As part of the sweeping change, the Space Command will develop methods of attacking targets in cyberspace, said a senior U.S. military officer in an Associated Press report.
In operation since December 1998, the task force will continue to work closely with the Defense Information Systems Agency.
Underscoring the government's concern with cyber attacks, Michael Vatis, director of the US National Information Protection Center, outlined recent attacks against U.S. networks to the Senate Subcommittee on Technology and Terrorism.
"Perhaps the greatest potential threat to our national security is the prospect of 'information warfare' by foreign militaries against our critical infrastructures," he said in a statement.
