National & World Headlines
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In the latest installment of BRAC Impact: A Federal News Radio and WTOP In-Depth Series, Jack Penkoske discusses about the telework option to help with the transportation challenges brought on by BRAC.
May 11, 2011 -
For military bases in the national capital region, forget the \"closure\" part of Base Realignment and Closure. The 2005 BRAC round means huge growth at bases around Washington, and along with it, a need for new infrastructure and creature comforts for the growing workforce.
May 10, 2011 -
Adam Tuss from our sister station WTOP explains which areas to look out for in terms of increased traffic congestion.
May 10, 2011 -
Most of these employees are coming from Ft. Monmouth, a base in New Jersey that is closing under BRAC.
May 10, 2011 -
Clandestine operations in cyberspace included in 2012 Defense Authorization bill.
May 10, 2011 -
The health care of wounded warriors, military members and their families in the area is about to change forever, and the change is historic. And, after 102 years, Walter Reed Medical Center will close.
May 10, 2011 -
In a column for Federal News Radio, Ft. Meade Commander Col. Dan Thomas says, \"By this fall, the official worker population of Fort Meade will have grown to more than 48,000. This is 13,000 more personnel than we had three years ago - you do the math: if BRAC growth is 5,400, who are all these other people?\"
May 10, 2011 -
Traffic in the Route 355 corridor around NIH is only expected to get worse after the transition of employees from Walter Reed to the National Naval Medical Center.
May 10, 2011 -
Moving into a new building has allowed DISA to revamp its technology infrastructure, including consolidating circuits, servers and paper records. The Joint Task Force, National Capital Region Medical is building a new network to carry health data and applications for three services to share. Both organizations say without BRAC, these changes would have taken longer to happen.
May 10, 2011 -
The VA has tried twice to fix the way its takes care of reusable medical equipment. But the Government Accountability Office is still finding some problems.
May 09, 2011 -
Federal News Radio conducted an online survey about how the changes to DoD\'s structure and facilities is affecting federal employees. Respondents expressed frustration over planning, concern over traffic, and doubt about whether moving offices will improve how they meet their mission.
May 09, 2011 -
When Stewart Schwartz, executive director of the Coalition for Smarter Growth, takes a look at the local BRAC sites -- the Mark Center, Fort Belvoir, Quantico Marine Base, Bethesda Naval and Fort Meade -- he sees a \"meltdown.\"
May 09, 2011 -
It is not inconceivable that as Congress and the administration debate the fiscal 2012 spending plan with an eye to the years that will follow, that there will be a need for another round of base realignments and closures.
May 09, 2011 -
D.C. has the second worst traffic in the nation but if we play our cards right, we might be able to overtake Los Angeles just in time for your next visit to headquarters! Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says we\'ve identified the problem, now check out the solution.
May 09, 2011 -
BRAC means hundreds of thousands of lives, both federal and private, are about to change.
May 09, 2011