The National Security Agency (NSA) will soon break ground in Utah for a new cyber security data center that’s budgeted at $1.5 billion. The NSA facility will provide cybersecurity intelligence and warnings as well as provide support to defense and civilian agency networks.
“Our country must continue to advance its national security efforts and that includes improvements in cybersecurity. As we rely more and more on our communications networks for business, government and everyday use, we must be vigilant and provide agencies with the necessary resources to protect our country from a cyber attack.”
-Sen. Robert Bennett, R-Utah
Offering a hand to Homeland
They will also lend technical assistance to the Department of Homeland Security, according to a transcript of remarks by Glenn Gaffney, deputy director of national intelligence for collection, who is responsible for oversight of cyber intelligence activities in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
Located in Utah
The data center will be built a few miles south of Salt Lake City at Camp Williams, a National Guard training center. It was chosen for its access to cheap power, communications infrastructure, and availability of space, Gaffney said. The complex will comprise up to 1.5 million square feet of building space on between 120 to 200 acres, according to news sources.
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