The Fort Meade Alliance held their Spring Tech Mania on Friday, April 5 for more than 100 ninth grade students from Baltimore and Harford Counties. The event took place at Community College of Baltimore County’s Essex Campus (CCBC) and was filled with STEM presentations from FMA members. The students were…...
Fort Meade Alliance Welcomes Two New Board Members
The Fort Meade Alliance (FMA) has appointed two new members to its Board of Directors effective March 1, 2019. The new Board members are Mike Cameron, Chief Executive Officer at Farfield Systems, Inc. and Shana Cosgrove, founder, owner, and CEO of Nyla Technology Solutions, Inc. “These two leaders with their…...
New approaches to training, contracting and war fighting key to Cyber Command’s success
Stepping before a microphone in a banquet room filled with business and community leaders dressed in suits, Lieutenant General Vincent R. Stewart declared his mission and challenge simply through his appearance. The Deputy Commander of U.S. Cyber Command had decided to forego a dress uniform and wear fatigues because “one…...
Industry Day offers insights on acquisition opportunities and strategies for innovation
For federal contractors in the Fort Meade Region, the FMA Industry Day is a singular opportunity to gain new insights and connections. “There is no other event like this,” said FMA President Doreen Harwood. “It’s the largest unclassified industry event held yearly that gathers together senior acquisition executives from the…...
Continued funding, community support required for ACS programs
The annual Military Family Lifestyle Survey by Blue Star Families itemizes the personal costs of serving a nation. Beyond the overarching challenges of time away from family and living on a military salary, active service members and spouses listed family stability/quality of life, children’s education, impacts of deployments on children,…...
Education and Workforce Development Initiatives Get FMA Member Support
The FMA’s focus on education and workforce development did not slow down this last year. In fact, our efforts catapulted to new levels with the participation from so many of our FMA members. The key initiatives included: • Signature Student Programs: Tech Mania hands-on presentations in the spring and fall for 300…...
