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Together, MITRE and March of Dimes are addressing the devastating fact that the United States “is among the most dangerous developed nations in which to give birth”—a reality particularly true for vulnerable populations. Non-Hispanic Black women remain three to four times more likely to suffer from maternal death or morbidity than white women.
"Because I got to work with software that I was unfamiliar with, I gained a better understanding of how useful these tools can be in the professional world," says Gianna Ciuffetelli, graduate student at Purdue University Northwest, about interning at MITRE.
"We’re increasingly receiving requests to address high-impact techniques like data encryption, which can devastate healthcare organizations, municipal governments, and a wide range of other critical infrastructure," said Frank Duff, ATT&CK Evaluations lead.
The Federal 100 awards recognize leaders who have gone above and beyond to show how government can leverage technology to better serve the public and federal employees.
"'Social innovation' recognizes problems that market innovation can’t solve or won’t solve—and even problems where market innovation has created or exaggerated social inequity. Our team is looking at disrupting processes and structures that hinder social justice. We’re working to scale solutions that bring about positive social change," says Tammy Freeman, a business innovation designer at MITRE.
"Together, MITRE and Purdue are developing game-changing cyber resilience techniques for cyber-physical systems. And we’re collaborating to enhance student development, while building a strong and diverse talent pipeline for MITRE and the nation," said James Cook, MITRE VP for strategic engagement and partnerships.
"When I'm at MITRE, I'm treated like a coworker, not like a student. I’m given real work that’s going to affect people around me. I’m given a job and work to do that’s going to affect something bigger than me," says Jhanny Jimenez, a junior at Notre Dame Cristo Rey High School in Methuen, Massachusetts.
With trillions of dollars dedicated for emergency pandemic spending, MITRE's helping ensure accountability in getting relief where it's meant to go—including to those disproportionally affected by the coronavirus.
"This impacts people's lives. We owe those who've served our country access to good healthcare," says Lisa Dargis, who leads MITRE's work on the program.
MITRE's Cyber New Professionals program "is different from other organizations' new hire and cybersecurity training programs in the autonomy of the type of training you can choose to do, based on your specific career interests," says Morgan Keiser, one of the program's first graduates.
