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DARPA Signs Lease in Arlington |
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First DoD Secure Building in Arlington will Spur Redevelopment of Brownfield Site |
Arlington officials announced that the U.S. General Services Administration signed a lease for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to relocate all operations to 675 North Randolph Street, part of the Founders Square development by The Shooshan Company. DARPA, currently located in the Virginia Square neighborhood along Fairfax Drive, will move to this secure building in 2012 upon its completion, the first in Arlington to meet the Department of Defense’s new Minimum Anti-terrorism Standards for Buildings.
"I'm pleased that Virginia is able to retain such a valuable research agency as DARPA," stated Governor Tim Kaine. "With this highly advanced facility, Virginia will retain over 800 people working in the current location. DARPA also works with numerous defense contractors and other private businesses that employ over 1,700 workers in Arlington and Northern Virginia."
"DARPA is an extraordinary resource, a proverbial font of creativity responsible for the Internet and other scientific and research discoveries never before imagined,” said Congressman Jim Moran. “Retaining DARPA in Arlington was a top priority for all involved. This is a big victory for the County and its workforce. Combined with George Mason, Virginia Tech and the Office of Naval Research, the greatest minds in the country will continue to gravitate to our community."
“We’re very pleased that DARPA will remain located in Arlington,” stated Arlington Board Chair Barbara Favola. “Research agencies like DARPA contribute to the highly-educated, sought-after workforce that defines Arlington. In addition, this building will spur the development of Founders Square on an existing brownfield site, plus expand the adjacent Mosaic Park, creating value and a high quality of life for those who live and work in Ballston.”
DARPA will be located in the Ballston neighborhood of Arlington, near the Office of Naval Research and blocks from National Science Foundation and a new Virginia Tech research center and a few blocks from its current Virginia Square location. A variety of defense, research, and university offices are co-located here, creating the highest concentration of scientific research agencies in the D.C. Metropolitan area and a hub for scientific research activity.
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