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Recent BRAC Survey Shows an Increase in DISA Employee Retention
A recent survey of Defense Information Systems Agency employees reveals that more than half of the Agency’s headquarters current employees plan to “move with their jobs” ...read more
Developers Expect BRAC to Fill New Building
The five-story, 161,000-square-foot office building at National Business Park just northwest of Fort George G. Meade should be completed in about a year...read more
Maryland Secures $42 Million in Federal Funding for BRAC
Maryland’s congressional delegation has lined up an additional $42 million in federal funds to help Greater Baltimore’s major military installations prepare for a massive infusion of new government workers...read more
Web Site Assists in Identifying Maryland Higher Education Opportunities
The Maryland Higher Education Commission has launched a Web site devoted to helping BRAC employees interested in obtaining a Master’s or Doctorate-level degree...read more
Fort Meade Alliance to Host Relocation Fair June 10
The Fort Meade Alliance — a group composed of public and private organizations advocating growth in the Fort Meade region — will host a relocation fair...-
Fort Meade Targets Water Pollution
Fort George G. Meade intends will conduct extensive water testing to determine the full extent of groundwater pollution coming from the post... -
Time-Lapse Building Animation
A video depicting the start-to-finish construction of DISA's new facility is now available on the "New Building" page... view now -
Fort Meade Thoroughfare Undergoes Improvements
Cooper Avenue, a main thoroughfare on Fort Meade, will be widened and resurfaced beginning in March. Hensel Phelps, the primary contractor for construction of the new DISA facility will approach the road improvements — which include the installation of erosion and sediment controls — in three phases... read more 
Shuttle Service from Odenton Station to Fort Meade Now Operational
The shuttle — operated by the National Security Agency (NSA) — will transport any passenger with valid DoD identification or a Fort Meade visitor pass from the station to the post. The shuttle will also pick up garrison employees bound for the station... read more-
State Offers Education Grants to Entice Relocating Workers
Maryland is offering college financial assistance to those relocating to the state's expanding military bases. Employees and their families and contractors working with agencies relocating to Maryland due to Base Realignment and Closure are eligible for 22 available grants, totaling $110 million, to attend two- and four-year public colleges and universities... read more 
Maryland's State Education System Ranks Number One Overall
The Maryland public school system has moved to the head of the class, according to an independent national report being released today. Education Week, the nation’s leading education newspaper, looked at data in six critical categories over the past two years, and found that Maryland’s state education system is at the very top of national rankings... read more
BRAC One-Stop Shops Provide Employees with Resource to Learn About Maryland and the Relocation Process
An electronic kiosk has been installed in each of the lobbies of Seven Skyline Place (SSP), Headquarters Building 12 (HQ), and Columbia Pike (CPK). These kiosks — known as BRAC One-Stop Shops — will provide employees with information about Maryland and the Fort Meade region. ... read more
What are My Options and When Do I Have to Make a Decision?
A memo providing updates on DISA’s base realignment and closure (BRAC) move to Fort Meade, Md., was released to the workforce Oct. 29. The correspondence specifically addressed four items of significance to all BRAC affected employees: Transfer of Function (TOF) letters, Permanent Change of Station (PCS) benefits, the DoD Priority Placement Program (PPP), and severance pay. ... read more-
The New DISA Complex
Construction is underway on DISA's new complex in Fort Meade, Md. Comprised of seven buildings, the planned facility will be 1.1 million square feet — approximately the size of 21 football fields — and will occupy a 95 acre campus. ... read more 
My Commute to Fort Meade
DISA employee Tracy Sharpe took it upon herself to find out just what it would take to commute from northern Virginia to Fort Meade, Md. What follows is her account of the commute - which inspired us to test the commute from other locations, including Fairfax, Woodbridge, Alexandria, and Waldorf. ... read more
Calendar of Events
- 08.21.09
Fort Meade Field Trip (click here to register)
7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. - 09.21.09
SKY7 Town Hall, Room 1N45
9 a.m. to 11 a.m. - 09.21.09
HQ Town Hall, Cafeteria
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. - 09.24.09
CPK Town Hall, Room 445
1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Participate
The DISA BRAC office encourages you to actively participate in town-hall meetings and field trips to the Fort Meade area. Your concerns matter to the DISA BRAC office, and the BRAC office provides several venues to answer your questions.
TOWN HALL MEETINGS
Provide opportunities for you and your co-workers to voice your concerns and direct questions to various subject matter experts. Town Hall meetings will be held at Headquarters, Columbia Pike, and Seven Skyline Place on a regular, rotating basis to give all employees a chance to participate.
FIELD TRIPS
Field trips to the Fort Meade area provide opportunities to see the area first-hand. DISA will bus employees to the Fort Meade area during the work day, provide an update on relocation status, introduce the Fort Meade installation, give employees a tour of the base, then bring DISA employees back to Arlington. These trips will provide a look at Ft. Meade's amenities, allow you to see the progress of the construction, and give you a feel for the Fort Meade region.
BRAC ONE-STOP SHOPS
The BRAC One-Stop Shops located at Headquarters (Building 12), the Columbia Pike facility, and Seven Skyline Place provide round-the-clock information about relocating to the Fort Meade area. The One-Stop Shops provide booklets and pamphlets for employees to take home, a touch-screen computer kiosk that will give comprehensive answers to questions, and a representative from the Maryland Department of Labor will answer your questions personally.