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BRAC FACTS & FAQ
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- BRAC Construction Hot Line: 301-319-BRAC (2722).
This number, which will be posted on the NNMC web site, will allow the community to contact NNMC and express concerns about day-to-day issues related to construction, including safety, noise and other factors that might negatively impact the quality of life for those who live and work near the NNMC campus. The phone will be staffed weekdays from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM with an answering machine taking calls at off-hours. The answering machine will give instructions on how to contact NNMC for any emergent issues occurring during the time the phone is not staffed. NNMC wants to ensure that a "real person" is available during the hours the contractor will be doing the bulk fo the work so the hours may be adjusted once construction begins. The individual answering the phone will record information and forward it to the appropriate person for resolution. Return calls will only be made if additional information is needed to resolve the issue.
- National BRAC Overview:
The Department of Defense and the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (“BRAC”) Commission has worked to identify mission enhancing efficiencies for U.S. military bases and operations. In November 2005 the Congress approved, and the President signed into law, final recommendations that directed the closure of some bases and the realignment of military components throughout the country. The BRAC law requires all these movements to be completed by September 2011.
Regional BRAC Impacts:
- BRAC Overview: Impact on Maryland:
- Summary of Impacts on Maryland:
- The two areas gaining the most BRAC jobs are Fort Meade (approximately 5,800 on the base) and the Aberdeen Proving Ground (a net of just over 8,000 on base jobs expected). Contractor and support related employment associated with Aberdeen and Meade increase jobs by an additive factor estimated conservatively at a rate of around 1.5 to 2.0 per each government job. The National Naval Medical Center at Bethesda expects an increase of around 2,500 jobs, and the expanded hospital is also expected to nearly double its patient load through time. The Navy is in the process of briefing the surrounding community in regard to impact. Andrews Air Force Base will increase by around 600 jobs, with the potential for more as the Air Force resolves BRAC and potential non-BRAC related moves. Fort Detrick is gaining around 200 BRAC jobs, as well as many others associated with federal agencies located aboard the base.
- A large percentage of the new positions at the Aberdeen Proving Ground are coming from federal and contractor organizations in New Jersey. Counties most impacted are Harford, Cecil, Baltimore and Baltimore City. Fort Meade will experience significant growth with the relocation of the Defense Information Systems Agency from Northern Virginia. In addition, National Security Agency and other growth already underway will exceed BRAC growth at Fort Meade. Most impacted counties, in this case, include Anne Arundel, Howard, Prince George’s, Montgomery, Baltimore and Baltimore City. At both locations Public Private Partnering (Enhanced Use Lease) will add thousands of additional jobs located on the bases.
- BRAC impacts on Montgomery County:
- The Forest Glen Annex will see an increase in personnel as it becomes a military Center of Excellence for Infectious Disease Research. On Oct. 1, 2008 affiliation of the Annex was transferred from Walter Reed Army Medical Center to Fort Detrick, an Army base in Frederick MD. Go here for the most recent information from the County Planning Department about the Walter Reed Annex.
- Significant BRAC growth at Fort Meade in Anne Arundel County will bring thousands of new families to the region, some to Montgomery County.
- BRAC IN BETHESDA: MAP OF IMPACTED COMMUNITIES AND INTERSECTIONS NEAR BETHESDA NAVAL HOSPITAL (pdf)
- COMPLETE INFORMATION ON PROJECTS TO ADDRESS TRAFFIC IN BETHESDA
- ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT: For detailed info on BRAC in Bethesda and the Environmental Impact Statement, go to the Walter Reed/EIS Page. For more information about the BRAC process generally or this web site, please contact Phil Alperson, Montgomery County BRAC Coordinator.
- Montgomery County’s response to BRAC:
- In February 2007, County Executive Leggett appointed a BRAC Implementation Committee (BIC) to study and make recommendations regarding the impacts of BRAC on the County.
- In June 2007, County Executive Leggett appointed a full-time BRAC Coordinator.
- This web site was developed.
- The Governor’s BRAC Subcabinet, established in March 2007 and chaired by the Lieutenant Governor, worked with County Executive Leggett to coordinate a public meeting in Rockville on Thursday, October 18.
- MD DBED administers the Maryland Military Installation Council (MMIC), which coordinates BRAC-related issues throughout the state.
- For detailed information on projects to address BRAC-related traffic, go to the Transportation & Infrastructure Page.
- For detailed info on BRAC in Bethesda and the Environmental Impact Statement, go to the Walter Reed/EIS Page. For more information about the BRAC process generally or this web site, please contact Phil Alperson, Montgomery County BRAC Coordinator.
QUICK LINKS:
The Department of Defense 2005 Round BRAC Home Page
List of Acronyms:
- AFIP – Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
- AFRRI – Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
- APG – Aberdeen Proving Grounds
- BHEPP – Bethesda Hospitals Emergency Preparedness Program
- BIC – BRAC Implementation Committee (Montgomery County)
- BRAC – Base Realignment and Closure
- C4ISR -- Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
- CLV -- critical lane volumes
- DARPA -- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- DBED – Dept. of Business and Economic Development (State of Maryland)
- DED – Dept. of Economic Development (Montgomery County)
- DEIS – Draft Environmental Impact Statement
- DHB – Defense Health Board, U.S. Dept. of Defense
- DISA – Defense Information Systems Agency
- DLLR – Dept. of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (State of Maryland)
- DOD – Dept. of Defense (U.S. Govt.)
- DOT – Dept. of Transportation (U.S. Govt.)
- DPWT – Dept. of Public Works and Transportation (Montgomery County)
- EIS – Environmental Impact Statement
- EUL -- Enhanced Use Leasing
- FEIS -- Final Environmental Impact Statement
- FHWA – Federal Highway Administration (U.S. Dept. of Transportation)
- FTA – Federal Transit Administration (U.S. Dept. of Transportation)
- GSA – General Services Administration
- MDOT – Maryland Dept. of Transportation
- MMIC – Maryland Military Installation Council (Maryland DBED)
- MNCPPC – Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
- MTA – Maryland Transit Administration (State of Maryland)
- NAVSEA – Naval Sea Systems Command
- NCPC -- National Capital Planning Commission
- NGA – National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- NIH – National Institutes of Health
- NNMC – National Naval Medical Center (Bethesda Naval Hospital)
- NSA – National Security Agency
- NSWC – Naval Surface Warfare Center
- OEA -- Office of Economic Adjustment (Dept. of Defense)
- PAX River -- Patuxent River Naval Air Station
- ROD -- Record of Decision
- SHA – State Highway Administration (State of Maryland)
- TBI -- Traumatic Brain Injury
- TDM -- Transportation Demand Management
- TMA – Tricare Management Activity
- TMD – Transportation Management District
- Tricare – Full name is Tricare Management Activity, the health care program for active and retired military and other uniformed services personnel
- USAMRIID -- United States Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases
- USUHS – Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda MD
- WIB – Workforce Investment Board (Montgomery County DED)
- WMATA – Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro)
- WRAIR – Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
- WRAMC – Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington DC
- WRNMMC -- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda MD
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