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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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Representative C4ISR & Logistics Systems

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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

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Education & Skills

￭ Computer Science (Bachelors Degree)

– Software/Systems Architecture

– Cybersecurity

– SAP

￭ IT Specialists (Associate’s Degree)

– Programmers

– Lab Managers

￭ Ability to obtain government clearance

￭ Certifications