Fort Meade News

National Security Agency employees in the Threat Operations Center in Fort Meade, Md., in a 2006 file photo.

Spies have become glamorized by James Bond type fiction, TV and movies and so many espionage stories are now in circulation that it's difficult to know which are true and which are false now.

I'm taking a few inches in this week's column to say goodbye. This will be my last Military Intelligence column for The Frederick News-Post, and one of my last pieces to appear in the paper overall.

The Arundel Mills mall salutes the troops and their families from Fort George G. Meade with a mural of patriotic design to commemorate and honor those serving our country.

Q: If I buy a long-term care insurance policy for my husband, how soon can I use the policy to help pay for his care? I need help in my home and it is too expensive for me on our income.

WASHINGTON a ' The U.S. military announced a new "cyber command" designed to wage digital warfare and to bolster defenses against mounting threats to its computer networks.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday ordered the Pentagon to set up a military cyber-command to defend its computer networks against the mounting number of attacks and to develop its own cyber-weapons. In a memo, Gates told military leaders that the command should be led by the National Security Agency under its current director, Lt.

The Pentagon wants Fort George G. Meade to be the home of a new military command devoted to protecting the nation's computer networks, a move that would further cement the Army post's reputation as a technology epicenter.

For Staff Sgt. LaShunda Rodgers, turning 30 wasn't just a typical milestone birthday with "Over the Hill" cards and black balloons.

The Pentagon presents - " Cyber Commandos! Published on June 24th, 2009 Will Jinx get to design the uniforms? The Pentagon will create a Cyber Command to oversee the U.S. military's efforts to protect its computer networks and operate in cyberspace, under an order signed by Defense Secretary Robert Gates.

Superfund sites already being cleaned, base spokesman says Ending a long legal dispute, the Army has agreed to an enforceable timetable for cleaning up contaminated Superfund sites at Fort Meade in Anne Arundel County, Sen.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates formally ordered the creation Tuesday of a new military cyber command that will coordinate the Pentagon's efforts to defend its networks and conduct cyberwarfare.

The Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Defense , the Department of Interior and the Architect of the Capitol have signed a federal facilities agreement to remediate the Superfund sites that are located on or near Ft.

Sen. Benjamin Cardin says an agreement has been reached to clean up pollution at Fort Meade in Anne Arundel County.

Jun 17, 2009 2:44 pm US/Eastern Reporting Weijia Jiang ANNE ARUNDEL, Md. A robbery suspect is in the hospital Wednesday night after fleeing from police and ending up in a crash.

A group of middle-age civilians, academics and future soldiers were given the chance earlier this month to fire shotguns and combat pistols, jump out of airplanes and scarf down platefuls of Army chow.

The Baltimore area is doing better than the nation on average during an economy that is resulting in widespread job losses, corporate downsizing and plummeting homes sales across the country, according to a study being released Wednesday by the Brookings Institution.

Two Prince George's County men are in police custody after a man was robbed of a bank deposit bag containing an undisclosed sum of money outside a Wachovia Bank in Crofton on Wednesday morning, Anne Arundel County police said.

Two Maryland high schools are offering courses in homeland security, in an initiative being watched closely by schools in other states.

Food defense and "agro-terrorism" are the class' topics of the day. Meade High School is one of the first in the nation to offer a four-year course in domestic security.