Innovative Readiness Training

MILITARY TRAINING AT ITS FINEST
Working in American Communities
 
    Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) is a Department of Defense (DoD) military training opportunity, exclusive to the United States and its territories, that delivers joint training opportunities to increase deployment readiness. Simultaneously, IRT provides key services (health care, construction, transportation, and cybersecurity) with lasting benefits for our American communities.

Cybersecurity

      Information security is one of the most important issues facing the military. It is essential that U.S. military forces keep data and our infrastructure secure. IRT is currently developing cyber-security training opportunities that will help to detect, safeguard, assess, and protect our nation from malicious activity. By building and creating relationships with government agencies and non-profits, we will lead and create innovative processes and procedures to address future threats to our people and critical infrastructure. Through cooperative partnerships driven by readiness training, IRT is a cutting edge way to develop essential skills to thrive in contested cyberspace domains. 

     The Innovative Readiness Training team offers state and county partners a unique skill set from the Idaho National Guad. The IRT can offer assessments, remediation, and work force development. The IRTs main goal is to provide cyber infrastructure protection training and cyber defense options. 

     The cyber defense options provided by the IRT are Perimeter defense, vulnerability scanning, endpoint protection, identity management (Multifactor), threat hunting, and incident response. 

What services are available through the program?

Cyber Consultations

  • Assess an organization’s digital systems and networks
  • Identify potential vulnerabilities and risks
  • Provide advice and recommendations to improve the security posture
  • Implement potential solutions

Cyber Assistance

  • Gather information on the target network/environment
  • Procurement of potential software and/or hardware
  • Coordinate and implement hardware/software/policies/procedures
  • Educate users on safe online practices

Cyber Reconnaissance

  • Gather information on the target network/environment
  • Identify potential vulnerabilities
  • Evaluate the agency’s security posture
  • Provide actionable remediation tasks

Cyber Testing

  • A more advanced service once the cyber terrain has been established, also called limited demonstration of exploits
  • Identifying potential vulnerabilities for a specific system/network/application
  • Mimic the tactics and tools used by malicious actors
  • Provide findings to improve system security
The Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) intends to solicit assistance from the Department of Defense’ Innovative Readiness Training Program. This assistance will include Information Security maturity, resilience, and incident response projects to support the State of Idaho’s cybersecurity needs. This assistance will take place at 11341 W. Chinden Blvd, Suite 200, Boise, Idaho throughout Federal Fiscal Year Oct. 1st – Sept. 30th 2025-2026. Contractors, labor unions or private individuals who have questions or who wish to voice opposition to Idaho National Guard assistance for this project may contact Jerred Edgar (cyber@its.idaho.gov) at the Office of Information Technology Services no later than 30 days after the publication of this notice. Persons not filing comments within this timeframe will be considered to have no comments or concerns regarding Idaho National Guard assistance to ITS and this project.
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