Don't count BRAC until it's hatched?
Tim Wheeler reports today that a big piece of the planned jobs gain for Maryland as part of the base realignment and closure process -- which real estate professionals and home sellers are looking forward to very eagerly -- is under fire:
One of Maryland's largest military base expansions is slated to come under congressional scrutiny this week, as civilian employees at Fort Monmouth press their fight to spare the 90-year-old base in New Jersey and keep its high-tech defense jobs from moving to Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County.The House Armed Services Committee has scheduled a hearing tomorrow to review the 2005 congressional decision to close 22 military installations nationwide, including Fort Monmouth, while expanding others, including Aberdeen Proving Ground and Fort Meade in Anne Arundel County.
Maryland officials say they believe they will prevail.
Wheeler notes that "Fort Monmouth's work force makes up more than half of the 9,400 defense jobs and embedded contractors being transferred to Aberdeen, and nearly a third of the direct military job gains projected statewide."
Sign up for the At Home newsletter 
