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CR could provide some BRAC traffic relief
The six-month continuing resolution Congress passed earlier this month was mostly about cuts, but it also included several hundred million dollars in new spending pushed through by the Maryland and Virginia congressional delegations. That money will pay to help solve some of the huge traffic problems this year's military personnel moves are expected to create around the DC area.
Tags: DoD , Congress , Transportation , Fort Belvoir , Bethesda National Naval Medical Center , Jim Moran , Barbara Mikulski , Ben Cardin , Jared Serbu
Transportation funds for BRAC won't help in short term
Thousands of military workers and military patients will be moving soon to new facilities in Maryland and Virginia under the military Base Realignment and Closure Plan. And, local leaders say that $300 million in transportation money will not help end gridlock in the short term.
Tags: Montgomery County , Hank Silverberg
Hotbed of critical cyber thinking emerges
A UMBC research park emerges as front line of defense in Cyberwars.
Tags: Federal Drive , Cybersecurity Update , cybersecurity , contracting ,
DISA cuts ribbon on new headquarters
The Defense Information Systems Agency celebrated the ceremonial opening of its new 95-acre headquarters campus on Friday. Less than half of the 4,600 employees already work at its new headquarters at Fort Meade, Md. The agency expects the rest of its staff to move there from several northern Virginia locations by late August.
Tags: DoD , DISA , Fort Meade , Carroll Pollett , Barbara Mikulski , NSA , U.S. Cyber Command , David Bullock , Jared Serbu , DoD Report
BRAC ramps could be blocked by study
A big plan to alleviate predicted traffic congestion around Alexandria's new Mark Center hit a major roadblock.
Tags: Federal Drive , DoD Report , Mark Center , FHA , wtop.com
Budget deal could mean better commutes
After the dust settles with the congressional budget battle, would you believe that your commute could actually improve because of the budget deal?
Tags: Fort Belvoir
DISA's telework helps take a bite out of BRAC
Reducing traffic at Fort Meade relies on telework.
Tags: technology , Telework Center , telework , Polycom , Suzanne Kubota , DISA , Fort Meade
Assessment needed for I-395 near Mark Center
The environmental assessment that needs to be done will impact the move of 6,400 defense workers to the Mark Center in Alexandria.
Tags: Hank Silverberg , Mark Center , Seminary Road
OMB to flesh out details of civilian BRAC effort
The administration expects to submit a legislative proposal to Congress by the end of April outlining how they will create a board to improve the process to dispose of excess property. OMB controller Danny Werfel said the White House will follow DoD's BRAC effort in many ways. Some lawmakers question OMB's leadership in this effort.
Tags: management , Danny Werfel , Eleanor Holmes-Norton , Jeff Denham , OMB , GSA , House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee , DoD , Anthony Principi , real property , Civilian Property Realignment Act , Jason Miller
BRAC traffic impacts sooner than expected
Major changes are coming to the entire D.C. Metro Region and WTOP has learned that the upcoming Base Realignment and Closure Plan will impact commuters sooner rather than later.
Tags: Darci Marchese , Mark Segraves
