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6. MDA Contribution To The Tennessee Valley Mission: To develop and field the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS)
High Tech Jobs (+2,248)
Quality People
Superb Government Team
PhDs from MIT, Ga. Tech, Johns Hopkins Aerospace, among others
Earnest, hard-working, patriotic contractors
Five major prime contractors: Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics
More than one hundred small/ disadvantaged business contracts
7. Summary BRAC transition is well under way
MDA will remain a growth area for the Tennessee Valley Corridor
MDA is committed to developing, retaining, realigning and recruiting a world-class workforce
10. MDA Realignments To HuntsvilleProgress To Date Original estimate (Nov 2005):
FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 Total
160 150 110 110 1,300 418 2,248
Transition Plan projections (March 2007):
FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 Total
321 328 389 207 342 661 2,248
Actual realignments (as of April 28, 2010)*:
FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 Total to Date
313 398 422 312 425 1,870
MDA will realign at least 2,248 government and contractor positions from the National Capital Region to Huntsville
Only volunteers and vacant positions will realign prior to 2011, with some exceptions
11. MDA Career Development Program Opening 200 entry level positions every year
Engineering
Contracts Management
Program Management
Mathematics
Computer Science
Physical Sciences
Business Administration
Operations Research
For details, see: www.mda.mil
12. MDA BRAC Economic Impact