The General Services Administration is shifting its focus from a civilian cyber center planned for the D.C. region to projects further along in the federal funding process, including the FBI and Department of Homeland Security consolidations.
The GSA, the federal government’s real estate arm, revealed its top priorities for the coming fiscal year with more muted expectations for the D.C. region’s development community than in prior years.
GSA Administrator Denise Turner Roth, on a conference call with reporters Tuesday afternoon, said cybersecurity remains a top priority for the administration and noted President Barack Obama’s 2017 budget request includes a $3.1 billion fund to address IT modernization.
The GSA, however, opted not to seek funding in the 2017 budget to advance plans for the proposed cyber center, first floated as a priority by former GSA Administrator Dan Tangherlini in 2014. Roth said the agency may seek funding in future budget cycles for a cyber campus.
