Category: Military

January 28, 2008

State BRAC funding level criticized by Harford officials

Elected officials in Harford County have been critical of Governor Martin O’Malley’s legislative agenda which doesn’t include BRAC funding for the county.

Some quotes:
“I want to see more focus on ground zero for BRAC, and that’s us,” said County Council …

January 6, 2008

NSA plans mitigation for electrical problems

Filed under: NSA - 06 Jan 2008

nsa_logo.gifThe National Security Agency’s electrical and power supply problems have been well documented in the past year or so, including a post here last summer. Siobhan Gorman, formerly of The Sun and now at the …

October 9, 2007

Baltimore-area UAV maker sold

Filed under: Business, Military, Technology - 09 Oct 2007

shadow-uav.jpgUnited Industrial Corporation of Hunt Valley has been sold to Textron, Inc. of Rhode Island (more here and here.) United’s subsidiary AAI is responsible for the manufacture of the …

August 16, 2007

BRAC will bring 200 jobs a week to Anne Arundel County

Filed under: BRAC, Anne Arundel County - 16 Aug 2007

An Anne Arundel County official told County Council that the relocation of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to Fort Meade from Arlington, Virginia will run from December 2010 to September 2011 and will result in 4,300 jobs migrating …

July 1, 2007

RADM Eugene Fluckey (1913-2007)

Filed under: Military, USNA, Annapolis - 01 Jul 2007

Rear Admiral Eugene Fluckey, recipient of the Medal of Honor, died in Annapolis on June 28. Fluckey was a graduate of the Naval Academy Class of 1935. He entered the submarine service in 1938 and assumed command …

June 25, 2007

NSA power supply problems continue

Filed under: NSA, Congress - 25 Jun 2007

nsa_logo.gifSiobhan Gorman continues her excellent coverage of the National Security Agency with a story in yesterday’s Baltimore Sun discussing continuing problems with the power supply at NSA headquarters at Fort Meade. The problems with electricity …

May 21, 2007

Air Show photos

Filed under: Military - 21 May 2007

Geico SkytypersThis weekend’s Joint Service Open House at Andrews Air Force Base featured military vehicles, equipment and personnel from every branch of service as well as civilian aerobatic and performance aircraft …

May 7, 2007

Management report details NSA problems

Filed under: Military, Government, NSA - 07 May 2007

In Sunday’s newspaper, Siobhan Gorman of the Baltimore Sun reported on management issues found at the NSA after results were reached in a study commissioned by the current director.

April 25, 2007

BRAC: Aberdeen expansion agreement signing

Filed under: BRAC, Business, Military, Government, Harford County - 25 Apr 2007

County executives from Harford, Baltimore and Cecil Counties will join Baltimore City Mayor Sheila Dixon today in signing a memorandum of understanding related to regional planning related to the BRAC expansion at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Officials from Delaware and …

April 19, 2007

BRAC blogging

Filed under: News, BRAC, Business, Military, Government, Harford County - 19 Apr 2007

Since my post about the local impact of the BRAC process (which was also linked to at The Tank), I’ve discovered some more Baltimore-area resources for BRAC information.

One of these is the Harford BRAC Blog, which is …

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