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Pentagon to Create 'Digital Warfare Force'

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted May 5, 2009 8:07 AM CDT

(Newser) – The US military is creating a digital warfare force as part of a complete reorganization of its cyber operations, says NSA director and top cyber warfare commander Keith Alexander. In blunt testimony prepared for the House Armed Services subcommittee today, Alexander says the Pentagon’s... Read full story »

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