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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