Fort Meade as Cyber Hub Turns Maryland Into a Startup Hot Spot

Bill Anderson passed up Silicon Valley and opened his technology startup in central Maryland, even though it lacked the prestige and signature names such as Apple Inc. and Google Inc.

One draw for the founder of Oculis Labs Inc. four years ago was the growing market for cybersecurity and intelligence work connected to Fort Meade, the Army base that is Maryland’s biggest employer and home to the National Security Agency. The opportunities have multiplied with the additions of the U.S. Cyber Command in 2010 and the Defense Information Systems Agency last year.