Baltimore Business Journal

President Barack Obama has tapped the head of the National Security Agency to head up the military’s cybersecurity effort, potentially drawing hundreds of jobs to Fort George G. Meade in Anne Arundel County.

Obama has nominated Lt. Gen. Keith B. Alexander, now director of the super-secret spy agency, to serve as director of a new government agency called the U.S. Cyber Command.

If Alexander is confirmed by the U.S. Senate, he would run the outfit from the NSA’s headquarters at Fort Meade. U.S. Cyber Command would be charged with overseeing the nation’s efforts to protect itself against computer hackers and other electronic attacks.

As the Baltimore Business Journal reported July 31, the agency could draw hundreds of jobs to the Anne Arundel County military base and create new opportunities for Greater Baltimore’s IT community to do business with the agency.