CSCI HOSTS INFORMATION SECURITY SEMINAR FOR
HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES
Springfield, VA—June 22, 2005—Computer Systems Center Incorporated (CSCI), a highly specialized systems integration and professional services firm, announced today it will host a half-day seminar on the trends in information security technologies for some of the best and brightest high school juniors and seniors from around the nation participating in the Presidential Classroom Science, Technology and Public Policy program.
Presidential Classroom’s Science, Technology and Public Policy program, which runs for a week, focuses specifically on the role of the government in issues related to scientific discoveries and technological advances. As the host of a three-hour learning seminar, CSCI will specifically demonstrate the necessity of computer security within not only the government, but also the home, in order to protect an individual or group’s sensitive or classified information; the students will also actively participate in interactive sessions allowing them to virtually experience the ease of penetration on an unsecured personal computer and how much more difficult it is to penetrate a secured PC.
“CSCI employees are committed to serving their local communities,” said Linda LaRoche, CEO of CSCI. “We are privileged to have been asked by Presidential Classroom to host such a prestigious seminar that not only recognizes exceptional students within the D.C. metropolitan area, but also across the United States. We anticipate the students will gain a better understanding of information security and take that knowledge with them to apply security recommendations to their home computers. It is also our hope that they will educate their peers on the importance of securing our nation’s critical cyber-infrastructures and apply that acumen to the federal government as tomorrow’s leaders.”
Former Congressman Jack Buechner, CEO and President of Presidential Classroom, said “We expose our Presidential Classroom scholars to aspects of technology, science and medicine that weaves in public policy, economics and the real-life experiences of men and women in diverse fields. In one week they will discover more career opportunities and meet more potential mentors than they ever could back home. Several students have written us and said they have changed their career paths based upon what they learned during our science and technology programs.”
About Presidential Classroom
In 1968, Presidential Classroom, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, 501(c)3 civic education organization, began to prepare young leaders for responsible citizenship and provide outstanding high school students the chance to explore the political process firsthand. Aimed at high school juniors and seniors with a minimum 3.0 grade point average, Presidential Classroom offers seven unique and challenging leadership development experiences, focusing on key issues such as business, media, science and technology, law and justice, national security, and international relations. In January 2005, students had the opportunity to participate in the Inaugural activities in the Presidential Inauguration Program. Through the assistance of leading corporations, foundations and individual donors, scholarships are available to exceptional students with financial need. For more information, visit Presidential Classroom’s Web site at http://www.presidentialclassroom.org.
About Computer Systems Center Incorporated (CSCI)
Computer Systems Center Incorporated (CSCI) is a unique, small technology company that is raising the bar and setting a new way of conducting business as government contractors, mainly working in the Department of Defense (DOD). Founded in 1987, CSCI provides technical counsel to its government clients in a wide range of disciplines applying operations analysis, modeling and simulation, architecture development, systems engineering, and Information Technology development and design in the area of emerging technology. Headquartered in Springfield, Va., CSCI has a satellite office in Patuxent River, Md. and presence in San Diego, Calif.; Orlando, Fla.; and Norfolk, Va., employing more than 150 employees. For more information about CSCI, please visit the Web site at http://www.csci-va.com.