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Ruppersberger: 'President needs to stop tweeting and start leading'

While the president is urging our intelligence workers to “go back to school” in grammatically incorrect Tweets, they are saving lives and protecting us from extremely dangerous threats. Intelligence is the best defense against terrorism, nuclear weapons, cyber attacks and financial crimes.

Ruppersberger: 'President needs to stop tweeting and start leading'









Business

Lyft debuting subscription service, rides to Fort Meade

Lyft is launching a $200 subscription service called “Lyft Pass” for up to 30 discounted rides, and the ride-share company is inviting hundreds of its top-rated Baltimore-area drivers to apply for credentials to give rides to and from Fort Meade.

Lyft debuting subscription service, rides to Fort Meade








Business

Maryland's federal workforce offers state a source of cyber entrepreneurs

Numerous businesses is Maryland's growing cybersecurity industry were founded by former government workers or government contractors and count such workers among their current and prospective employees. The state's proximity to the federal government and its concentration of federal workers, especially those working in intelligence, security or defense roles, has created a unique pipeline for cybersecurity companies.




Laurel Leader

Moose center hosts fire safety event [Russett]

Come on out to the second annual fire safety community event being held at the Laurel Moose Family Center 1504, 3340 Fort Meade Road, Oct. 15 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Members of the Maryland City Volunteer Fire Department along with the Laurel Police Department will be on hand with their emergency-response vehicles as well as demonstrations with Sparky, the fire dog.

Moose center hosts fire safety event [Russett]


Three-time Bronze Star honoree to lead Fort Meade

Col. Tom Rickard, an infantry officer who has made three deployments to Afghanistan and earned three Bronze Stars, will assume command of Fort Meade this week, officials said Tuesday. He will replace Col. Bryan P. Foley, who has served as installation commander since August 2013.

Three-time Bronze Star honoree to lead Fort Meade








Laurel Leader

Fort Meade converted to POW camp in World War II [History Matters]

Fort Meade housed an internment camp at the start of World War II for primarily German-American and Italian-American citizens and foreign nationals. In 1943, however, the military found itself in a bind with thousands of captured POWs and nowhere to house them in Europe or Africa. The solution was to convert many of the internment camps on U.S. military bases, including Fort Meade, and former Civilian Conservation Corps camps for POWs.

Fort Meade converted to POW camp in World War II [History Matters]



Laurel Leader

History Matters: Fort Meade housed wartime internees

Prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, with the war already raging in Europe and Japan's increasing threat, plans were already being made for the internment of enemy aliens. The Alien Registration Act of 1940 required all aliens 14 and older to register with the government. What the military did not plan for, however, was a huge influx of captured prisoners of war being held in the continental United States. Fort Meade became a key location for both

History Matters: Fort Meade housed wartime internees





Politics

Obama to visit Fort Meade on Friday

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will travel to Fort Meade on Friday to commemorate the 14th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, the White House said Wednesday.

Obama to visit Fort Meade on Friday


Elite Army unit at Fort Meade searching for ways to fight ISIS

An elite Army unit based at Fort Meade is sending veteran soldiers overseas to get a close look at the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and develop ways to fight against America's newest foe in a decade and a half of war in the Middle East.

Elite Army unit at Fort Meade searching for ways to fight ISIS

Politics

Congress battles over cuts to military commissaries

WASHINGTON — An effort to privatize commissaries used by service members at military installations such as Fort Meade and Aberdeen Proving Ground is meeting with stiff resistance from a bipartisan group of lawmakers who say the proposal would lead to reduced benefits.

Congress battles over cuts to military commissaries


Security level at military bases increased

The commander responsible for safety at military bases in the United States has increased the security level of facilities across the country in response to growing worries that bases could be the target of an attack.

Security level at military bases increased

Maryland

Naval Academy bests rivals in NSA cyber competition

In a Columbia office with a Jolly Roger hanging from the ceiling and internet cables sprouting madly from the desks, a team of National Security Agency hackers was trying Wednesday to take down networks set up by military cadets.

Naval Academy bests rivals in NSA cyber competition

Maryland

A wrong turn at the NSA can bring trouble

Andy Leimer, dazzled by the sun as he made his way south on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway one day this year, made a wrong turn into the restricted campus of the National Security Agency. The ordeal cost him more than $800. It could have been worse.

A wrong turn at the NSA can bring trouble





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