The decision to consolidate all U.S. cyberspace training into a new center of excellence at Fort Gordon rests in the hands of Congress, the Army post’s commanding general said Tuesday at a national technology conference in Augusta.

Maj. Gen. LaWarren V. Pat­terson could not speak in detail about the restructuring plan that could bring more than 1,500 soldiers to Fort Gordon to learn the secrets of tracking electromagnetic activity worldwide, but said the Army is onboard with the effort.

The commander gave the keynote address at TechNet Au­gusta, a three-day conference by the Interna­tional Armed Forces Communi­ca­tions and Electronics Asso­cia­tion that has more than 2,000 people and 140 exhibitors in town to develop ways to connect troops through enhanced technology, command and control functions.

“Not that I’m trying to sell anything or use this stage as a public-service-announcement podium, but should the Army make a decision on where a Cyber Center of Ex­cel­lence should go, my vote is here,” Patterson said. “The footprint is clearly in place.”

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