Virginia Economic Review
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Inside Virginia’s Federal Research Partnership
In Northern Virginia, GMU created the first cybersecurity engineering major in the country, which helps support its bustling C5I center. The major launched with 105 students 10 years ago. A decade later, 800 students are enrolled in what is now a department, and interest continues to increase…
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Bolstering Cyber Defenses Through Collaboration
Virginia’s Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI) is devising innovative solutions to these emerging threats. Launched in 2020, CCI is a state-funded program that collaborates with businesses, higher education institutions, and local governments to support research, innovation, and workforce…
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Bridging the Gaps in the Cybersecurity Talent Pipeline
Virginia is leading efforts to address the country’s talent gap. The Commonwealth has the second-largest cyber workforce in the U.S., with demand continuing to grow. Between September 2023 and August 2024, Virginia employers sought to fill 51,005 cybersecurity jobs, and that number is only expected…
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Big Discoveries, Big Plans
Quokka entered the cybersecurity world with a big reputation — under its previous name, the company landed on the front page of The New York Times after discovering a critical security vulnerability in some Android smartphones that sent user data to Chinese servers. In 2019, the company’s further…
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Investments, Tech Partnerships, and the Future of Cyber
Brad Medairy is executive vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton, a Virginia-based Fortune 500 company where he leads the national cyber account and focuses on the cyber missions of national-level clients like the FBI, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security,…
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The Role of AI in Cybersecurity: A Conversation With Candice Ling
VEDP President and CEO Jason El Koubi spoke with Candice Ling, senior vice president at Microsoft and head of the company’s federal government business unit, about Microsoft’s cybersecurity work with the federal government and potential future developments in the cybersecurity industry.
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Putting Talent in the Right Place
January 5, 2026
A Conversation With Peter Beard, Vice President of Policy and Programs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
The Importance of Agility
January 5, 2026
A Conversation With Tamara Fields, U.S. Public Service Lead, Accenture
The State of American Warehousing
October 15, 2025
A Conversation With Joe Dunlap, a veteran of the supply chain industry, with stints at UPS, Accenture, and CBRE