Crime & Safety

Understanding the Navy Yard and Who Works There

About 3,000 civilians, military personnel and others report to work at the Navy Yard on M St., SE.

The Washington Navy Yard houses the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), which designs, builds and delivers ships and systems for the U.S. Navy. 

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It is an enclosed campus of mostly brick buildings located on M St., SE in Washington, D.C., down the street from the Washington Nationals ballpark and by the Navy Yard-Ballpark green line Metro station. In addition to office buildings, the campus includes a museum, cafeteria, gym, Navy Federal Credit Union and other amenities for the approximately 3,000 on-site workers and their families. Staff reporting to the facility include engineers, secretaries, musicians with the Navy band, food service workers and many other employees.

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The yard is a secure facility with no cameras or videos permitted in most buildings, including cell phones with camera capability. To enter the yard, pedestrians and vehicles and their owners must complete a security check with security staff.

NAVSEA is the largest of the Navy’s five system commands with a fiscal year budget of about $30 billion. It has a total workforce of 60,000 civilian, military and contract personnel.

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