BRAC Bulletin

College develops “battle lab” for growing cyber security base
Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown came under attack at Capitol College last month. His computer was deliberately infected with a program that slowed down all of his systems to a point where the laptop was nothing more than an expensive paper weight.

But thanks to a grant aimed at readying the state’s workforce for high tech jobs coming via military base expansion, Capitol College students were able to use a new cyber security laboratory to thwart the virus – which they themselves uploaded to Brown’s laptop.

BRAC Bulletin: State seeks federal funds for BRAC transportation issues

By Jason Flanagan — Gov. Martin O’Malley is seeking $106 million from the federal government in hopes of keeping alive several transportation projects vital to the state’s expanding military bases.

“The funding Gov. O’Malley has asked our delegation to fight for will ensure that we maintain our high quality of life as we welcome new neighbors,” said Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, who is in charge of the state’s Base Realignment and Closure efforts.

“Perhaps more importantly, though, it will ensure that the Department of Defense meets its mission to protect our national security.”

NSA to build a new facility?

By Jason Flanagan —

The National Security Agency is planning to build a 5.8 million square foot “operational complex … for intelligence community use” that will bring 8,000 new jobs to Fort George G. Meade.

That’s all the public and regional planning officials know about a plan that will bring more than double the workers expected from Base Realignment and Closure.

BRAC Bulletin

By Jason Flanagan —

Job fair for BRAC agency draws thousands

By the time the doors open to the Defense Information System Agency’s recent career expo in Laurel, more than a thousand people stood in line to vie for jobs coming soon to Fort Meade.

Before they closed, 5,000 people attended the job fair, and 1,000 resumes were submitted online for jobs such as information technology specialists, electrical engineers and budget analysts.

BRAC zoning to bring garage, development to Savage

By Jason Flanagan

By Kristine Buls

Funds to help pay for a parking garage at one of Howard County’s busiest MARC stations will be coming soon after the state approved a new tax incentive zone near Fort Meade on June 15.

Howard County is the latest recipient of the state’s Base Realignment and Closure Revitalization and Incentive Zone, a new program aimed at giving local governments money to help pay for much-needed infrastructure upgrades near military bases slated for major expansion.