Megaproject Has Stealth Mission But Is Worst-Kept Secret

摘要

Ordinarily, a 2.4-million-sq-ft, highly complex construction project would be hard to overlook. As it nears completion in September, the new National Geospatial-lntelligence Agency's East Campus at Ft. Belvoir, Va., has stayed largely under the radar, as its owner prefers. Within the U.S. Defense Dept., NGA provides geospatial images and data for national security, including the May 2 Osama Bin Laden raid. From site selection to operations, managing the 98-acre project in four years challenged the Corps of Engineers.