Fort Monmouth

• Maryland Invades Fort Monmouth

Perez says it's time for New Jersey to give up the fight. "I certainly respect and appreciate the disappointment that people [in New Jersey] feel, but the decision has been made and it's time to move forward," he says. "Maryland is ready and capable of meeting the challenge. It's time for us to work together toward a mutual goal. The U.S. Department of Defense plans to close Fort Monmouth by 2011, over the strong opposition of New Jersey officials, and move the fort's operations to the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Aberdeen, Md. Both Maryland and the Pentagon hope that many of the fort's workers, including 5,100 scientists and engineers employed by the Defense Department and between 3,000 and 4,000 employees of military contractors, will relocate. In a surprise move this July, the Govern...

• NJBIZ
• August 21, 2009

• The other Rosenbergs: they had the wrong name at the wrong place at the wrong time an investigation into discrimination against Jews who worked for the U.S. Army Corps at Fort Monmouth, NJ in the wake of Julius Rosenberg's arrest.

It was September 14, 1950, and the American hunt for communist infiltrators was at its peak. A little more than a year before, the Soviet Union had de...

• Moment
• Vol. 36 Nbr. 2, March 2011

• Locked & Loaded

[...] activities at Fort Monmouth are relocating out of state and the facility will close by 2011. Some technologies being pursued at Picatinny include scalable warheads; high output energetics (explosives, propellants and pyrotechnics); weapon systems for ground combat vehicles; nanotechnologies for munitions and weapon platforms; armament systems for Unmanned Vehicles (UVs), including robotic systems for next generation warfare; detection and neutralization of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and Counter-Rocket/Artillery/Mortar (C-RAM) systems; battlespace awareness; homeland defense technologies; and directed energy (energy as a weapon).

• New Jersey Business
• Vol. 56 Nbr. 4, April 2010

• Panel Backs Closure of Fort Monmouth ; Opponents Cling to Slim Hopes of a Reprieve

A federal panel on Wednesday sided with the Pentagon's recommendation to close Fort Monmouth and move the base's highly touted functions to Maryland, costing New Jersey more than 5,500 jobs. In reaching its 7-1 decision, the Base Realignment and Closure Commission said the Army must prove that shifting the Army's hub for communications research and development won't compromise the war on terrorism.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• August 25, 2005

• U.S. Department of Labor Awards $600,000 to New Jersey for Fort Monmouth Base Closure Transition Planning

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 /U.S. Newswire/ -- U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao today announced a $600,000 grant to the state of New Jersey for planning activities related to the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) actions planned for Fort Monmouth. In September 2005, the BRAC Commission released its report recommending the closure of Fort Monmouth, whose facilities extend through the New Jersey municipalities of Tinton Falls, Eatontown and Oceanport. This $600,000 grant will enable the development of a strategic plan to help workers and local communities prepare for the closure of Fort Monmouth," said Secretary Chao. "Civilian workers potentially affected by the base closure will be a special focus of this effort to plan early and wisely so that resources are in place to assist worke...

• U.S. Newswire
• September 12, 2006

• Fort Monmouth's Redevelopment

According to FMERPA, up to 20,000 New Jersey military, civilian, contractor and support services jobs will be lost when the base shuts down, representing a gross state product of about $2.4 billion and estimated annual state revenues of $165 million, based on 2008 figures.

• New Jersey Business
• Vol. 56 Nbr. 4, April 2010

• Fighting for Fort Monmouth ; Backers to Stress Post's Key Role

WASHINGTON - Fort Monmouth is the only military installation in the United States with the skilled scientists and engineers who can provide the software, electronics and other devices now being used by soldiers fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to supporters of the Army base. That argument is one of several that a host of Fort Monmouth's advocates intend to make at a hearing in Maryland today as they attempt to save the post from closing. The meeting is to be held at Goucher College in Towson by members of a federal panel who have the power to remove Fort Monmouth from the Pentagon's base closings list.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• July 08, 2005

• Fort Monmouth Backers Press On ; Congressmen Vow Fight to the Finish

Members of New Jersey's congressional delegation said Thursday they will push to keep Fort Monmouth open until a final decision on its fate is reached. The Base Realignment and Closure Commission offered a glimmer of hope Wednesday when it said the Army's communications research and development hub cannot be closed if the move threatens national security. For federal lawmakers in New Jersey, that means the fight isn't over.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• August 26, 2005

• Developers See Boon in Sale of Army Land ; Housing, Retail Likely If Fort Monmouth Shuts

EATONTOWN - It's a question those focused on saving the Fort Monmouth Army base would rather not even consider: If they close it, what will come? Fort Monmouth's 1,100 acres in the heart of affluent Jersey Shore communities could eventually generate more economic activity than the base ever did, some developers say.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• June 06, 2005

• Maryland Invades Fort Monmouth

Maryland Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez has said the office will provide information about housing, schools, houses of worship and jobs for spouses, among other things. "It will be a combination of a chamber of commerce and a onestop employment center," Perez said. "It's really meant to address the myriad of concerns and questions that people may have. Moving is always an exciting but challenging process and we are trying to provide one-stop service. The U.S. Department of Defense plans to close Fort Mon- mouth by 2011, over the strong opposition of New Jersey officials, and move the fort's operations to the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Aberdeen, Md. Both Maryland and the Pentagon hope many of the fort's workers, including 5,100 scientists and engineers employed by the Defense Departmen...

• NJBIZ
• August 27, 2009