EDS has reportedly been awarded a US$800 million contract to operate a new data center for the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Although neither party has been willing to confirm the location of the facility, it is believed that Clarksville, Virginia is the selected site.
According to Data Center Knowledge, the $800 million contract would make the new DHS facility one of the most expensive data center projects to date. Google has said it expects to spend $600 million apiece on the four new data centers it has announced in 2007, while Microsoft will invest at least $550 million in a new San Antonio facility and Citigroup expects to spend $450 million for its Austin data center.