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Naval Academy Considering Cybersecurity Center

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Officials at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis say they will be studying the possibility of building a cybersecurity center.

The Capital of Annapolis reports this year's freshman class is the first to have mandated cybersecurity classes. Officials say they are working toward offering a major in cybersecurity.

Now the academy is hiring a contractor to study building a brick-and-mortar center.

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