{"id":23289,"date":"2016-05-18T11:30:19","date_gmt":"2016-05-18T17:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=23289"},"modified":"2020-02-26T10:20:30","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T17:20:30","slug":"gov-hickenlooper-to-sign-cyber-security-bill-on-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=23289","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Hickenlooper to sign cyber security bill on campus"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gov. John Hickenlooper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Gov. John Hickenlooper will sign the Colorado Cybersecurity Initiative into law during special ceremonies scheduled for 2:45 p.m. May 20 on El Pomar Plaza.<\/p>\n

Hickenlooper will sign HB 16-1453 which identifies Colorado Springs as the location for the National Cyber Intelligence Center to respond to cyber-attacks, to train government and private sector leaders to respond to them and to do workforce development and research. The bill supports a partnership of academics at UCCS and other higher education institutions to leverage military, state, federal, local government as well as private sector resources. The bill provides $8 million in state funds to be used to renovate a UCCS-owned building at 3650 N. Nevada Ave.<\/p>\n

The bill was sponsored by Rep. Millie Hamner, D-Frisco, and Sen. Kent Lambert, R-Colorado Springs. It passed the Colorado House April 29 by a vote of 52-13 and the Colorado Senate May 4 by a vote of 30 to 5. The legislation can be viewed at http:\/\/www.leg.state.co.us\/CLICS\/CLICS2016A\/csl.nsf\/fsbillcont3\/0528CBE6CA4319BD87257F3A007B1CEF?Open&file=1453_enr.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

The bill sponsors, and many of its stakeholders including UCCS leadership, Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers, military leaders and industry representatives, are expected to attend the approximately 30-minute ceremony.<\/p>\n

Ceremony details are:<\/p>\n