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2005
• May 13: The Department of Defense announces its Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) list. Aberdeen Proving Ground, Fort Meade, the National Naval Medical Center and Andrews Air Force Base are designated to gain a large amount of personnel.
• Sept. 15: President Bush approves the BRAC list.
2006
• Nov. 27: The Grant Advisory Task Force is established. Representatives from Anne Arundel and Howard counties and Laurel will look at funding options with the Office of Economic Adjustment, an agency that offers aid to communities affected by BRAC.
2007
• Feb. 5: Mayor Sheila Dixon announces that Live Baltimore, a group that promotes urban living, will market the city to military and defense contract workers who will be transferred to this area.
• Feb. 15: Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown announces that the state will create a group that will develop a plan to accommodate BRAC growth without encouraging suburban sprawl.
• March 2: The Maryland Senate passes a bill creating a BRAC Subcabinet. Governor Martin O'Malley appoints Brown as the committee's chairman.
• May 14: The Defense Information Systems Agency opens a telecommuting center at Fort Meade, the first step toward moving 4,300 workers to the Army post.
• May 30: The state's BRAC Subcabinet meets for the first time.
• June 14: The Senate Appropriations Committee approves spending for military construction in Maryland, including funding to accommodate the base realignment. The $109.2 billion bill includes $287.1 million for Aberdeen Proving Ground, $164 million for Fort Meade and $214.8 million for the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda.
• July 2: Maryland's congressional delegation secures a $4 million federal grant to help the state prepare for the military base realignment.
• Aug. 17: The Army announces it will transfer 32 jobs from Fort Monmouth to Aberdeen Proving Ground. The move would clear the way for the first group of employees to move to Maryland.
• Sept. 6: The Senate approves $963 million for construction at Maryland's military facilities, including $698.6 million for the base realignment and closure work. The funds mark the largest expenditure for Maryland during the current BRAC round.
• Sept. 20: The Pentagon gives Maryland another $4 million to help plan for the arrival of new residents coming with the expansion of Maryland's military facilities. The grant will help communities plan for upgrades to roads, mass transit, housing and schools.
• Dec. 1: The BRAC Subcabinet will submit the state's action plan to O'Malley.
2011
• Sept. 15: The Secretary of Defense must have all BRAC-directed movement completed.
Source: Sun reporting, Department of Defense and AP wire reports
• May 13: The Department of Defense announces its Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) list. Aberdeen Proving Ground, Fort Meade, the National Naval Medical Center and Andrews Air Force Base are designated to gain a large amount of personnel.
• Sept. 15: President Bush approves the BRAC list.
2006
• Nov. 27: The Grant Advisory Task Force is established. Representatives from Anne Arundel and Howard counties and Laurel will look at funding options with the Office of Economic Adjustment, an agency that offers aid to communities affected by BRAC.
2007
• Feb. 5: Mayor Sheila Dixon announces that Live Baltimore, a group that promotes urban living, will market the city to military and defense contract workers who will be transferred to this area.
• Feb. 15: Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown announces that the state will create a group that will develop a plan to accommodate BRAC growth without encouraging suburban sprawl.
• March 2: The Maryland Senate passes a bill creating a BRAC Subcabinet. Governor Martin O'Malley appoints Brown as the committee's chairman.
• May 14: The Defense Information Systems Agency opens a telecommuting center at Fort Meade, the first step toward moving 4,300 workers to the Army post.
• May 30: The state's BRAC Subcabinet meets for the first time.
• June 14: The Senate Appropriations Committee approves spending for military construction in Maryland, including funding to accommodate the base realignment. The $109.2 billion bill includes $287.1 million for Aberdeen Proving Ground, $164 million for Fort Meade and $214.8 million for the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda.
• July 2: Maryland's congressional delegation secures a $4 million federal grant to help the state prepare for the military base realignment.
• Aug. 17: The Army announces it will transfer 32 jobs from Fort Monmouth to Aberdeen Proving Ground. The move would clear the way for the first group of employees to move to Maryland.
• Sept. 6: The Senate approves $963 million for construction at Maryland's military facilities, including $698.6 million for the base realignment and closure work. The funds mark the largest expenditure for Maryland during the current BRAC round.
• Sept. 20: The Pentagon gives Maryland another $4 million to help plan for the arrival of new residents coming with the expansion of Maryland's military facilities. The grant will help communities plan for upgrades to roads, mass transit, housing and schools.
• Dec. 1: The BRAC Subcabinet will submit the state's action plan to O'Malley.
2011
• Sept. 15: The Secretary of Defense must have all BRAC-directed movement completed.
Source: Sun reporting, Department of Defense and AP wire reports