Cardinal Conversation: The impact of the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative

RADIO IQ | By Fred Echols

Published April 6, 2026 at 5:00 AM EDT

The Commonwealth Cyber Initiative was established by the General Assembly to attract investment in cybersecurity research and development to Virginia's smaller colleges and universities. Those schools have been hard-pressed to compete for funding against larger institutions. Cardinal News reporter Tad Dickens wrote about CCI and spoke with Fred Echols.

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