The Base Realignment and Closure process will create plenty of jobs for military saavy contractors that want to cash in on construction projects and support services at Fort George G. Meade.
But smaller contractors likely will run into obstacles trying to get the necessary clearances to work at certain high-security buildings on base.
A backlog in security clearance requests, higher scrutiny since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the long wait for approving trustworthy workers could eliminate small firms before they have a chance to compete, said Heather A. James, a lawyer with Whiteford Taylor Preston LLP who spoke about...
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