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Carter Vows No Near Term Cyber Force, But Does Not Rule It Out Long Term

Friday, March 13th, 2015

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Carter Vows No Near Term Cyber Force, But Does Not Rule It Out Long Term

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter addresses the U.S. Cyber Command workforce at Fort Meade, Md. on March 13. Photo: U.S. Department of Defense.

The Defense Department will not separate cyber issues into a separate armed service branch in the near term because it is trying to build on department strength and not take too many organizational jumps at once, Defense Secretary Ashton Cater said on Friday.“We have asked ourselves that over time, and there may come a time when that makes sense,” Carter said at Fort Meade, Md., while making statements thanking the U.S. Cyber Command workforce.Cyber Command is the first step in…

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