Noteworthy News

Pairing STEM Professionals with Young Students

Key to Workforce Development

From code-breaking exercises, robotics competitions and encounters with space telescopes, STEM professionals provide grade school students with intriguing, hands-on learning experiences and exposure to a spectrum of career opportunities. 

Increasingly, educators and STEM thought leaders believe that inquiry-based learning and those career exposure experiences need to happen in younger grades and connect with a more diverse array of students. Expanded STEM experiences in elementary and middle school, they say, are essential to helping students overcome obstacles to learning math and science, and to discover careers that might be exciting to them. Such an effort could also be essential to meeting growing workforce needs for cyber and other STEM professionals, particularly in the Fort Meade region. 

In 2020, the FMA white paper “Top Challenges in Acquiring CS/IT Talent in the Fort Meade Region” identified two of the top five challenges as “aligning K-12 education with cyber skill development” and “building diversity” in the cybersecurity/information technology workforce. 

In Case You Missed It

Members Only Reception 

The 2022 Members Only Networking Reception held on September 22 not only kicked off a new year of programming but was also the first FMA event where both recently elected FMA President Joe Pacileo and recently assigned FGGM Garrison Commander Col. Michael A. Sapp collectively welcomed FMA members. Attendees appreciated the opportunity to reconnect in-person and enjoyed the perfect weather under the shade of the National Business Park Outdoor Pavilion.

Want to Be Added? 

The Fort George G. Meade Resiliency Services online portal and physical kiosks provide users discreet access to information about resiliency services on the Fort and in the surrounding community. FMA's Military Family Committee (MFC) has been working diligently the past few months to refine the search categories and keep the listings of resources current — this includes adding new ones!

If you or someone you know are interested in being added to the listings of services, we want to know!

From the FMA Foundation

Key Ceremony at Kuhn Hall

Leaders from Whiting-Turner, the Fort Meade Alliance (FMA), the FMA Foundation and U.S. Army Garrison Fort George G. Meade recently brought closure to the building status of the Education and Resiliency Center at Kuhn Hall. After a final debrief meeting, ownership of the newly renovated building was officially returned to the installation through a key ceremony that passed through the ranks of the leadership team.

Pictured above (left to right) are Senior Vice President Sam Abutaleb of Whiting-Turner, FMA President Joe Pacileo of IronNet, FMA Foundation President Deon Viergutz of Lockheed Martin, Garrison Commander Col. Michael A. Sapp and Chief of Education Services Tim Battle of Fort George G. Meade. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is currently being planned for mid-November with doors opening for operation the next day.

Welcome New Members

Mission Partner

Athenix Cyber & Sigint Solutions

Patriot Partner

Applied Insight, LLC

New Members

Allegiance CyberTech Solutions, LLC 

Belay Technologies, Inc. 

ClearanceJobs 

Crimson Science 

Galaxkey LLC  

Getzolutions, LLC

The Golf Patriot

HKP Pro-Active Solutions, DBA HKPO 

Mindagent, LLC

Pinnacle Financial Partners 

ThunderCat Technology 

Wells Fargo Advisors 

Upcoming Events

Last Chance to Register!

October 19 at 3:30 p.m.

MBC Monthly Meet-Up

Join us online to learn the “why’s” behind many “what’s” as we discuss how unexpected situations were resolved when working on Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) projects and non-SETA projects at the same time. 

This event is for FMA members only. There is no cost to attend, but registration is required.

November 9 at 8 a.m.

Key Leaders Series

FMA's Key Leaders Series welcomes Chris Inglis, National Cyber Director and Principal Adviser to the President on cyber policy and strategy. Chris will offer insights about the current climate of the cyber world as well as how cyber security professionals can be empowered.

October 21, 2023

2023 Stars in Service Gala

That's right! In response to the overwhelming success (and demand) of the inaugural Stars in Service Gala in April 2022, we officially announce the sequel for next year. Details are being finalized and are to come. Proceeds benefit our sister organization, the FMA Foundation.

We're looking forward to celebrating with you!

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Deloitte LLP

HCEDA

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Innoplex, LLC

LG-TEK

ManTech International Corporation

M.C. Dean

Oceaneering International, Inc.

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Applied Insight, LLC

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