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UPDATED “As a result of Secretary Hagel’s announcement that most of the nearly 400,000 civilian Department of Defense (DOD) employees have been deemed essential for national security, Lockheed Martin will reduce the number of employees who will be affected by government shutdown as of Oct. 7. The Department of Defense’s decision will not eliminate the […]

Statement of Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett Concerning Federal Government Shutdown “Today, I joined President Obama at M. Luis Construction in Rockville as he talked about the impact that the Federal government shutdown is having on our businesses, our communities and countless individuals all across our nation. As the President said, a small group of […]

President Obama visited a construction company in Montgomery County on Oct. 3 to talk about the government shutdown. Obama delivered his remarks at M. Luis Construction Company, Inc. on Southlawn Lane in Rockville. Video Courtesy: WhiteHouse.gov   M. Luis Construction Co., Inc. is a family-owned business. You can find out more about the construction company […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett joined Interfaith Works Executive Director James Mannarino, Rockville Mayor Phyllis Marcuccio, Gaithersburg Mayor Sidney Katz, Montgomery County Health and Human Services Director Uma Ahluwalia to kick-off the the start of enrollment for the Affordable Care Act (ACA). They were joined on Oct. 1 at the Rockville Town Square by representatives […]

Beginning October 1, uninsured adults between the ages of 18 and 64 will be able to sign up for health care coverage as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) goes into effect. Signed into law in March 2010, the law requires legal residents to have health insurance coverage beginning in 2014 or pay […]

Montgomery County Councilmembers Roger Berliner and Valerie Ervin wrote a letter to Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett on Sept. 30 concerning a settlement that the Executive reached with Columbia Country Club on the alignment of the future Purple Line. You can read the letter below:

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett and other officials celebrated the grand opening of the County’s Bikeshare Network on Sept. 27 in downtown Rockville. The launch (14 stations) includes the first installment of 51 Bikeshare stations and 450 bikes in Bethesda, Friendship Heights, Silver Spring, Takoma Park, Rockville, Shady Grove and the Life Sciences Center area. […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett is leading a delegation of business leaders and county officials in China looking to attract business, particularly high tech and bio-tech projects in Montgomery County. Take a look. Photos | Montgomery County Office of Public Information      

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett presents U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez with the Public Service Award at the Hispanic Gala, which was held at The Fillmore on Sept. 12. You can listen to their remarks in this MyMCMedia extra:

The County Executive’s first annual Hispanic Gala took place on Sept. 12 at The Fillmore where 25 Latino students were presented college scholarships. In this MyMCMedia extra, Leggett, with his wife Catherine by his side, addresses the crowd gathered for the gala: