New England Regional Defense Sector

Abstract

Under this grant, the New England Regional Defense Sector (though its agent the Vermont Department of Economic Development), intends to establish a New England Collaboration among the economic development organizations of the six New England states over an 18-month term. The six New England states have decided to form a working collaborative in order to significantly improve cross-border cooperation, support, and assistance for the Defense industry because of their geographical presence and history. This project will aim to create the organization in order to assist defense sector businesses to understand and assess their cybersecurity infrastructure, implement new DoD-mandated cybersecurity requiremnts, and to build a region-wide trusted supplier network. This project serves both the New England regional economic and DoD by creating a deeper pool of potential suppliers and a stronger supply base for DoD as a whole. These benefits are particularly valuable to rural and smaller suppliers that would not otherwise have access to these cybersecurity resources.

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Feb 04, 2020
Source ID
HQ00051810009

Entities

People

  • Brett Long

Organizations

  • Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation
  • Office of the Secretary of Defense

Tags

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Economics
  • International Relations and European Studies

Technology Areas

  • Cyber