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| » 06 May 2009 |
| US National Security Agency wants a consolidated command center |
| The United States military aspires for a consolidated cyber command center. This is in line with its plan to coordinate both its defensive and offensive cyber operations better. The command center is slated to be based at the Army's Fort Meade in Maryland. Lieutenant General Keith Alexander reported last Tuesday that the center will work as a sub-unit of the US Strategic Command. Alexander, who is also the director of the National Security Agency (NSA), announced to the House Armed Services subcommittee that the command center's objective is to safeguard the US military computers. In doing so, both the defensive prowess and offensive abilities of the NSA and the Pentagon will be involved. Remarks of the Obama administration's top intelligence official a couple of weeks ago has shifted attention to the usually tight-lipped NSA. The official pointed out that the NSA must be in the vanguard for safeguarding the country's power grids and similar fundamental infrastructure. From then on, Alexander took steps in order to guarantee fault-finders that the agency does not wish to operate civilian networks at all. He reiterated that all the NSA wants is to take advantage of its competence and facilities to offer effective technical support to the Department of Homeland Security. Alexander explained to The Washington Post, "If we develop something we're going to use for the Defense Department, it makes no sense for [DHS] to develop the same thing." |
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