# Official Website: NSA Utah Data Center

**Type:** source
**Status:** Useful
**Confidence:** Low
**Source Type:** Official Website
**URL:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_Data_Center
**Publisher:** National Security Agency / Department of Defense
**Accessed:** 2026-06-19
**Updated:** 2026-06-19

## Summary

No public-facing official website exists for the NSA Utah Data Center — as a classified federal intelligence facility, it does not publish information about its operations, staffing, or programs. The most authoritative publicly available overview is the Wikipedia article on the Utah Data Center, which synthesizes Wired's 2012 reporting (the canonical public investigation by James Bamford), Congressional testimony, and declassified budget documents. The NSA's own public website (nsa.gov) provides general workforce and career information but does not describe the Bluffdale facility specifically.

## Useful Claims

- The facility is officially designated the Intelligence Community Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (IC CNCI) Data Center.
- Located at Camp Williams, Bluffdale, Utah; opened 2014 after approximately $1.5 billion in construction.
- Approximately 1.5 million square feet of total footprint; approximately 100,000 square feet of raised-floor compute.
- Reported power consumption of approximately 65 MW; water cooling drawing from local aquifers.
- Role: mass storage and processing of SIGINT data collected by NSA's global collection apparatus.
- Staffing is classified; reported to include NSA direct hires and cleared contractors (Booz Allen Hamilton, SAIC, Leidos, Raytheon).
- The 2013 Snowden disclosures revealed the facility's central role in communications metadata collection programs, prompting ongoing legal and civil liberties debate.

## Reliability Notes

No primary government source is publicly available for operational details. The Wikipedia article is the most comprehensive public synthesis but draws largely from investigative journalism (Wired, 2012) and leaked documents (2013 Snowden disclosures). NSA has not officially confirmed specific technical specifications. Power consumption figures are derived from utility filings and contractor disclosures, not NSA confirmation. All operational and capability figures should be treated as publicly estimated, not officially confirmed.

## Related Pages

- [NSA Utah Data Center](nsa-utah-data-center.md)

## See Also

- [Wired: The NSA Is Building the Country's Biggest Spy Center (2012)](https://www.wired.com/2012/03/ff-nsadatacenter/) — the primary public investigative account of the facility
- [NSA Careers](https://www.intelligencecareers.gov/nsa) — official entry point for civilian NSA employment inquiries