Fort Detrick

• 1,127 acres U.S. Army Medical Command installation supporting agencies that are national leaders in biomedical research and development
• 8,100 employees, including hundreds of scientists and about 1,300 military personnel, working in more than 40 agencies

Five Cabinet Level Agencies

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (3,000 employees)
• U.S. Department of Defense (2,300 employees)
• U.S. Department of Agriculture
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

• About 1,400 new jobs coming to Fort Detrick and an estimated 3,500 support positions outside base with new agencies
• $3.2 billion in expansion over next 10 year

Home to centers for cancer and AIDS research including:

• National Interagency Biodefense Campus
• National Cancer Institute- Frederick