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Last month, Gen. Keith Alexander was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the head of Cyber Command, which will be headquartered at Fort Meade, Md. According to the Department of Defense, approximately 1,000 personnel will head to Fort Meade as part of the new Command.
“It will be the place where the Department of Homeland Security will come to on cybersecurity matters,” Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn told reporters before Alexander’s swearing-in ceremony. “And it will help rationalize the interagency process.“
The majority of the positions will merely be shifted from other areas within the various service branches. According to Gen. Dale Meyerrose of Harris Corporation, the stand-up of Cyber Command is unlikely to provide many contracting opportunities. Contracting opportunities will instead largely remain with the specific service branches.
