Department of War leaders eye Dakota State University cyber expansion
Small-town university's national defense work draws Army spotlight, workforce development praise
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article misidentified DSU’s Applied Research Lab as a 100,000 square foot facility the university has underway in Sioux Falls, and incorrectly reported that it’s a National Cryptologic School. The Dakota Scout strives for fairness and accuracy and deeply regrets the error.
A 4,000-student university in a South Dakota town with a number on the population estimate posted at the city limits is drawing national attention in the United States.
While that’s long been on the radar of U.S. Department of Defense officials, plans to expand Dakota State University’s presence in the ever-evolving cybersecurity battlefield brought top U.S. military leaders to Madison last week for a closer look at what’s underway there and in Sioux Falls.
