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    Offense on Defense

    News Clippings
    Created: Sunday, 04 November 2012 00:00
    The News Herald - November 4, 2012 If tourism is the fuel that powers Florida’s economic engine, the military is the motor oil that keeps things running smoothly. The state’s 20 military installations provide a $60 billion economic impact and contrib...
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    Congress Expected To Deliver On Half Of Pentagon's Priorities During Lame-Duck

    News Clippings
    Created: Sunday, 04 November 2012 00:00
    DEFCON Hill - November 4, 2012, By Carlo Munoz and Jeremy Herb Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will likely get half of what he wants Congress to deliver during the lame-duck session, but a deal to stave off devastating defense cuts under sequestration may...
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    Santa Rosa Gets Eglin Encroachment Report

    News Clippings
    Created: Thursday, 25 October 2012 00:00
    Daily News - October 25, 2012, By DUSTY RICKETTS MILTON— The No. 1 reason military bases close or missions move to other locations is encroachment. Santa Rosa County commissioners on Thursday accepted the final version of the Eglin Air Force Base Smal...
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    Effort to Limit Development Around Air Station Ready for Takeoff

    News Clippings
    Created: Thursday, 25 October 2012 00:00
    The Island Packet - October 25, 2012, By PATRICK DONOHUE A long-planned program to limit growth around Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort has been praised by a state planning group, just days before its launch. ...
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    Edge on Employment: Fort Meade Grows Beyond BRAC

    News Clippings
    Created: Tuesday, 23 October 2012 00:00
    Capital Gazette - October 23, 2012, By KIRKLAND J. MURRAY The federal Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) initiative has led to a more technical and knowledge-based workforce that is fueling the economy and Fort George G. Meade is the epicenter of Anne A...
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    Beaufort Planning Efforts Honored With Outstanding Planning Award

    News Clippings
    Created: Tuesday, 23 October 2012 00:00
    American Planning Association, South Carolina Chapter - October, 23, 2012 LITCHFIELD BEACH, SC: Beaufort County, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, the Lowcountry Council of Governments, and the Planning Center were recently honored as the 2012 recipient...
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    State Panel OKs Alameda Point Redevelopment Deal

    News Clippings
    Created: Monday, 22 October 2012 00:00
    Mercury News - October 22, 2012, By Peter Hegarty ALAMEDA -- The California State Lands Commission has approved a land exchange with the city that Alameda officials are hailing as a "milestone" in the redevelopment of the former U.S. Navy base since it w...
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    At Oakland’s Abandoned Army Base, a Jobs Plan Brings Hope to Locals

    News Clippings
    Created: Monday, 22 October 2012 00:00
    Yes! Magazine - October 22, 2012, By Mark Andrew Boyer A new $1 billion plan to turn a vacant base into a shipping and logistics center will create thousands of jobs for the Oakland residents who need them most. ...
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    Former Defense Official Calls Congressional Paralysis A Threat

    News Clippings
    Created: Wednesday, 17 October 2012 00:00
    Government Executive - October 17, 2012, By Kedar Pavgi Political paralysis on Capitol Hill constrains the United States’ ability to act as a global leader and prevents the government from transforming itself and addressing major issues, a former Defen...
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    DoD, Industry Leaders Discuss How To Manage A Downturn

    News Clippings
    Created: Monday, 15 October 2012 00:00
    Defense News - October 15, 2012, By Marcus Weisgerber The Pentagon continued its ongoing dialogue with industry last week. But unlike previous discussions about the impact of deep defense budget cuts scheduled to go into effect in January, this meeting e...
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    Chamber Wants State Funds for Langley AFB

    News Clippings
    Created: Sunday, 14 October 2012 00:00
    dailypress.com - October 14, 2012, By Hugh Lessig The Virginia Peninsula Chamber has mounted an all-out push in hopes of securing $6 million over two state fiscal years to help protect Langley Air Force Base from potential downsizing or closure. ...
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    Land Use Study Identifies Compatibility Concerns Between Military Facilities, Development

    News Clippings
    Created: Thursday, 04 October 2012 00:00
    Corpus Christi Caller Times - October 4, 2012, By Mike D. Smith CORPUS CHRISTI — Continued development under Corpus Christi's existing zoning and land use plans could limit the mission of the city's military facilities and pose safety risks for residen...
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    OMB to Contractors: Follow Labor Guidance on Pre-Sequester Layoff Notices

    News Clippings
    Created: Friday, 28 September 2012 00:00
    Government Executive - September 28, 2012, By Tom Shoop The Office of Management and Budget Friday reinforced a Labor Department ruling that federal contractors need not issue notices of impending layoffs to employees related to the looming budget seques...
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    Pentagon Struggles To Secure A Supply Chain It No Longer Dominates

    News Clippings
    Created: Thursday, 27 September 2012 00:00
    Federal News Radio - September 27, 2012, By Jared Serbu When it comes to securing the technology supply chain, the Defense Department needs to accept the fact that it no longer dominates the market for most of the products it buys, the department's top i...
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    Pentagon Comptroller Sees Possible Softer Blow From Spending Cuts

    News Clippings
    Created: Tuesday, 25 September 2012 00:00
    Reuters - September 25, 2012, By Jim Wolf and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Defense Department may have more flexibility to cope with what it has painted as a potentially devastating across-the-board spending cut, the department's chief financial ...
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    Budget Cuts Threaten 1 Million at Small U.S. Firms: Report

    News Clippings
    Created: Thursday, 20 September 2012 00:00
    Reuters - September 20, 2012, By Andrea Shalal-Esa (Reuters) - Small businesses in the United States could lose nearly 1 million jobs in 2013 if federal lawmakers do not avert $1.2 trillion in across-the-board budget cuts due to begin taking effect in Ja...
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    Governor Talks Fort Rucker, Economy During Tour of Post

    News Clippings
    Created: Thursday, 20 September 2012 00:00
    The Dothan Eagle - September 20, 2012, By Ebony Horton The unique and integral services offered at Fort Rucker would be hard to replicate in any other part of the country, easing concerns the post could be negatively impacted by any future Base Realignme...
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    Northrop To Shed Nearly 600 Workers

    News Clippings
    Created: Tuesday, 18 September 2012 00:00
    Los Angeles Times - September 18, 2012, By W.J. Hennigan Eyeing proposed Pentagon cuts, the firm accepts buyouts from aerospace unit. In another wallop to Southern California's aerospace industry, defense giant Northrop Grumman Corp. said it is preparin...
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    Foreign Trade Zone Status for Brunswick Seen As Economic Boost for Former Navy Base

    News Clippings
    Created: Tuesday, 18 September 2012 00:00
    Bangor Daily News - September 18, 2012, By Christopher Cousins Brunswick, Maine -- The town of Brunswick has been deemed a foreign trade zone by the U.S. Department of Commerce Foreign-Trade Zone Board, according to members of Maine's congressional deleg...
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    State Commission to Advocate for Military Bases

    News Clippings
    Created: Monday, 17 September 2012 00:00
    The Citizen's Voice - September 17, 2012, By Robert Swift Harrisburg - As a proactive move, Gov. Tom Corbett created a state commission Monday to advocate for both the long- and short-term interests of Tobyhanna Army Depot in Monroe County and other mili...




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