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AFEI Corporate Member Award - November 2005
The Information Resources Management College is recognized for its role in advocating the effective use of technology to promote enterprise-wide ability to share information; promoting vigorous, responsive, open and objective government-industry and business-business collaboration; providing a platform for exchanging information on issues, policy strategy and best practices; and collecting and disseminating information resources that help define enterprise integration into the future. The IRM College has been a corporate member of the Association since 2003.

Telecommuting Award 2004
Telework in the Federal Government Leadership Award - October 2004 The Potomac Forum, a non-profit educational institute serving government, academia and private industry, awarded the Information Resources Management College a 2004 Leadership award in the category of successful Telework policies and procedures. The College's telework program, using carefully crafted policies and procedures in operation since 2000, has provided: 1) demonstrable improvements in College productivity, efficiency and morale; 2) practical, first-hand experience to faculty in leveraging information technology for strategic mission advantage; and 3) continuity of College operations during emergency conditions that have closed the rest of the University. Because of these and other tangible successes accruing to the program, the Potomac Forum awarded the IRMC - Best in Class.


Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education Certificate

AFCEA Golden Link Award 2003
The Information Resources Management College received the Golden Link Award for its collaboration with industry to advance e-learning in the Department of Defense. The college led a collaborative development effort that brought together the DoD standards community for distributed learning (SCORM) with Blackboard, the largest commercial e-learning software company. The college leveraged the flexibility of Blackboard's software by adding a SCORM extension, that provided 100% SCORM compatibility. The outcome benefits the entire Department of Defense, civilian government agencies, academic institutions, and industry educators.


Certificate of national recognition for the curriculum in Information Systems Security

Authorization to award the NSTISSI 4011 Standard Certificaton
March 2003
The Information Resources Management College received national recognition for its curriculum in Information Systems Security. After reviewing the curriculum for its alignment with critical competencies required for information systems security professionals, a national board of subject matter experts re-authorized the college for another three year term (2003 - 2006) to award the NSTISSI No. 4011 National Training Standard to qualified graduates of the Information Assurance Program.


Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education Certificate

NSA Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance
May 2003
The National Security Agency named the Information Resources Management College as a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education for a second term (2003 - 2006). NSA evaluated the College in a number of areas, including the curriculum, the practice of information assurance, student research, promotion of information assurance through websites and online learning, faculty scholarship, and library access to information assurance content.


eGov Trailblazer Award for eGovernment Leadership Program

eGov Trailblazer Award for eGovernment Leadership Program
June 2002
The Information Resources Management College received the Trailblazer Award from the e-gov Government Solutions Center for the development of its newest program, the eGovernment Leadership Certificate Program. In response to the challenges facing agencies, the mandates of senior government leaders, and advances in technology and organizations, the faculty proposed a new academic program – the eGovernment Leadership Certificate Program to prepare leaders for the challenges of government in the Information Age.



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Corporate University Xchange Excellence Award - May 2000
Corporate University Xchange recognized the Information Resources Management College for its consistent innovation, sustained performance, and overall best practices in corporate learning in the category of "Utilizing Technology to Create a Continuous Learning Environment."

Best Practice Government Corporate University - December 2000