Scott Air Force Base poised for military cybersecurity boom

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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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