Why was NGA included in the BRAC process?
The Department of Defense uses BRAC to achieve several goals: eliminate excess infrastructure, reshape our military, pursue jointness, optimize military readiness and realize significant savings in support of transforming the DOD. Consolidating NGA facilities in the east will improve critical security and force protection for the Agency and will create a secure, world-class working environment that will better enable the NGA to accomplish its increasingly complex, diverse and expanding missions. When is NGA’s deadline under BRAC? 15 September 2011 is the BRAC-mandated deadline for NGA to be fully operational at the new facility. Current NGA Facilities What will be done with the NGA Bethesda, Reston and Washington Navy Yard buildings after NGA moves out? The Bethesda site is owned by the Army and will be turned over to the Army. At Reston, NGA will terminate the lease, and future occupancy will be a decision made by the building owner. At the Washington Navy Yard, the NGA building is ow