General on Cyberspace Issues

Maj. Gen. Earl D. Matthews, USAF, director, cyberspace operations, Office of Information Dominance and Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, was the keynote speaker during the July luncheon. The general provided an overview of current cyberspace issues and hot topics. He explained the efforts underway to reduce the number of networks, improve efficiencies and reduce cost through data center consolidation; the Joint Information Environment initiative; and enterprise licensing of software. The general also highlighted improvements in developing the cyber civilian workforce, managing assignments of the larger community of cyber-related career field assignments and cybertraining enhancements made to the Scope Eagle course at Keesler Air Force Base.

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