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OEA Announcements
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OEA School Construction Grants Approved
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
On December 11, 2012, the Department of Defense announced the latest school construction grants from the Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA): $35,247,240 to Geary County Unified School District # 475, to replace the Fort Riley Middle School on Fort Riley, Kansas; $18,070,606 to Vernon Parish School Board to replace South Fort Polk Elementary School on Fort Polk, Louisiana; and $57,161,689 to Sierra Sands Unified School District for two grants to replace Murray Middle School, and to expand Burroughs High School, on Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake, California.
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OEA Transportation Infrastructure Grants Approved
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
On December 11, 2012, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced its latest transportation grant from the Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA) – an $18.3 million grant to the Maryland Department of Transportation, State Highway Administration (SHA) for the Maryland Route 185 (Connecticut Avenue) and Jones Bridge Road/Kensington Parkway intersection project for improved access to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda.
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Central Contractor Registry to be replaced by "SAM" will not be available after July 24, 2012
Monday, June 23, 2012
A new System for Award Management (SAM) will replace the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), Federal Agency Registration (FedReg), Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA), and Excluded Parties List System (EPLS) on Monday, July 30th.
News
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Defending Against Defense Cuts
USA Today - January 31, 2013, By Tim Mullaney
Communities Prep for Job Losses If a Big Employer Is Hit
Bridget Lauderdale remembers the broad green sea -- in the parking lot.
The Lockheed Martin executive was two years out of her internship when then-Defense secretary Dick Cheney killed the A-12 bomber. On Jan. 7, 1991, a unit of General Dynamics (the division is now part of Lockheed) responded by firing 4,000 workers here, in a one-day swoop as devastating as a bomber run.
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Eckstrom Tells Military Base Leaders That South Carolina May Face a Perfect Storm of Budget Pressures
AP Newswire - January 29, 2013, By Susanne M. Schafer
Columbia, S.C. (AP) - Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom warned South Carolina's military base supporters that ongoing budget pressures could merge with future base closures and slash the military's presence in South Carolina.
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Kansas Leaders Discuss Military's Future in State
The Topeka Capital-Journal - January 23, 2013, By JOHN MILBURN, Associated Press
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Governor's Military Council is preparing to make the case for maintaining the presence of the armed forces in Kansas ahead of likely widespread cuts in defense spending.