Lawmakers Work to Make Fort Meade a Cyber Hub
A report in Politico credits Maryland's congressional delegation with funneling money to transform this area into a hotbed for digital activity.
Maryland’s congressional delegation has played a big role in funneling money to transform the area around Fort Meade into an epicenter for the nation’s cybersecurity efforts, according to a new report in Politico. The publication argues that Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Maryland) and Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-2nd District) among others have deftly directed resources that will bolster the region, even as the nation braces for broad federal budget cuts. From Politico: “Maryland lawmakers have jockeyed for years to position their state as an epicenter for protecting the nation’s digital defenses. At Fort Meade, they’ve set up U.S. Cyber Command, the Pentagon’s coordination point for cyberoffense and defense. They’ve helped incentivize …
Mike H.
6:51 pm on Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Something about Senator Mikulski linking this to a railroad bothers me... don't know why... Maybe it's because I live in Hanover Crossing and I'm hypersensitive to anything to do with RAILROADs right now? Or maybe the good Senator was just briefed on the CSX project and couldn't get those big trains making lots of noise out of her mind. Time will tell... more ›