Rhodes, who was appointed CIO in 2011, is one of the few statewide IT chiefs to last this long in the job.

The Shaffer MacCartney Building's opening completes the facility's construction, just days before Gov. Nathan Deal leaves office.

Calvin Rhodes said the new facility will be used to train Army Cyber Command personnel and state and local IT workers trying to prevent future cyberattacks.

Army Col. Eric Toler warns that if government, academia and private industry can't cooperate effectively, "we’re going to be vulnerable as a nation."