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Air Force

Air Force To Add 1,200 To 1,500 Cyber Jobs, Shelton Says

Thursday, July 18th, 2013

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U.S. Cyber Command’s (CYBERCOM) Air Force component will likely add between 1,200 and 1,500 largely civilian cyber jobs to help the service and the combatant command bolster their cyber defense efforts, according to the Air Force’s space chief. The new figures announced by Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) chief Gen. William Shelton are a clarification from last January when he said the service could add “well over” 1,000 cyber jobs (Defense Daily, Jan. 18). Shelton said Tuesday at a Peter…

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