In October, Gaffney played up the data center's mission in protecting the military's computer networks from cyber attacks. He declined to say what else it would do. "I can't get into some of the specific details of the kind of work that will go on at the center," Gaffney said. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, who sits on an intelligence committee, has been reluctant to offer any details and wasn't available for comment Tuesday. There's a good reason for secrecy: Disclosing the center's actual operations or tactics would render it obsolete against threats from hackers, criminals and foreign enemies, Sen. Bob Bennett has said. 

There's an old saying that goes: If you don't know who the patsy is, there's a good chance that it's you ...