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Obama Launches New Cyber/IT Training Program

Tuesday, March 10th, 2015

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Obama Launches New Cyber/IT Training Program

President Obama speaks at the National League of Cities (NLC) Congressional City Conference in Washington, D.C. of March 9, 2015. Photo: National League of Cities

President Obama launched an initiative called TechHire, which will, in part, fund cyber and IT training pilot programs, he said on Monday.“We’re launching a $100 million competition for innovative ideas to train and employ people who are underrepresented in tech. At a time when we all lead digital lives, anybody who has the drive and the will to get into this field should have a way to do so, a pathway to do so,” Obama said at the National League of…

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