The Air Force Institute of Technology Center for Cyberspace Research has been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance-Research for academic years 2009-2014. Official letters of notification are being sent to the Commandant, state Governor, Members of Congress, and appropriate Congressional Committees. A press release is also in coordination and will be posted on the NSA web site: http://www.nsa.gov/ia/academic_outreach/nat_cae/institutions.shtml within a few weeks.