CISA HQ moving to DHS campus with $524M upgrade by 2027

TLDR:

• CISA will get a new $524 million headquarters in Washington on the DHS campus in 2027, consolidating its workforce.
• The construction is expected to start in fall of 2024 and be completed in 2027.

In the article “CISA’s $524M headquarters slated for DHS campus in 2027” published on Cybersecurity Dive, it is revealed that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will be moving to a new centralized facility in Washington. This new headquarters, to be built on the DHS campus, will consolidate CISA’s workforce in the area and promote collaboration within the agency. The $524 million contract for the construction of the new facility was awarded by the General Services Administration and DHS on August 16.

The move to the St. Elizabeths West Campus in Washington is part of a larger effort to consolidate DHS and its components in one location. The new building is designed to accommodate approximately 4,000 people and will house specialized areas to support CISA’s response capacity to cybersecurity threats.

CISA’s current workforce is spread out across five office rentals in Arlington County, Virginia, making a centralized headquarters a necessity for the agency. The construction is estimated to start in the fall of 2024 and be completed in 2027. The new headquarters will provide a more unified approach to national security and better facilitate collaboration across DHS components and offices.

CISA Director Jen Easterly expressed the agency’s need for a long-term headquarters solution, and is pleased that the GSA has awarded the building construction contract to move this process forward. The new headquarters is expected to streamline communication and enhance CISA’s ability to respond to emerging cybersecurity challenges.