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National Museum Of Intelligence And Special Operations
The National Museum of Intelligence and Special Operations is a future private museum in the United States, planned for the area of Ashburn, Virginia. As a private museum project of The Office of Strategic Services Society, it was recognized in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023. The museum was designed by architect Curtis Fentress with roughly of exhibit space, a lobby, and 200-seat educational space. Charles Pinck of the OSS Society Formerly known as the Veterans of the OSS, the OSS Society is the association of veterans of the Office of Strategic Services, dedicated to preserving the legacy of the famed intelligence agency. The Veterans of the OSS was founded in 1947 by ... says they plan to break ground on the museum in July 2025 with a target for opening in late 2027. The project is estimated to be in the area of $81 million. References Proposed museums in the United States {{Virginia-museum-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashburn, Virginia
Ashburn is a unincorporated settlement and census-designated place (CDP) in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. At the 2020 United States census, its population was 46,349, up from 3,393 in 1990. It is northwest of Washington, D.C., and part of the Washington metropolitan area. Ashburn is a major hub for Internet traffic due to its many data centers. Etymology The name Ashburn is believed to have originated from "Ashburn Farm," a 1,236-acre estate originally owned by John Janney, a prominent 19th-century Quakers, Quaker lawyer and politician who served as president of Virginia's Secession Convention in 1861. The property was later purchased by George Lee III in the 1870s, who is thought to have named it "Ashburn" either for the Fraxinus, ash trees that dotted the landscape or possibly as a reference to the ash-colored soil or barn fires that had previously occurred in the area. Originally a quiet farming village known as Farmwell, the area became a part of a larger planta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2023
The James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (NDAA 2023) is a United States federal law which specifies the budget, expenditures and policies of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) for fiscal year 2023. Analogous NDAAs have been passed annually for over 60 years. History The House bill was passed on July 14, 2022. Hearings on the Senate amendment in the House Committee on Rules were scheduled for December 4. On December 6, a political agreement was reached between the leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee and House Armed Services Committee. President Biden signed and enacted on December 23, 2022. In his signing statement, Biden expressed reservations about restrictions on the transfer of Guantánamo Bay detainees, the potential infringement on the President's constitutional authority regarding national security and sensitive intelligence information, and limitations on the President's discretion in foreign policy and international neg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtis Fentress
Curtis Worth Fentress (born 1947) is an American architect. He is currently the principal-in-charge of design at Fentress Architects, an international design studio he founded in Denver, Colorado in 1980. Fentress' work on Denver International Airport, Incheon International Airport and his modernization of Los Angeles International Airport have garnered recognition for design excellence and outstanding "airside-to-curbside" traveler experience. In 2023 he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree by North Carolina State University. Career Fentress graduated from North Carolina State University's College of Design, School of Architecture in 1972. After graduation, Fentress early work was at I.M. Pei and Kohn Pedersen Fox in New York City. Fentress then moved to Denver, Colorado as the Kohn Pedersen Fox's Project Designer for the Rocky Mountain Headquarters of Amoco in downtown Denver. Denver was chosen as the base for his new firm, C.W. Fentress and Associates with J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OSS Society
Formerly known as the Veterans of the OSS, the OSS Society is the association of veterans of the Office of Strategic Services, dedicated to preserving the legacy of the famed intelligence agency. The Veterans of the OSS was founded in 1947 by General William Donovan. In 1997, the name OSS Society was adopted, and the Society moved to Washington, DC. The OSS Society is currently in efforts with other IC organizations to create a National Museum of Intelligence and Special Operations in Virginia. In 2016, the OSS Society successfully negotiated, in coordination with the State Department and the National Park Service, to have the E Street Complex awarded the status of National Historic Place by the National Register of Historic Places. {{Cite news , last=Hendrix , first=Steve , date=2023-05-24 , title=Birthplace of the CIA and U.S. spycraft just made the National Register of Historic Places , url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/birthplace-of-the-cia-and-american-spycra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
