September 30, 2014
A slew of data (click here) is coming to Frederick County, and it's headed for the new Social Security Administration National Support Center in Urbana.
The new 300,000-square-foot facility will maintain the demographic, wage and benefit information of almost every American, according to a news release from SSA. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Monday, and about 80 federal employees will be working in the center by August 2016.
The building was needed because SSA's 30-year-old support center was not constructed as a data center, said Bill Zielinski, chief information officer for SSA. The Woodlawn facility is not up to par with changing technology and electricity requirements. A feasibility study indicated that a new data center was the best way to go, he said....
