Latest "fort meade" stories

Operation Cyber Dragon turning US Navy reservists into digital defenders

“The interesting thing in the IT world or the network world is what’s patched and 100% compliant today might not be patched tomorrow, because vulnerabilities ebb and flow.”

By Colin Demarest

14 months ago

Once again, military installation active-shooter exercise creates real-world havoc

This time, it was Tyndall Air Force Base.

By Howard Altman

24 months ago

Washington residents: Hearing helicopters from military bases like ‘living in a war zone’

Life in the D.C. bush is cruel.

4 years ago

Navy chief petty officer killed in Syria to be added to NSA memorial

The first female Navy service member killed in the battle against the Islamic State will become the third woman to have her name added to the National Security Agency’s National Cryptologic Memorial.

5 years ago

Sailor killed in bombing leaves behind a husband and two children

Navy Chief Cryptologic Technician (Interpretive) Shannon M. Kent, 35, of Pine Plains, New York, was based at Fort Meade, Maryland.

5 years ago

US lawmaker links small defense firms in Maryland

A Maryland congressman is launching a local consortium on Tuesday to link small aerospace and defense firms and educational institutions in the Pentagon’s backyard — so the companies can solve common problems like workforce shortages.

5 years ago