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9-May-2014
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASEAPPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
STEM Education Summit
Opportunities, Education and Credentials
Larry Muzzelo
Director, CECOM Software Engineering Center
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■ Computer Literacy
■ Defense IT at APG
■ Projected Opportunities
■ Workforce Skills
Discussion Points
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Computer Literacy versus Computer Science
■ April 23, 2014 Washington Post article described how high school students are not taught to write code, take classes in how the Internet works or create an app.
“High school students are
all about computers but get little instruction in
computer science”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/high-school-students-are-all-about-computers-but-get-little-instruction-in-computer-science/2014/04/23/13979eda-c185-11e3-bcec-b71ee10e9bc3_story.html
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APG Communities of Excellence• C4ISR
CECOM – Communications and Electronics Command
ACC – Army Contracting Command
PEO C3TPEO IEW&SCERDEC
• Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high- yield Explosives ECBC –Edgewood Chemical Biological CenterJPEO-CBD – Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological
DefenseCMA –Chemical Materials ActivityPEO ACWA - Program Executive Office for Assembled Chemical Weapons
Alternatives20th Support Command – CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological,
Nuclear, High Yield Explosives)DTRA JSTO – Joint Science & Technology Office (emerging)
• Public Health and Medical ResearchUSAPHC – US Army Public Health
CommandUSAMRICD – US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense
• Research and DevelopmentResearch and Development
Command
• Test and EvaluationArmy Test and Evaluation CommandArmy Test CenterArmy Research Laboratory
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Communications-Electronics CommandSoftware Engineering Center
■ Maintain Software Readiness– Fix Security Vulnerabilities
• Update software so systems are not susceptible to being hacked
– Resolve anomalies that prevent mission accomplishment• Example: Fix a software bug that prevents your computer from working
– Maintain interoperability with other changing or new systems• Example: Update software on your PC to add a new printer that
is not recognized
■ Currently support 83 major C4ISR and 6 Logistics systems deployed throughout the world with an additional 30 systems becoming SEC’s responsibility over the next five years
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Projected Opportunities
31%Within Next 5 YearsWithin 5+ Years
Organizational Size– ~700 civilian + 3300 contractors
Hiring Status– Currently constrained– Two week pilot summer 2014
internship for high school juniors– Reinstitute summer positions for
College Sophomores starting 2016– Project significant opportunities
in 2017 and beyond due to impending retirements
SEC Civilian Workforce eligible to retire within the next 5 years