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Scott Air Force Base poised for military cybersecurity boom
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Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 08:23:24 +0000 (UTC)
http://www.bnd.com/2014/07/12/3299436/scott-air-force-base-poised-for.html BY MIKE FITZGERALD News-Democrat July 12, 2014 Welcome to Scott Air Force Base, 2.0.As the Air Force downsizes many traditional career fields, it is investing massively in one of its top priorities -- cybersecurity.
And Scott, the nearly century-old air base outside Mascoutah, is poised to benefit enormously for many years to come from its rapidly growing role as a central hub for Pentagon cybersecurity operations.
Two weeks ago the Air Force announced that Scott would get two new cybersecurity squadrons, for a total of 320 military and civilian jobs. The Air Force also will spend $16 million to remodel and expand existing buildings to house the new units.
But the addition of the new squadrons -- whose missions include defending military and civilian data networks, as well as probing and attacking enemy networks -- will likely be the start of a high-tech job boon at and around Scott, according to civilian cybersecurity experts interviewed.
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