there has been such growth and securirity conontacting, that has led to the region attracting more businesses. >> she i quoting dr. stephen fuller from george mason. that is a huge amount coming to the washington area a for every federaral dollar spent. there is a flip side to that. we are seeing a possle downside. didd you notice any concern from the governor o'malley about the fact that federal spending may be decreasing? >> the is no question that the size of the federal governmenent makes us as close as you can n be to being recession-proof. we are buffeted, we are protected in tererms of this regigion whehen the economy goes south. there is some concern that whetr it is the sequeststered that we will see a cut in feral spending this year and ththat will disproportitionately affect t washington area becacause we benefits in general. there are down sides. one is traffic and the other is housing. two hououses in my neighborhooood have gone for it -- sold immediately and it went f for w above the asking. one of them had 19 offers. you almos wonr, is s it back to the previous --re recession d