Friday, February 22, 2013
As clock ticks down to March 1, federal employees brace for sequestration.
Sequestration will mean furloughs — unpaid days off — for federal workers across the country, and Fort Belvoir in Fairfax County will certainly feel the pain. The base is home to 21,100 civilian employees at 26 Department of Defense agencies, including the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Washington Headquarters Services and the U.S. Army Space & Missile Defense Command. "The assumption is that the offices and units will continue to operate on a full schedule, and supervisors and commanders are still looking at priorities, and also what can be put off to tomorrow," said Don Carr, Fort Belvoir spokesman. "Because what you can't do today is something that may have to be done tomorrow." What will be the impact of sequestration at …
Monday, June 11, 2012
Col. Mark Moffatt and Col. John Strycula will both leave their duties at Fort Belvoir in June.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors last week honored two U.S. Army Colonels who are leaving Fort Belvoir this month. Col. Mark Moffatt, deputy garrison commander for transformation and BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure), retired on June 1 after 28 years of service. Col. John Strycula will leave his post as garrison commander at Belvoir on June 25 for an assignment in Afghanistan. Both Moffatt and Strycula worked closely in partnership with the county to oversee the costly and well-documented BRAC process, which brought thousands of federal employees to the base. Moffatt arrived at Belvoir in 2007 and during his five years at the base, he helped oversee the construction of three multi-billion dollar facilities, including the post’s …
Monday, June 4, 2012
Public hearing on closing shortfalls in Community Services Board budget.
The Fairfax County Human Services Committee will kick off a series of public hearings Monday regarding gaps in the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board budget and the agency’s budget management plan. The Community Services Board (CSB) faces an $8 million hole in its $150 million 2012 budget and an additional $9.4 million shortage in its budget for 2013. The CSB is self-described as "your link to local services for people with mental illness, substance use disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities," according to the CSB website. During its May 22 meeting, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors begrudgingly approved measures to mend the budget problems. The CSB has identified ways to relieve stresses on its budget — …
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Three plans under consideration would enable business to continue.
This is the second in a multi-part series from Patch about the economic and other impacts of the declining equestrian industry in Fairfax County. Part 1: Fairfax County Losing Equestrian-Related Revenue Due to Lack of Planning was published Tuesday, Feb. 21. Part 3: Laurel Hill Equestrian Facility Moves Forward was published Thursday, Feb. 23. Part 4: Fairfax County Equestrian Opportunities was published Friday, Feb. 24. ------------- Woodlawn Stables, a horseback riding institution near Fort Belvoir, may be spared by upcoming road improvements to Richmond Highway after all. The stables, at 8907 Richmond Hwy., have been in continuous operation since 1979, when the area had fewer commercial developments and significantly less traffic. …
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Fort Belvoir Hosts Commuter Workshop
Fairfax County transportation planners presented a new bus route expansion plan at Tuesday’s Commuter Workshop at Fort Belvoir. The plan is expected to alleviate traffic caused by the increase in personnel at Fort Belvoir due to the federal Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Act, said Fairfax Connector Route Planner Paul Mounier. The proposed plan modifies seven existing routes and adds four new routes originating at the Franconia-Springfield Metro and the Lorton VRE stations. The modified routes are 159, 171, 305, 307, 310, 331, 332 and 380D. The new routes will be numbered 333, 334, 371 and 395. Maps of the modifications and new routes are available on the Fairfax Connector website. “We’re generally increasing service,” said Mounier. “…
Debbie
11:21 am on Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Not an impact in the work output? Multiply one day per week by the number of people affected and then visualize those who have to take up the additional workload because those people are not at work. This is going to impact medical facilities as well and they are still expected to maintain full coverage of the services they provide. I thank the poster who pointed out that we have not received any… more ›