Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said that President Obama will nominate Army Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander for promotion to four stars and to take command of the new US Cyber Command under US Strategic Command in addition to continuing as director of the National Security Agency and chief of Central Security Service. All three posts would be headquartered at Ft. Meade, Md. In June, Gates directed STRATCOM boss, Air Force Gen. Kevin Chilton, to establish the new Cyber Command and, at the time, indicated that he wanted Alexander to be the first commander. Alexander will need Senate confirmation.
The Pentagon agency charged with building and operating U.S. spy satellites recently declassified some details about a Cold War-era surveillance program called Jumpseat—a revelation it says sheds light on the importance of satellite imaging technology and how it has advanced in the decades since.
