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Fort Meade to be cyber defense home

Capital Gazette Communications
Published 10/12/09

The Navy plans to establish its new cyber security division at Fort George G. Meade, a move that could be a precursor to a larger, more critical command post at the west county Army post.

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Naval officials recently announced the establishment of the Fleet Cyber Command, which consolidates the Navy's data defense and intelligence gathering into one division in the burgeoning age of cyber warfare.

Chief of Naval Information spokeswoman Lt. j.g. Jennifer Womble indicated it would be run from Fort Meade.

The formation of the Fleet Cyber Command is part of a broader strategy to combat computer network attacks.

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