TY - CONF AB - The US National Security Agency (NSA) established a program in Information Assurance education in 1999 that established Centers for Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAEIAE). While designated a success by the government, the program has been criticized over the years by program participants as less than optimal. In this paper, we review the program and identify the most serious problems. We then suggest possible solutions to these problems in order to improve the program so that it represents true excellence in IA education. AD - Belleville, MI, USA AU - Bishop, Matt AU - Taylor, Carol T2 - Proceedings of the 13th Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education Y2 - June PB - CISSE T1 - A Critical Analysis of the Centers of Academic Excellence Program UR - https://cisse.info/resources/archives/category/12-papers?download=125:s01p04-2009 PY - 2009 ER -