The Montgomery County Department of Housing and Community Affairs (DHCA) reported that County investments in Fiscal Year 2025 supported 25 projects creating or preserving 1,827 affordable homes, a 61% increase […]
County Executive Marc Elrich issued the following statement regarding the collision that occurred this afternoon near Russett Road and Bauer Drive in Rockville, where an 11-year-old child lost their life after being struck by a Montgomery County Public Schools bus.
As technology advances faster than ever, cybersecurity and defense companies are competing for more than talent—they are seeking exceptional innovators with the expertise to create the next generation of products, services, and breakthrough technologies.
That combination of diverse and specialized talent, and proximity to customers is what positions Montgomery County, Maryland, as a strategic destination and a growing hub for defense, satellite communications, cybersecurity, and advanced manufacturing companies.
Thales Defense & Security, Inc.’s (TDSI) expansion is the latest example.
For more than six decades, TDSI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thales U.S.A, has supported critical national security missions, delivering advanced communications, intelligence, surveillance, and defense technologies to military and government customers around the world.
Last week, the company celebrated a significant expansion of its manufacturing operations in Clarksburg, Maryland.
Over the past year, TDSI also doubled its manufacturing floor footprint through a $4 million investment, expanding production capacity to support the company’s continued growth.
Today, TDSI employs approximately 675 people in Montgomery County, including roughly 250 manufacturing employees.
As demand for its technologies continues to grow, the company continues to expand and has added more than 225 positions locally over the past three years.
A leading U.S. supplier of tactical radio and SATCOM communications, including EW/SIGINT kits, tactical power, Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (HMCS), mounted/dismounted EO/IR sensors, missile fusing, cyber protection technology and Anti-Submarine Warfare sonars, TDSI supports customers across the U.S. Armed Forces, including the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Department of Homeland Security, other federal agencies, and global security partners. (more…)
The Montgomery County Government has opened the Mobilize Montgomery Federal Workforce Career Center (FWCC) in Wheaton, the nation’s first dedicated facility to support displaced federal workers through job placement, career coaching, and financial counseling.
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) has begun utility relocation work for the Veirs Mill Road Flash Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, marking the start of construction for the County’s second BRT corridor.
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Spirit Halloween is now open at 1683 Rockville Pike in Congressional Plaza, in the space formerly occupied by Buy Buy Baby. (more…)
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) has released new details following a collision involving a child on a bicycle and a Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) bus on Thursday afternoon, October 9.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a collision involving an overturned dump truck near the 14700 block of Layhill Road by the ICC (MD 200) on Thursday afternoon. (more…)
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Updated at 5pm: A child riding a bicycle was killed Thursday afternoon in a collision involving a Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) bus, according to the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD).
Police and MCPS said in a briefing Thursday evening that the child was 11 years old.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown co-led a coalition of 24 attorneys general and governors in supporting Oregon’s legal challenge against the Trump administration’s attempt to deploy the National Guard for civil law enforcement. (more…)
Sir Walter Raleigh Inn is fondly remembered as an affordable steakhouse known for its extensive salad bar, making it a popular spot for homecoming dinners and birthday celebrations. The Montgomery Village location, now a CVS, closed in 2005, but the chain once had multiple locations across the DC Metro area, including Baltimore, Bethesda, Wheaton, and Alexandria. (more…)
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) is asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect involved in a commercial burglary that occurred around 2:45 a.m. on Thursday, August 14, 2025, at the Sunoco Gas Station in the 11240 block of Veirs Mill Road in Wheaton.
According to MCPD, the suspect is described as a Black male in his 20s or 30s with a thin build and long locks, was seen wearing a gray hooded sweater, no shirt, black pants, and orange with red sneakers. According to detectives, the suspect forced entry into the business, stole items of undisclosed value, and fled on foot.