{"id":42154,"date":"2012-10-18T17:23:03","date_gmt":"2012-10-18T21:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=42154"},"modified":"2020-09-24T09:40:01","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T13:40:01","slug":"ucf-receives-highest-honor-for-protecting-national-security-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-receives-highest-honor-for-protecting-national-security-information\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF Receives Highest Honor for Protecting National Security Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Central Florida on Thursday was awarded the nation\u2019s highest honor for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/aerospace-defense\/\">protecting national security information<\/a>. UCF is among just 26 organizations and the only institution of higher education to receive the honor this year.<\/p>\n<p>Representatives from the Defense Security Service were on campus to present the James S. 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