National Security Agency headquarters (Fort Meade)

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government facility intelligence agency headquarters office building complex

The National Security Agency headquarters at Fort Meade is the primary command center and main campus of the U.S. signals intelligence and cybersecurity agency.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
National Security Agency headquarters	3
NSA headquarters at Fort Meade	1
NSA headquarters, Fort Meade, Maryland	1
National Security Agency at Fort Meade	1
National Security Agency complex	1
National Security Agency headquarters (Fort Meade) canonical	1
National Security Agency headquarters at Fort Meade	1
National Security Agency headquarters precursor	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11227214 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Security Agency headquarters (Fort Meade)
Context triple: [Odenton, hasNearbyInstallation, National Security Agency headquarters (Fort Meade)]

A. Fort Meade, Maryland
Fort Meade, Maryland is a major U.S. Army installation best known as the primary center for American military intelligence and cybersecurity operations.
B. DISA headquarters
DISA headquarters is the central command and administrative center of the Defense Information Systems Agency, overseeing its global communications and information technology operations for the U.S. Department of Defense.
C. Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland is a major U.S. Army installation known for weapons testing, research, and development, particularly in ordnance and chemical defense.
D. Beltsville, Maryland
Beltsville, Maryland is a suburban community in Prince George's County known in part for hosting major federal facilities, including a key United States Secret Service training center.
E. Fort Belvoir
Fort Belvoir is a major United States Army installation in Fairfax County, Virginia, that serves as a key administrative and logistical hub for numerous military and defense agencies.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Security Agency headquarters (Fort Meade)
Target entity description: The National Security Agency headquarters at Fort Meade is the primary command center and main campus of the U.S. signals intelligence and cybersecurity agency.

A. Fort Meade, Maryland
Fort Meade, Maryland is a major U.S. Army installation best known as the primary center for American military intelligence and cybersecurity operations.
B. DISA headquarters
DISA headquarters is the central command and administrative center of the Defense Information Systems Agency, overseeing its global communications and information technology operations for the U.S. Department of Defense.
C. Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland is a major U.S. Army installation known for weapons testing, research, and development, particularly in ordnance and chemical defense.
D. Beltsville, Maryland
Beltsville, Maryland is a suburban community in Prince George's County known in part for hosting major federal facilities, including a key United States Secret Service training center.
E. Fort Belvoir
Fort Belvoir is a major United States Army installation in Fairfax County, Virginia, that serves as a key administrative and logistical hub for numerous military and defense agencies.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government facility ⓘ intelligence agency headquarters ⓘ office building complex ⓘ
associatedWith	Central Security Service ⓘ United States Cyber Command ⓘ
buildingUse	24-hour operations ⓘ
contains	administrative offices ⓘ analysis and production facilities ⓘ classified communications infrastructure ⓘ data centers ⓘ operations centers ⓘ secure conference rooms ⓘ signals intelligence collection facilities ⓘ training facilities ⓘ
coordinates	39.108°N 76.772°W ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
employer	civilian intelligence personnel ⓘ contractor workforce ⓘ military personnel ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	NSA headquarters at Fort Meade ⓘ linked to: National Security Agency headquarters (Fort Meade)
hasAccessControl	badge-controlled internal access ⓘ guarded entry checkpoints ⓘ secure perimeter fencing ⓘ
hasInfrastructure	large parking structures ⓘ on-site power and cooling facilities ⓘ secure communications networks ⓘ
locatedIn	Anne Arundel County, Maryland ⓘ linked to: Anne Arundel County Fort George G. Meade ⓘ Maryland ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
near	Baltimore, Maryland ⓘ linked to: Baltimore, Maryland, United States Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
operator	National Security Agency ⓘ
ownedBy	United States federal government ⓘ linked to: United States government
partOf	Fort George G. Meade military installation ⓘ linked to: Fort George G. Meade U.S. intelligence community infrastructure ⓘ
primaryFunction	cryptologic operations ⓘ cybersecurity operations ⓘ intelligence analysis ⓘ signals intelligence operations ⓘ
securityLevel	highly classified facility ⓘ
servesAs	main campus of the National Security Agency ⓘ primary command center of the National Security Agency ⓘ
subjectOf	U.S. government security policies ⓘ public debates on surveillance and privacy ⓘ

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