Overview
- Gen. Stephen Whiting, testifying Thursday, said the Redstone Arsenal headquarters will break ground in 2027, finish in 2031, and take another year to staff.
- A 20-person Program Management Office is already on base, with headcount expected to reach about 200 by the end of 2026.
- Interim space is being upgraded, including a top-secret Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility, a secure room for classified work, for more than 80 people set to open in April.
- About 1,400 of roughly 1,700 jobs will move, with relocation bonuses, paid moving for civilians, and retention pay for those who must stay in Colorado.
- The move follows President Trump’s 2025 designation of Alabama as the site, which Colorado is challenging in court as the administration seeks dismissal.