Mostly Mid Atlantic-
- Md. sheds 6200 jobs in April, Labor Department says - Baltimore Sun
- Odenton's past, future ride on the rails - CapitalGazette.com
- The Ground Floor: Where Ideas, Professionals Collide - Patch.com
- Army out to recruit hotel companies - Delmarva Daily Times
- Federal Contracts Awarded by Federal Agencies in Maryland (May 3) - Targeted News Service (subscription)
- US Army turns to private companies to run its hotels - The News Journal
- Bravo Company commander assumes permanent role - Theredstonerocket
- Location for April 30 'listening session' changed to Nutter Field House - Waynesville Daily Guide
- Peterson pitches Clarksburg discount mall as Ten Mile Creek rescue - Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online
Military Budget-
- Fierce fight for US military contracts not a concern: CAE - Montreal Gazette
- Hagel announces furloughs for US military workforce amid budget cuts - Press TV
- Groups Take Action on Military Spending in Latin America - Fellowship of Reconciliation (blog)
- Military Spending Falls to Record Levels as World Governments Cut Costs - Business Administration Information
- US Military Spending Remains Too High After Sequester Cuts - Independent Voter Network
- Military Spending vs. People's Health - CounterPunch
- Defense cuts proving to be a paradox for US liberals - The Japan Times
- US Grows at Faster Pace on Consumer Spending - Bloomberg
- Dempsey: US Will Remain World Power Despite Budget 'Mess' - Department of Defense
- Shrinking Europe Military Spending Stirs Concern - New York Times
Talisman Consulting Services Business Column
Peter Ostrow, research director at Aberdeen Group, explain how email marketing impacts the bottom line.
Happening…
- A TEST
- BRAC to The Drawing Board – Pair of BRACs requested by DoD?
- Email from officials: make sequester as painful as promised
- What sequester doom? Wisconsin, others seeing a budget SURPLUS?!
- Base Closure, Not Going to Be Noticed, Who’s Reality?
- Sequester 101: Now what? & four other questions
- A THREAT? “A ‘Very Senior’ White House Person Warned Me.. .”
- Department of Defense Furloughs Once Started, Would Take Sixty Days for Effect
- Pentagon Notified Congress: Plans is furlough 800,000 civilian military workers
Veterans Affairs
- Department of Veterans Affairs Commits $5B to Small Businesses ...
- Department of Veterans Affairs releases burial records for online search ...
- Who's Hiring? StratCon Services, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, 48 Others
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Underfunded Military MORE Costly!Beyond Base Closures, Realignments
- Franklin County Veterans Affairs office 'Pennsylvania's best-kept ...
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Sequestration Nation
- Colorado: Sequestration threatens more stream gages - Summit County Citizens Voice
- Sequestration To Cut Unemployment Benefits in SC - Patch.com
- Sequestration Cuts Likely to Mean Longer Wait for Foreign Tourists - Newsmax.com
- California Capital Airshow to Continue Despite Sequestration - KTXL
- Sequestration cuts may hinder hurricane preparation, relief efforts - al.com (blog)
- Air Shows Grounded Because Of Sequestration Cuts - Huffington Post - Huffington Post
- Sequestration and the Poor - PBS
- Defense sector wants sequestration certainty - Politico
- Sequestration May Make Hurricane Season Stormier Than Usual - NPR
- Sequestration Fixes Counterproductive, Congressional Democrats Say - Huffington Post
Contracting Highlights
- What sequester doom? Wisconsin, others seeing a budget SURPLUS?!
- Navy to cut 3,000+ employees - nearly 10 percent.. .
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DoD Budget Cuts Spark Losses at General Dynamics"Same period, previous year, company reported a $603 million profit."
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Panelists: Understating sequestration will hurt DoD: but so will Overstating?!Congress will be tempted..
- Department of Veterans Affairs Commits $5B to Small Businesses ...
- Who's Hiring? StratCon Services, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, 48 Others
- New Funds Released for BRAC Work
- EXELIS INC : ITT Exelis receives $25 million order to provide ...
Legislation / Law Makers-
- Mandated budget cuts at Pentagon may soon affect Ohio National Guard civilian ... - The Republic
- Pentagon asks Congress to shift funds to Afghanistan war, transportation - The Hill (blog)
- Proposed budget cuts imperil defense jobs in Mass. - Boston Globe
- How to cut the Pentagon budget better than sequestration does - Washington Post
- Ex-Pentagon chief Gates: Budget must be smarter - WIS
- Defense budget plan doesn't cut as deeply as Pentagon says - Fort Worth Star Telegram
- 'Impossible' to include sequester in 2014 defense budget, Dempsey says - The Hill (blog)
- Pentagon budget woes: furlough civilians, buy tanks you don't want - Christian Science Monitor
- As Budget Cuts Bite, Defense Contractors' Fortunes Diverge - Forbes
- Pentagon's budget cuts could slow F-35 program, Congress told - McClatchy Washington Bureau
Around the Bases
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Los Alamitos Councilman: ".. .Prep for Base Closure NOW""Even if there is only a small chance the base is shuttered.. ."
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Panelists: Understating sequestration will hurt DoD: but so will Overstating?!Congress will be tempted..
- Fort Meade commander Rothstein to leave in August
- Ft. Monmouth gets first commercial tenant as CommVault commits to site
- Cushman & Wakefield says 2013 will see lackluster growth for ...
- ACET takes 26500 sf at St. John's APG project
- Study For APG University Research Park
- BRAC drives job gains in Maryland
BRAC, State Level
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BRAC to The Drawing Board - Pair of BRACs requested by DoD?" 21st Century Partnership says the authority to have another BRAC does not exist.. . "
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Email from officials: make sequester as painful as promised". ..however you manage that reduction, you need to make sure you are not contradicting what we said the impact would be.”
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A THREAT? "A 'Very Senior' White House Person Warned Me.. ."BOB WOODWARD: A 'Very Senior' White House Person Warned Me I'd 'Regret' What I'm Doing
- Department of Defense Furloughs Once Started, Would Take Sixty Days for Effect
- Democrats: Could cut defense $27.5B
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House Progressives Pitch Military Cuts To Avert Looming SequesterHope to find $960 billion by closing tax loopholes, stopping certain tax breaks!
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Los Alamitos Councilman: ".. .Prep for Base Closure NOW""Even if there is only a small chance the base is shuttered.. ."
- Defense MEMO: Budgetary Uncertainty in 2013.. .
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