michael hayes

The expansion of drone use may be good for Maryland's economy, but is it good for the nation?

Manufacturers such as AAI and Lockheed Martin, research at Johns Hopkins, the University of Maryland and other institutions, and testing and development at Aberdeen Proving Ground and Patuxent River have combined to make Maryland a center of the burgeoning drone industry.

Maryland lost 11,000 jobs in June, the fourth straight month of employment declines, the U.S. Department of Labor said Friday.

The state and local leaders who helped make Maryland a winner the last time Congress reorganized the nation's military bases say a new round of realignment would likely have little impact on the state — but they are taking nothing for granted.

Federal spending in Maryland dropped by nearly $1.4 billion last fiscal year, the largest decline in 14 years, new Census Bureau figures show.

The national reshuffling of military bases that has brought thousands of jobs to Maryland hits a key milestone this week: Officially done. But the ripple effects of the process known as BRAC are just getting started.

Government and military officials praise relationships as BRAC process closes