House Caucus Cyber Day highlights Guard capabilities
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Fairfax-based Data Processing Unit join representatives from 14 states in displaying cyber capabilities at the U.S. House of Representatives National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus State Cyber Day Oct. 22, 2015, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC. Rep. Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., and Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn., co-chairs of the caucus, created this opportunity for Washington officials to see the cybersecurity capabilities, coordination and partnership building in the Guard and Reserve. In addition to Army and Air Guard cyber experts and senior leaders from fourteen states, representatives from the National Governors Association and the National Guard Bureau also took part in the event. Originally formed in January 1975 to provide data processing support to National Guard Bureau, the mission of the DPU has evolved over the years and is now poised to conduct full spectrum cyber operations. The unit has more than 160 Soldiers whose missions include conducting web risk and vulnerability assessment in support of U. S. Army Cyber Command and other federal agencies. They are also prepared to support the Commonwealth of Virginia with computer network defense and recovery operations. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs)
House Caucus Cyber Day highlights Guard capabilities
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Fairfax-based Data Processing Unit join representatives from 14 states in displaying cyber capabilities at the U.S. House of Representatives National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus State Cyber Day Oct. 22, 2015, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC. Rep. Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., and Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn., co-chairs of the caucus, created this opportunity for Washington officials to see the cybersecurity capabilities, coordination and partnership building in the Guard and Reserve. In addition to Army and Air Guard cyber experts and senior leaders from fourteen states, representatives from the National Governors Association and the National Guard Bureau also took part in the event. Originally formed in January 1975 to provide data processing support to National Guard Bureau, the mission of the DPU has evolved over the years and is now poised to conduct full spectrum cyber operations. The unit has more than 160 Soldiers whose missions include conducting web risk and vulnerability assessment in support of U. S. Army Cyber Command and other federal agencies. They are also prepared to support the Commonwealth of Virginia with computer network defense and recovery operations. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs)