Lt. General Robert J. Skinner, JFHQ-DoDIN, to serve as special guest speaker
West Virginia Press Association
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Officials with Marshall University, West Virginia University and Joint Force Headquarters – Department of Defense Information Network, a component of the United States Cyber Command, among other government and educational partners, have scheduled a groundbreaking at 1 p.m. Friday, May 17, for the Marshall University Institute for Cyber Security located at the corner of Hal Greer Boulevard and Fourth Avenue in Huntington.
The groundbreaking event symbolizes the initial strides in establishing the National Center of Excellence for Cyber Security in Critical Infrastructure, hailed as the second center of its type in the country on a college campus. The center is an exemplar public/private partnership of academia, state, federal/local government, law enforcement, the U.S. Department of Defense and the private sector. Marshall University and West Virginia University are collaborating with Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network and U.S. Cyber Command to establish the Center of Excellence as the premier source of expertise in cyber security, operations, and defense of America’s critical infrastructure.
Lt. General Robert J. Skinner will serve as the special guest speaker. He is the commander of the Joint Force Headquarters – Department of Defense Information Network and the director of the Defense Information Systems Agency.
Other speakers include U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia Senate President Craig Blair, Speaker of the House Roger Hanshaw, Marshall University President Brad D. Smith, West Virginia President Gordon Gee and Maj. Gen. William E. Crane, West Virginia National Guard.
The event will be livestreamed at www.marshall.edu/livestream
Media should contact Leah Payne for specifics on login information for the event and press conference that will follow.
WHO: Marshall University, federal and state partners
WHAT: Groundbreaking of the new Marshall University Institute for Cyber Security
WHEN: 1 p.m., Friday, May 17, 2024
WHERE: Future site of the Marshall University Institute for Cyber Security
Corner of 4th Avenue and Hal Greer Blvd.
Huntington, West Virginia
