > From: "Edward Hasbrouck" <edward () hasbrouck org>
> > > > > Date: May 7, 2018 at 8:45:07 AM EDT
> > > > > To: dave () farber net
> > > > > Subject: Hearing in Boston on conscription of cyber/IT and STEM workers
> > > > >
> > > > > A "National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service" is 
> > > > > currently holding hearings throughout the US on the future of the draft, 
> > > > > draft registration, Selective Service, and compulsory service.
> > > > >
> > > > > The Commission has been directed to report and make recommendations to 
> > > > > Congress and the President on, among other issues, "the feasibility... of 
> > > > > modifying the military selective service process in order to obtain for 
> > > > > military, national, and public service individuals with skills (such as 
> > > > > medical, dental, and nursing skills, language skills, cyber skills, and 
> > > > > science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) skills) for which 
> > > > > the Nation has a critical need, without regard to age or sex."
> > > > >
> > > > > The Commission's next hearing is this Wednesday, May 9th, at Suffolk 
> > > > > University in Boston. It isn't necessary to sign up in advance to testify. 
> > > > >
> > > > > Background on the National Commission and these hearings:
> > > > >
> > > > > https://hasbrouck.org/blog/archives/002321.html
> > > > >
> > > > > Official commission notice of the hearing in Boston:
> > > > >
> > > > > http://inspire2serve.gov/news-events/please-join-us-our-public-forum-boston-massachusetts
> > > > >
> > > > > Other upcoming Commission hearings::
> > > > >
> > > > > http://inspire2serve.gov/news-events
> > > > >
> > > > > Most of the Commission's official publicity has been about promoting 
> > > > > volunteerism, so people who haven't read closely might not have realized 
> > > > > that their mandate is to study compulsory military and national service.
> > > > >
> > > > > Peace,
> > > > >
> > > > > Edward Hasbrouck
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --------------------
> > > > > Draft Registration and Draft Resistance:
> > > > > http://www.resisters.info
> > > > >
> > > > > Health Care Workers and the Draft:
> > > > > http://www.MedicalDraft.info
> > > > >
> > > > > Edward Hasbrouck
> > > > > edward () hasbrouck org
> > > > > http://hasbrouck.org
> > > > > +1-415-824-0214
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -- 
> > > > Prof. L. Jean Camp
> > > > http://www.ljean.com
> > > > Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/L_Camp
> > > > DBLP: http://dblp.uni-trier.de/pers/hd/c/Camp:L=_Jean
> > > > SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=262477
> > > > Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=wJPGa2IAAAAJ
> > > > Make a Difference 
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