U.S. Rep. Greg Pence (R-IN) is working to establish a Cybersecurity Training Center in Indiana.
Pence met with Adjutant General, Brig. Gen. Dale Lyles to discuss the idea of establishing a training center at Camp Atterbury and the Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex (MUTC) operated by the Indiana National Guard.
The 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) included legislation authored by Pence to authorize a National Guard cybersecurity training center pilot program that could build on the progress of the MUTC. According to Pence, the Indiana National Guard – as the home to the Department of Defense’s only live, full-scale cyber range – would make an ideal location for a Cybersecurity Training Center.
“Camp Atterbury and the Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex are critical components to our national security. The advanced capabilities located right here in Indiana provide our military and governmental agencies with the modern resources and tools needed to defend our nation and allies,” Pence said. “Cybersecurity is the national security of the future, and it is crucial our nation is prepared. I am proud to have this program enacted into law in the 2021 NDAA earlier this year and look forward to getting critical funding across the finish line for Indiana’s National Guard.”
Pence has continued to prioritize the advancement of the MUTC’s cyber expertise and infrastructure throughout the federal appropriations process.
“The establishment of a Cybersecurity Training Center at Muscatatuck postures Indiana to build instruments of national power and maintain its critical role in our National Defense,” Lyles said. “Last year, we activated the 127th Cyber Protection Battalion, this year, we continue with our investment through innovative cyber training as we navigate the 21st Century and this digital era.”