May 5, 2008
Air Force eying former naval prison
Though private developers are preparing redevelopment proposals for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard's former prison in Kittery, the Air Force is discussing using the facility as a cyber command center.
The Navy over the next two months will be accepting redevelopment proposals for the prison, which closed in 1974, and hopes to sign a contract with a private developer by the spring of 2009. However, U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-N.H.) is urging the Air Force to adopt the building as its cyber command center, which would target cyber-based hackers or spies, the Associated Press said. The government use would trump private development, and Shea-Porter told the AP the cyber command center would be a significant boost to the region's economy.
Air Force officials discussed the possibility with staffers at Shea-Porter's office last Friday. The Air Force is considering a number of sites for the center, which it wants to open by October, the AP said.
The Navy over the next two months will be accepting redevelopment proposals for the prison, which closed in 1974, and hopes to sign a contract with a private developer by the spring of 2009. However, U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-N.H.) is urging the Air Force to adopt the building as its cyber command center, which would target cyber-based hackers or spies, the Associated Press said. The government use would trump private development, and Shea-Porter told the AP the cyber command center would be a significant boost to the region's economy.
Air Force officials discussed the possibility with staffers at Shea-Porter's office last Friday. The Air Force is considering a number of sites for the center, which it wants to open by October, the AP said.
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