[CPEO-MEF] REALIGNMENT: Maryland and the BRAC workforce

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Rethinking BRAC
Our view: High gas prices and slowing economy signal a shift

Editorial
Baltimore Sun (MD)
June 15, 2008

When state officials produced a report on the impact of the base 
realignment and closure decisions on Maryland last year, some complained 
that its estimate of 17,000 workers moving into the state was overblown. 
After all, a certain number of civilian employees were likely to quit or 
retire, and a considerable number might choose to commute from New 
Jersey or Virginia.

But the downturn in the nation's economy, rising unemployment numbers 
and record-high fuel prices have changed that thinking altogether. 
Should Maryland be prepared for that many and more? Some fundamental 
assumptions about growth between now and 2020 may have to be changed.

Already, there is evidence that far more workers will follow their jobs. 
A recent survey by the Defense Information Systems Agency, which 
anticipates moving 4,000 jobs to Fort Meade, found that four out of 10 
employees plan to keep their jobs. That's 60 percent more than was 
reported two years ago.

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For the entire editorial, see
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/editorial/bal-ed.brac15jun15,0,1557078.story

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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