IN THE NEWS
This page has the latest news on the BRAC process affecting Montgomery County and the surrounding region. Related topics include transportation and infrastructure, military and veterans' health care, and related issues in federal, state and local government.
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8-31-08 Washington Post: For Bicyclists, a Widening Patchwork World -- U.S. Lags Behind Two-Wheeled Boom
8-31-08 Baltimore Sun: Private schools feeling economic slowdown -- Enrollments flat, budgets tight, but BRAC could drive upswing
8-31-08 Baltimore Sun: Towson rising -- Billion-dollar boom is designed to lure thousands to live, work and play in an urbanized county seat
8-29-08 Gazette.Net: Communities brace for BRAC growth -- U.S. government stingy with money that would help prepare for influx 8-29-08 Washington Post: Maryland May Face $1 Billion Shortfall -- 'Bumpy Ride' Could Be Ahead, Adviser Warns 8-28-08 NNMC Journal: Nathan takes helm of the National Naval Medical Center Bethesda 8-28-08 NNMC Journal: Commander’s Column -- Commander Nathan's Welcome
8-28-08 NNMC Journal: BRAC’s new traffic pattern starts Sept. 8 8-28-08 WRAMC Stripe: NARMC strengthens relationship with local VA hospital
8-28-08 National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency News Release: NGA Debuts New Public Website; GEOINT Online Collaboration Communities Featured 8-28-08 Maryland Daily Record: While you’re there — Md. pols explore Denver transit: Convention gives officials a chance to hear new ideas
8-28-08 Baltimore Sun: State steps up commuter bus runs -- Move to relieve Bay Bridge congestion during weeks of emergency
8-28-08 Frederick News-Post: Study may not just focus on USAMRIID
8-28-08 WJXT-TV4 (Jacksonville, FL): Education, Rehab Center Serves 17 Wounded Warriors
8-28-08 Annapolis Capital: New $4 million helipad tops off Anne Arundel Medical Center expansion
8-28-08 Washington Business Journal: Maryland commission says green push could reap $2B
8-28-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio: Needed in Maryland: Nurses, PAs, lab techs
8-28-08 Chambersburg (PA) Public Opinion: Rapid growth in housing, jobs on way to Franklin County area
8-28-08 Hagerstown Herald-Mail: Seminar: Maryland growth to be felt in Pennsylvania
8-28-08 Asbury Park (NJ) Press: Panel delays vote on fort redevelopment
8-27-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio (Associated Press): Lacking incentives, cyclists turn bikes into bucks 8-27-08 Federal Times: Private partnership to clean up, redevelop shuttered Army post
8-27-08 Annapolis Capital: Faster permit process sought for Odenton
8-27-08 Carroll County (MD) Times: Web sites help commuters connect to car pools
8-27-08 Government Health IT: Hospital of the future -- Despite progress toward the digital hospital of tomorrow, military planners are still grappling with the technical problems of today
8-27-08 Journal of the American Medical Association: Yellow Fever: 100 Years of Discovery
8-27-08 Gazette.Net: Naval Medical Center gets new commander 8-27-08 Gazette.Net: Advisory group to look at plans for White Flint
8-27-08 Gazette.Net: Park Police consider safety measures -- Officers say dangerous incidents on Capital Crescent have not increased
8-27-08 Gazette.Net: Police station move could be coming -- County seeks help in improving cramped, outdated quarters
8-27-08 Gazette.Net: Adults, teens discuss wish list for library -- Public hearings begin for new Silver Spring facility
8-27-08 Washington Post: Brutal Budget Season For N.Va. -- Fairfax Faces Gap Of $430 Million
8-26-08 St. Louis (MO) South County Journal: Fisher House construction to start soon
8-26-08 Military.com: Army Family Action Plan Sustainable
8-26-08 Maryland Daily Record: Decrease in bridge traffic could cost Maryland revenue
8-26-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio: Will lower gas prices change new driving habits?
8-26-08 KNXV-TV15 (Phoenix): Iraq veterans fight brain injuries with unique VA program
8-26-08 Washington Times: Care Over Research -- Letter to the Editor from Dr. James B. Peake, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
8-26-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio: What happens when HOT lanes can't deliver?
8-25-08 New York Times: War Veterans’ Concussions Are Often Overlooked 8-25-08 Traffic World Online: Government & Regulations -- No Passing Zone
8-25-08 Government Computer News: Vets go the distance -- Program at Walter Reed uses online courseware, assistive technologies
8-25-08 Frederick News-Post: Biodefense campus tenants preparing security plans
8-25-08 Washington Post: New Pentagon Media Agency Seeks to Fill Top Job
8-25-08 Washington Post: Money Spent vs. Time Saved Debated for HOT Lanes
8-23-08 Washington Post: Agency Bolsters Dulles Project -- U.S. Officials Give Go-Ahead on Work
8-23-08 Asbury Park (NJ) Press: Lawmakers demand fort transfer information
8-22-08 USA Today: Army cares deeply about health of soldiers -- Op-Ed by Brig. Gen. Gary H. Cheek, Director, Warrior Care and Transition Office
8-22-08 Washington Examiner: 1.8 Million Veterans Are Uninsured and At Risk
8-22-08 Associated Press: Military halts shipment of deadly toxins
8-22-08 Army Times (Associated Press): Court stops Sill expansion disputed by tribe
8-21-08 Baltimore Sun: Editorial: Suing the Army -- Our view: Fort Meade needs to pick up pace in pollution cleanup
8-21-08 Hanover (PA) Evening Sun: York County groups discuss growth
8-21-08 Dept. of the Army News Release: Every American should visit a Warrior Transition Unit -- Commentary by Col. Jimmie O. Keenan, chief of staff for the Army's Warrior Care and Transition Office
8-21-08 NNMC Journal: Portsmouth commander to take reign of Bethesda’s medical center 8-21-08 NNMC Journal: Commander's Column -- Commander Jeffries' Farewell 8-21-08 NNMC Journal: Town Hall highlights commuting options 8-21-08 NNMC Journal: What’s Hot in BRAC? 8-21-08 WRAMC Stripe: Forest Glen to transfer to Fort Detrick 8-21-08 WRAMC Stripe: Army releases Forest Glen environmental assessment 8-21-08 WRAMC Stripe: Combat survivability has doubled since Vietnam, says DoD top doc 8-20-08 Gazette.Net: BRAC traffic questions unanswered -- Hearings on Navy Med Master Plan could be held this fall 8-20-08 Gazette.Net: Group gains ground in fight for Army-owned trail 8-20-08 Gazette.Net: Suburban to make case for closing road for expansion -- Residents argue shutting down Lincoln Street will hurt neighborhood
8-20-08 Southern Maryland Newspapers Online: Gloom by sea for counties -- MACo meeting highlights uncertain state of economy
8-20-08 Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot: Gov. Kaine OKs reuse plan for Fort Monroe after it's vacated
8-20-08 USA Today: Fort Sill liaison forced to quit amid mold problem
8-20-08 U.S. Department of Labor News Release: U.S. Department of Labor initiative aids employment of veterans with traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder
8-19-08 Asbury Park (NJ) Press: Probe of stonewalling on fort cost continues
8-19-08 Baltimore Sun: New cars may ease MARC crowding -- State expected to buy 13 double-deckers from Va. railroad
8-19-08 Army Times: Army aims to stabilize units in BRAC process
8-19-08 Federal Times: Mortgage crisis complicates aid for BRAC-affected homeowners
8-18-08 Southern Maryland BayNet.com: GAO Report Finds Strategies in Place to Address Challenges for BRAC Move to APG
8-18-08 Washington Post: Washington Post Investigations -- Army Makes Repairs in Wake of Soldiers' Complaints
8-18-08 Oklahoma City Oklahoman: Mold concerns in wounded soldiers' barracks at Fort Sill
8-18-08 USA Today: Soldiers: Mold infests Okla. barracks for wounded
8-18-08 Baltimore Sun: Md. is preparing for BRAC influx -- Letter to the Editor from Wyett H. Colclasure II, president of Army Alliance Inc., an advocacy group that supports the work of the Army at Aberdeen Proving Ground
8-18-08 WBAL-TV11: Harford County School Head Talks Students, BRAC
8-18-08 Vineland (NJ) Daily Journal: Fort Monmouth: New hearing sought in effort to keep base open
8-17-08 USA Today: Soldiers: Mold infests Okla. barracks for wounded 8-17-08 USA Today: Army leaders defend supervision of soldier care unit
8-17-08 Asbury Park (NJ) Press: Editorial -- Report confirms fort closing folly
8-16-08 Washington Business Journal: The hunt for the next hot spots -- For generations of suburban kids raised in traffic, mixed-use and mass transit will define the future 8-16-08 Baltimore Sun: Jobless rate in Md. up sharply -- Unemployment hits 4.4%; was 4% in June
8-15-08 Science Daily: Women And War: The Toll Of Deployment On Physical Health
8-15-08 Baltimore Examiner: GAO: Base will be short workers
8-15-08 Market Watch (U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs News Release): VA Delivering Care 'Outside the Box'
8-15-08 Baltimore Sun: 'Comfort' is on standby for Georgia aid -- Hospital ship stays in Baltimore for now
8-15-08 Baltimore Sun: Editorial: Complete the mission -- Our view: BRAC challenges argue for increased support
8-15-08 Gazette.Net: At MACo, uneasiness rules the day -- Listless economy has many county officials jittery
8-15-08 Baltimore Business Journal: Harford Co. plots new arts center -- But funds for the $60M project questionable in down economy
8-14-08 Montgomery County News Release: Leggett Seeks Applicants for the Commission on Veterans Affairs 8-14-08 Government Executive: Transfer of technical jobs will test Army's workforce planning
8-14-08 USA Today: Multiple deployments raise mental health risks
8-14-08 Explore Howard.com / The View from Ellicott City: World of digital technology opens for high school students
8-14-08 Gazette.Net: Army lab security probe begins -- ‘Biosurety program' review comes after government says Frederick-based microbiologist removed anthrax spores from Fort Detrick
8-14-08 Aviation Week: Panel Wants Massive Milspace Reshuffling
8-14-08 NNMC Journal: Jeffries Heads Back to Corps
8-14-08 NNMC Journal: Commander’s Column -- Commander Jeffries' BRAC review 8-14-08 NNMC Journal: What’s Hot in BRAC? 8-14-08 WRAMC Stripe: VA official: Political changes won’t sideline progress in wounded warrior transition
8-14-08 Market Watch (Business Wire): Fitch Rates $280MM Maryland Dept. of Transportation Bonds 'AA'
8-14-08 WJZ-TV13 (Baltimore): Marylanders Are Driving Less Due to Gas Prices
8-14-08 New York Times: Downtowns Across the U.S. See Streetcars in Their Future 8-14-08 Washington Post: Dr. Gridlock -- N.Y.'s 'Gridlock Sam' Weighs In on Purple Line Transit Options
8-14-08 Washington Post: Tom Shales column -- Kathy Griffin: A Funny Thing At Walter Reed
8-14-08 Frederick News-Post: Military Intelligence -- Change of command at Fort Detrick, BRAC moves to Aberdeen facing challenges
8-14-08 Baltimore Sun: Facing a dim future? -- Op-Ed by H. Russell Frisby , a former chairman of the Maryland Public Service Commission and spokesman for Marylanders for Reliable Power, a coalition of businesses, including utilities, and labor organizations 8-14-08 Baltimore Sun: Foot off the gas pedal -- As fuel prices stay high, people are driving less
8-14-08 Baltimore Sun: Where disabled kids learn what they can do -- Therapeutic riding teaches pride and self-esteem 8-14-08 Baltimore Sun: Report sees risk in BRAC move -- Potential war effort disruption in shift from N.J. to Aberdeen 8-13-08 Springfield (VA) Connection: Change of Place, Change of Face -- Proposed redevelopment of Springfield Gardens Apartments moves
8-13-08 Maryland Daily Record: MACo begins with a focus on BRAC
8-13-08 Homeland Security Today: Army Review of Anthrax Access May Yield Changes
8-13-08 Gazette.Net: Aug. 26 meeting to provide bus info
8-13-08 Gazette.Net: Few state businesses take advantage of tax credit program -- Franchot touts perk that will help employees who use mass transit
8-13-08 Gazette.Net: Designs call for narrower New Hampshire Avenue -- City Council considering plans aimed at reducing highway from six to four lanes, improving pedestrian access
8-13-08 Newswise Medical News (USUHS News Release): Study Makes Association Between Combatant Status, Sexual Violence, Psychological Health
8-13-08 Journal of the American Medical Association: Prevalence of Chronic Pain After Traumatic Brain Injury -- A Systematic Review
8-13-08 Washington Post: 'Stop the Slide,' Says New Air Force Chief -- Schwartz Is Blunt About Service's Failings
8-13-08 Washington Times: Going beyond cartoons -- Letter to the Editor from Lt. Gen. Eric B. Schoonmaker, Surgeon General, U.S. Army
8-12-08 U.S. News & World Report: Drinking Problems Greater Among Returning Combat Veterans -- Mental health issues also more common after war, studies show
8-12-08 Government Executive: Military health care benefit extended to reservist family members
8-12-08 Baltimore Sun: Where your gas dollar goes -- A cost breakdown shows that tax tinkering may not help much 8-12-08 Baltimore Sun: Editorial: Working on the railroad - Our view: There are solutions for MARC's woes, just not easy ones 8-12-08 Newswise Medical News (USUHS News Release): Researchers Share Latest Radiation Effects Findings with Military Medical Community
8-12-08 Frederick News-Post: School notes — 'Exciting changes' in store for West Frederick Middle students
Associated Press: "The Long Haul" -- 7-PART SERIES -- This is the story of a very long deployment of a very long war – of how members of the 1st Brigade Combat Team/34th Infantry Division lived and died in Iraq, how their families endured while they were gone, and how what happened in a far distant land still resonates today. 8-11-08 Government Health IT: Anytime, anywhere pathology
8-11-08 BioRegion News: Montgomery County Initiative Would Open 52-Acre Site to Shady Grove Life-Sci Center 8-11-08 Computerworld: Career Watch: Giving disabled vets a boost through IT 8-11-08 Baltimore Sun: MTA growth plan stalls -- Chief called for added MARC service this year 8-11-08 Army Times: Army thins warrior transition entrance rules 8-11-08 CBS News: Playing Politics With Biodefense -- AP: Homeland Security Department Documents Show Experts Ignored In Laboratory Site Choice 8-11-08 Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot: Beach's Oceana effort switches to relocation
8-10-08 US Recall News: FDA Warns Consumers About Problems at Two Baltimore Pharmacies 8-10-08 Hanover (PA) Evening Sun: Hanover to host economic development meeting 8-10-08 Ventura County (CA) Star: Navy families to get help dealing with deployment -- UCLA teams with military to provide support services
8-9-08 Arkansas Denocrat-Gazette (Fayetteville): VA cites problems with research across the country
8-9-08 Military.com (Knight-Ridder): VA Grants Funds for Nursing Faculty
8-9-08 Frederick News-Post: Army to review USAMRIID security
8-8-08 Washington Post: Trial by (Simulated) Fire -- Military Doctors Learn to Practice Wartime Medicine on Mock Battlefield 8-8-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio: How safe is your commuting route?
8-8-08 Gazette.Net: Veterans eye federal dollars -- 3 percent contracting goal for service-disabled ex-military still elusive
8-8-08 Gazette.Net: Vets find edge in programs for would-be entrepreneurs
8-8-08 Gazette.Net: Montgomery chamber moves to stop slide in federal contracts -- Suburban Maryland companies have lost ground
8-8-08 Gazette.Net: Developers tell Montgomery: ‘Hold the BLT' -- Transit zone-rural easement bill causes heartburn
8-8-08 Washington Times: Charting the market: Md. promising for buyers
8-7-08 Huffington Post: Commentary by Arnold Fisher, Honorary Chairman of the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund: We Owe it to Them 8-7-08 NNMC Journal: Commander’s Column -- New Leadership at NNMC 8-7-08 NNMC Journal: Leaders Kept Up-To-Date Through Weekly Meeting 8-7-08 WRAMC Stripe: Flag-pole-to-flag-pole shuttle offers relief 8-7-08 CBS News: The Decline Of Suburbia? -- Experts Predict Exodus From Far-Flung Neighborhoods Back To Urban Living 8-7-08 CBS News: Caregivers Of Wounded Warriors Face Their Own Challenges 8-7-08 Annapolis Capital: West county civic groups collaborating -- Goal is to prepare for BRAC-related growth 8-7-08 Gazette.Net: County gears up to enhance public transit -- New transportation plan avoids adding roads 8-7-08 Gazette.Net: Veterans tap federal resources -- Back home, former military members seek entrepreneurial success
8-7-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio: Lawsuit won't stop rail to Dulles
8-7-08 Hartford Courant: Returning Vets: Call To Arms For Social Workers
8-6-08 Gazette.Net: SHA: Ramp for Navy Med not an option -- Possibilities for new Metro access also discussed at BRAC meeting 8-6-08 Gazette.Net: Time for Purple Line trips could vary widely -- Estimates differ for bus and light rail
8-6-08 Gazette.Net: Part of Grosvenor Mansion site could get historic designation
8-6-08 Gazette.Net: Zipcar: Not just for urbanites anymore -- Some county residents give up car keys, rely on public transportation and car-sharing service
8-6-08 Corridor Inc.: Q&A with Asuntha Chiang-Smith, Executive Director of Maryland's BRAC Subcabinet 8-6-08 Corridor Inc.: BRAC Bulletin
8-6-08 Corridor Inc.: Rundown --
8-5-08 Washington Post: Oil Shock -- Gas Prices Apply Brakes To Suburban Migration
8-5-08 Washington Post: Editorial: A Mass Transit Mess -- The Bush administration shouldn't borrow money from public transportation to pay for highways
8-5-08 New York Times: To Heal the Wounded -- 'War Surgery in Afghanistan and Iraq: A Series of Cases, 2003-2007' -- quietly issued by the United States Army — the first guidebook of new techniques for American battlefield surgeons to be published while the wars it analyzes are still being fought
8-5-08 Navy Times: Study links prostate cancer, Agent Orange
8-5-08 Washington Examiner: Group moves on major Tysons project 8-5-08 USA Today: Pentagon spends $300M to study troops' stress, trauma
8-5-08 Los Angeles Times: For veterans home from Iraq, sleep is now the enemy
8-5-08 RxPG News: Walter Reed Army Institute of Research: Explosions and blast related injuries
8-4-08 New York Times: A Trip to New York Gives Wounded Veterans a Break From a Patient’s Dull Routine
8-4-08 U.S. Army News Release: Army begins uniform modification program for wounded warriors
8-4-08 Market Watch (Business Wire/Armed Forces Foundation): Armed Forces Foundation Unveils New Renovations at Walter Reed Army Medical Center -- Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Features Congressional and Defense Leadership
8-4-08 Gazette.Net: Multibillion-dollar contracting pie includes BRAC, ICC -- Small and minority-owned businesses strategize to get their slice
8-4-08 Congressional Quarterly CQ Weekly: House Passes Military-VA Legislation
8-4-08 Baltimore Sun: Michael Dresser Getting There column -- Finding funds in tolls and taxes
8-4-08 Baltimore Sun: Howard's Move to Hybrids More Foresight Than Fad
8-3-08 Baltimore Sun: Growth forum seeing red -- Public transit, land reform called for to improve development
8-3-08 Washington Examiner: Montgomery Co. council president Knapp touts HOT lanes to ease traffic woes
8-2-08 Washington Post: Fort Detrick -- Lab and Community Make for Uneasy Neighbors
8-2-08 National Journal: Obey: Deficits Require More Than Bookkeeping -- The House Appropriations chairman takes a dim view of budget cutters who focus solely on the numbers
8-1-08 Baltimore Sun: O'Malley calls Md. budget a model of 'responsibility' -- In D.C. visit, he blames both parties for state deficit
8-1-08 Gazette.Net: Konterra project proceeds near Laurel -- Board OKs preliminary site plan for $3 billion mixed-use development
8-1-08 Gazette.Net: Baltimore’s business-tax climate balmy -- Charm City’s companies enjoy relatively low burden, says competitiveness report
8-1-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio: A HOT idea brewing in Maryland
8-1-08 Annapolis Capital: Editorial -- Our Say: For now, state drivers' new frugality won't help roads
8-1-08 York (PA) Daily Record: Bus service to Md. coming -- Another bus will be added to the Harrisburg run, as well
8-1-08 Virginia Business: Slow home sales could continue to drag on Virginia’s economy
7-31-08 WRAMC Stripe: New WRHCS commander issues staff challenges -- Colonel encourages information sharing, sending improvement ideas up the chain-of-command
7-31-08 WRAMC Stripe: Neurologist takes important skills to Iraq
7-31-08 Washington Post: (scroll down) A Twist in Bethesda Turn-Lane Project 7-31-08 Washington Post: Md. Bus Fleets Will Go Cleaner and Greener -- O'Malley Orders Conversion to Hybrids
7-31-08 Potomac (Northern Virginia) News: Military families make their homes in Prince William County
7-31-08 Fredericksburg (VA) Free Lance-Star: Stafford firm gets $94M contract -- BAE Systems wins Marine Corps contract
7-31-08 U.S. Army News Release: Gen. Casey speaks at Military Child Education Coalition 10th annual conference
7-31-08 NNMC Journal: Flag Pole to Flag Pole Shuttle Offers Relief
7-31-08 NNMC Journal: Commander’s Column -- JTF CapMed Conference
7-31-08 NNMC Journal: Town Hall Meeting Produces Valuable Information
7-31-08 Baltimore Sun: Road block? -- Declining tax revenue could mean deep funding cuts for highways and mass transit 7-31-08 Baltimore Examiner: Parking expansion to provide relief at Aberdeen MARC station
7-31-08 Frederick News-Post: Help wanted at USAMRMC
7-30-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio: MARC's popularity means tight squeeze for you
7-30-08 Annapolis Capital: Plan aimed at easing traffic jams unveiled at Capitol Raceway
7-30-08 Baltimore Sun: Md. shifts tack on transit policy -- Top officials directing $340 million entirely toward mass transit 7-30-08 Gazette.Net: New road program starts in Bethesda -- Battery Park will get curbs, gutters, sidewalks and resurfacing as part of transportation initiative
7-30-08 Gazette.Net: Purple Line cost figures released; (scroll down) BRAC Committee updates community
7-30-08 Gazette.Net: Rapid bus is edging light rail in CCT debate -- Planners say flexibility of options will be key to funding, timing
7-30-08 Gazette.Net: Planners to scale back development in White Flint
7-30-08 Gazette.Net: Clark⁄Balfour Beatty wins $85.2M for hospital work
7-30-08 Gazette.Net: Troubled youths complete pilot program in trade skills -- State program designed to fill shortages in construction jobs
7-30-08 Baltimore Sun: Editorial: Running on empty -- Our view: As motorists cut back, a transportation crisis worsens 7-30-08 Lubbock (TX) Avalanche-Journal: VA hospitals struggle with patient surge
7-29-08 The Hill: Lobbying charges spark resignation
7-29-08 U.S. Medicine: Army Rolls Out New Transfer Vehicles At Walter Reed
7-29-08 Maryland Daily Record: Mixed reviews for transportation plan -- Bush administration’s traffic reforms are short on the practical, Cardin says
7-29-08 Government Health IT: GAO cites military delays setting up health info exchange
7-29-08 Baltimore Sun: Editorial: Suicide watch -- Our view: War veterans at risk need care and follow-up 7-29-08 New York Times: White House Predicts $482 Billion Deficit -- Spending on some domestic programs — like veterans’ medical care, unemployment benefits and food and nutrition assistance — is growing faster than in the comparable period last year
7-29-08 Washington Times: Groups ask court to expedite PTSD care -- New report says nearly 250 call suicide prevention hot line daily
-29-08 Washington Examiner: Traffic cameras create 180,000 tickets and counting
7-28-08 Army Times: Study: Group therapy helps with combat stress
7-28-08 Army Times: Veterans appeal ruling in lawsuit against VA
7-28- 08 Baltimore Examiner: Leopold lets record speak for itself -- Editor’s Note: This is part of an ongoing series that profiles top-level officials concerning their counties and what the future holds.
7-28-08 Baltimore Business Journal: Beechtree Golf Course owner to revamp site into housing development
7-28-08 Southern Maryland Online: Interview With The Governor
7-28-08 Southern Maryland Online: St. Mary's Commissioners To Decide On County Growth Cap
7-28-08 Hanover (PA) Evening Sun: Military moves could mean local jobs
7-28-08 Washington Post: A New Guy On an Old Block -- Recently Elected Quantico Council Member Faces Uphill Struggle for Revitalization
7-28-08 Washington Examiner: Md., Va. commuter trains suffer delay-heavy June
7-28-08 Frederick News-Post: Brunswick MARC train punctuality down, ridership up
7-28-08 Army Times: Some could get $100K in retroactive benefits
7-27-08 Asbury Park (NJ) Press: Editorial -- Fort fight not over
7-27-08 Baltimore Sun: Invisible blasts, indelible wounds -- Explosions of war are racking U.S. troops with brain injuries both subtle and severe
7-27-08 Baltimore Sun: Editorial: Fixing MARC -- Our view: There's no excuse for the commuter line's dismal service
7-27-08 Baltimore Sun: Train riders rail against parking -- More commuters using MARC means fewer spaces for vehicles
7-27-08 Baltimore Sun: Preserving Deer Creek Valley -- Thousands of acres marked for protection from development
7-27-08 Wilmington (DE) News Journal: Op-Ed: Community View -- Clear tracks for commuter rail all the way to Aberdeen
7-27-08 KHOU-TV (Houston) (Associated Press): Suicide hot line says one in five returning soldiers have post-traumatic stress
7-27-08 San Francisco Chronicle: PTSD leaves physical footprints on the brain
7-27-08 Baltimore Examiner: College Park could undergo an East Campus renaissance
7-27-08 NBC4 WRC-TV: Watch Out For Changing Speed Limits
7-27-08 Washington Post: Tightening Beltway Speeds
7-26-08 Washington Post: Neighborhoods Use Broad Palette to Deter Traffic-Shortcut Artists
7-26-08 Washington Post: Battle of the Bumps -- Commuters who want to avoid increased traffic are taking shortcuts through neighborhoods. But area communities are fighting back. Kings Park, in Fairfax County, for example, has installed humps, bumps and traffic circles to stop drivers from seeking a shortcut from Rolling Road to Braddock Road
7-25-08 Washington Business Journal: Montgomery County plans could open spaces for development
7-25-08 New York Times: Editorial -- Wounded Warriors, Empty Promises 7-25-08 Killeen (TX) Daily Herald: Army 'out of balance,' Casey says
7-25-08 Asbury Park (NJ ) Press: Judge tosses Fort Monmouth suit -- Appeal is Likely: Employee union seeks to block the upcoming closure of 90-year-old Army post
7-25-08 Washington Post: Chevy Chase Says Buses Beat Trains on Purple Line
7-25-08 Gazette.Net: Barry Rascover Column -- Good intentions won’t pave our roads 7-25-08 Gazette.Net: (scroll down) Clark⁄Balfour Beatty wins$85.2M for hospital work
7-24-08 Baltimore Examiner: Officials: Military, Realtors need to know renters’ rights
7-24-08 Gazette.Net: Fort Detrick trains troops, family affected by recent deployments -- Frederick Army base sent three medics to Qatar last week for one-year support mission
7-24-08 U.S. Army News Release: Army leaders testify to Congress on WTU support 7-24-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio: Some good news for bad roads in Maryland
7-24-08 NNMC Journal: Conference Attendees Discuss BRAC Integration Efforts, Plans, Goals 7-24-08 NNMC Journal: Commander’s Column -- Update on BRAC Construction at NNMC 7-24-08 NNMC Journal: Town Hall Provides Insight to Questions, Concerns 7-24-08 WRAMC Stripe: Contractors sign partnering agreement 7-24-08 WRAMC Stripe: Walter Reed Retains Accreditation from Joint Commission 7-24-08 WRAMC Stripe: Chief says Army needs to replicate Bliss PTSD program
7-24-08 Fort Leavenworth (KS) Lamp: Medical officials scrutinize medication
7-24-08 Military.com (McClatchy-Tribune Information Service): 37k Didn't Get VA Benefits Package
7-24-08 McClatchy Newspapers: Army begins treating PTSD in the field
7-24-08 McClatchy Newspapers: The military counselor is in, and his name is Elmo
7-24-08 West Virginia Public Broadcasting: WV doctor testifies to Congress about PTSD
7-24-08 CBS News: Normal Driving A Risk For Military Trucks -- MRAP Vehicle Offers The Best Protection From Bombs, But Is Prone To Tipping
7-24-08 Gazette.Net: Residents warn against rapid growth -- Community members worry potential surge in new homes will overwhelm North Laurel’s infrastructure
7-24-08 Gazette.Net: State retains AAA bond rating status -- Wall Street is keeping an eye on outcome of November’s slots referendum
7-24-08 Washington Post: Metrorail Construction Costs Soar $54 Million as Project Pushed Back
7-24-08 Washington Post: Task Force To Coordinate Environmental Programs; Veterans Commission Approved
7-24-08 Washington Post: Proposals Outlined To Improve, Expand Howard Bus Service
7-24-08 Augusta (GA) Chronicle: Injured veterans still wait for help
7-24-08 USA Today: Troops' brain injuries inspire a new mission
7-23-08 Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett News Release: Leggett Announces New Road Maintenance Program to Upgrade and Preserve County’s Transportation Infrastructure; Battery Park to be First Neighborhood Rehabilitated
7-23-08 Potomac Almanac: Executive Thoughts -- County Executive Leggett addresses Potomac issues
7-23-08 Southern Maryland Online: Commission Identifies So. Maryland's Top Transportation Priorities
7-23-08 Baltimore Examiner: Officials praise federal funding for BRAC but urge no drop-off 7-23-08 Springfield (VA) Connection: Developers Seek to Retool BRAC-Related Proposals -- Nominations for private sector infrastructure in support of base realignment
7-23-08 Miami Herald (McClatchy Newspapers): VA mistake prevented thousands of guardsmen, reservists from receiving benefits
7-23-08 USA Today: Spending on vets exceeds 1947 high
7-23-08 Washington Post: Dana Milbank Column: Oops! We Did It Again -- They had come before a House Armed Services subcommittee to explain why, 16 months and at least eight fact-finding investigations after the Walter Reed scandal, the Army still hadn't fixed the health-care system for soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.
7-23-08 Washington Post: Marc Fisher Column -- Pressure Mounts Toward New Housing In Silver Spring 7-23-08 Gazette.Net: Money approved for lanes near Navy Med -- DoD to pay for $1 million project 7-23-08 Gazette.Net: Condos to replace cigar-lover hangout 7-23-08 Gazette.Net: County planners intend to push dense development -- White Flint advisory group to meet with planners on Tuesday night
7-23-08 Gazette.Net: Council approves additional $18.6 million for transit center -- Funding covers escalating costs, tops previous requests for $91 million facility in Silver Spring
7-23-08 Gazette.Net: Prince George’s, Montgomery move forward on sector plan -- Community praises development guidelines but raises affordable housing concerns
7-23-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio: Beltway HOT lanes may just be the beginning
7-23-08 Lancaster (PA) IntelligencerJournal: County preps for growth at Aberdeen
7-23-08 Stars and Stripes: Army phasing in new program to screen for PTSD 7-23-08 Christian Science Monitor: How one vet's persistence paid off -- Paul Weaver wanted answers from the VA about his disability benefits. In the end, the Iraq war vet helped many others 7-22-08 Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett News Release: Leggett Legislation to Establish County Veterans Commission Approved by Council
7-22-08 Congressional Quarterly CQ Today: House Prepares to Steer Highway Fund Into Fast Lane
7-22-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio: Backfire, by Adam Tuss -- State of Sprawl and Crawl
7-22-08 Advertising Age: Dept. of Veterans Affairs to Begin Paid Advertising
7-22-08 Northwest Valley (Phoenix) Newspapers: Governor defends shifting $7.8M from military fund
7-22-08 Congressional Quarterly CQ Today: Senate Leader Seeks Path Around Coburn’s ‘Holds’
7-22-08 San Jose Mercury News (Associated Press): Vets returning to campus life seek help adjusting
7-21-08 USA Today: Army slow to process injuries 7-21-08 U.S. Army News Release: "Gifts to Army" Web Site Launches July 21 7-21-08 WBAL-TV11 (Baltimore): Golf Course May Become Homes For BRAC 7-21-08 Washington Business Journal: Arlington County OKs Founders Square
7-21-08 Northwest Valley (Phoenix) Newspapers: Report cites vulnerability of military bases 7-21-08 Baltimore Examiner: In Harford, everything is right on schedule 7-21-08 Northern Virginia Sun Gazette: Board Members Approve Big Ballston Project 7-20-08 Washington Post: Editorial: A Roadblock in Bethesda -- The Pentagon shouldn't let traffic impede the success of a key military hospital's expansion 7-20-08 Washington Post: Economic Clouds May Clear Over Pr. William -- Consultant Gives Chamber of Commerce Reasons for Optimism 7-20-08 Baltimore Sun: Struggling back to the good life -- Md. has a relatively low jobless rate, but that doesn't mean much to those who've lost ground 7-20-08 Associated Press: As wars lengthen, toll on military families mounts
7-20-08 CNN: Celebrated soldier fell victim to 'demons' 7-19-08 Air Force Times: Operation Homefront gives families home base -- Program eases transition for recovering service members 7-18-08 Frederick News-Post: Call of duty -- Fort Detrick soldiers deploying to Qatar
7-18-08 Government Executive: Pilot program may overhaul treatment of veterans 7-18-08 Baltimore Sun: Growth stresses Harford stream -- BRAC poses threat to the water supply in Deer Creek, study says 7-18-08 Gazette.Net: AAA rating drives low interest rate on bonds -- Money will be used for key construction projects 7-18-08 Belleville (IL) News-Democrat: Transportation network keeps U.S. military running 7-17-08 Fairfax County Times: Parkway work begins -- The first phase of construction to complete the Fairfax County Parkway extension started this week. The roadway is being finished to make way for thousands of incoming federal base realignment workers.
7-17-08 Fairfax County Times: Report compares BRAC sites
7-17-08 Congressional Quarterly CQ Today: Panel Approves Spending Bill After Deal Is Reached on Base Closure Offset
7-17-08 Delmarva Daily Times: Mikulski announces $9.8 million for Salisbury military facility in spending bill
7-17-08 Baltimore Business Journal: Sadowski appointed interim CEO of Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore
7-17-08 Army Times: Army issues new guidelines for TBI care
7-17-08 NNMC Journal: Town Hall Meeting: Safety During Construction
7-17-08 NNMC Journal: Commander's Column -- Joint Task Force National Capital Region -- Medical (JTF CapMed)
7-17-08 WRAMC Stripe: WRHCS gets new commander -- Howard ROTC graduate, D.C.-raised colonel to lead Walter Reed hospital
7-17-08 WRAMC Stripe: TBI care at Walter Reed recognized
7-17-08 WRAMC Stripe: New commander takes on WRAIR mission
7-17-08 Southern Maryland Online: Md. Eases Financial Aid Guidelines for BRAC Employees Relocating to State
7-17-08 Washington Post: Defense Department Will Pay for Turn Lanes as Naval Hospital Expands 7-17-08 Stars and Stripes: Apartments near Walter Reed give space to wounded and their families 7-17-08 Washington Post: Medical Center Project Worries Nearby School -- Traffic From Expansion Main Concern 7-17-08 Washington Examiner: Pentagon to pay for work along Rockville Pike 7-17-08 Gazette.Net: BRAC impact on Route 198 is reviewed -- Study will present options to handle influx of traffic from military base
7-17-08 Gazette.Net: Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown getting more national looks -- Emerging involvement may be attributed to energy in Democratic party, observers say
7-17-08 Gazette.Net: Keegin ‘retires’ to Fort Detrick -- County’s former economic development director builds links to business community
7-17-08 Gazette.Net: Residents want more mass transit options -- New routes unlikely anytime soon, lieutenant governor says
7-17-08 Montgomery County Sentinel: Lt. Gov. Brown recognized for leadership role
7-17-08 Washington Post: New Commander Takes the Reins at Fort Meade
7-17-08 Washington Post: In Brief -- Fort Belvoir BRAC Reports Available 7-17-08 Washington Post: Reconsidering The Rules on Green Space in 3 Dimensions -- Developers Seek Change To Allow More Density
7-17-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio (Associated Press): Pentagon to pay for work along Rockville Pike 7-16-08 The Hill: Highway fund is latest victim of high gas prices 7-16-08 Statement by Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett on Defense Department Decision to Address Bethesda Naval Traffic Needs 7-16-08 Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner’s Statement on BRAC Funding -- District 1 Councilmember Says $1 Million for Turn Lanes Is ‘Very Small Down Payment on the Many Improvements’ Needed in Bethesda Naval Medical Center Area 7-16-09 Gettysburg (PA) Times: County government targets long-range spending plans
7-16-08 Baltimore Sun: MTA to embrace hybrids -- O'Malley says no more diesel buses
7-16-08 Loudoun County (VA) Times-Mirror: As construction time nears, Dulles rail project has a lot on its plate
7-16-08 WTVY-TV News4 (Dothan, AL): National Guard Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program
7-16-08 Navy Times: Vets fault VA independent living program
7-16-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio: Military exercises over region Thursday
7-16-08 Frederick News-Post: County, National Academies begin discussing Detrick study
7-16-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio (Associated Press): Funding snag could delay review of Fort Detrick lab
7-16-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio: Crews will break ground on HOT lanes next week
7-16-08 Gazette.Net: Stone Ridge school prepares for Navy Med expansion 7-16-08 Gazette.Net: County looking to help itself on transportation -- Council looks for alternatives to state aid ways to pay for projects 7-16-08 Gazette.Net: BRAC meeting rescheduled 7-16-08 Gazette.Net: For injured veterans, a free place to live -- Nonprofit, apartment complex to help families of soldiers receiving treatment at Walter Reed 7-16-08 Gazette.Net: Ridership up for free trolley service -- Route could be expanded in downtown Bethesda
7-16-08 Gazette.Net: Taking on downcounty concerns -- Center director will serve as a bridge between residents and county executive
7-16-08 Gazette.Net: Hotels roll out red carpet -- Rates up, occupancy down; Marriott profits slide 24 percent
7-16-08 Gazette.Net: New condominium project approved for Woodmont Triangle
7-16-08 Gazette.Net: Planning Board gives OK to Symphony Park -- Townhouse development next to Strathmore gets the green light
7-16-08 Gazette.Net: Officials: Arena study to continue without additional funding -- Some County Council members still question fiscal sense of proposal
7-16-08 Gazette.Net: Wayne Ave. residents sign-on to Purple Line opposition -- Neighbors post placards on their lawns to protest plans for proposed transit line
7-16-08 Gazette.Net: Council to continue fighting townhouses near Metro -- In development approval’s final phase, city to focus on transit issues
7-16-08 Baltimore Sun: Leasing becomes tough sell -- Perks to brokers rise as vacancy rate of office space grows
7-16-08 Asbury Park (NJ) Press: Fort reuse panel races to meet deadline
7-16-08 Reader's Digest (August 2008): A Place in the Sun for War Veterans -- War veterans, wounded in body and mind, have somewhere to go for solace and healing -- a riverbank
7-16-08 Stars and Stripes: With drop in battle-wounded troops, Landstuhl may treat family, retirees
7-15-08 Senator Barbara Mikulski News Release: Mikulski, Cardin Applaud DOD Commitment to Naval Bethesda Transportation Concerns 7-15-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio (Associated Press): Md. ramping up effort to buy hybrid buses 7-15-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio: More hop on the bus as gas prices go up
7-15-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio: Community gives back to wounded soldiers 7-15-08 WJLA-TV ABC7: Free Housing Helps Wounded Warriors Transition to Civilian Life 7-15-08 KXRM FOX21 TV (Colorado Springs): Improvements underway for army's Warrior Transition Unit -- One year after inception, army's WTU system to implement changes
7-15-08 Annapolis Capital: Ft. Meade commander retires -- Col. McCreedy leaves mark on education; Col. Daniel L. Thomas will take over
7-15-08 Annapolis Capital: Renovating instead of building -- Updating old buildings to become more attractive as vacancy rates continue to rise
7-15-08 Washington Post: Marc Fisher Blog -- N.Va. Abandoned by the Side of the Clogged Road
7-15-08 Washington Examiner: Better behavior sought for Capital Crescent Trail users
7-15-08 Baltimore Examiner: A new direction for Fort Meade
7-15-08 Mitchell (SD) Daily Republic: Congressional delegates defend their 'pork barrel' projects; challengers say reform is needed
7-15-08 New York Times: Op-Ed by Lawrence Downes -- Losing Private Dwyer
7-15-08 Frederick News-Post: Program gets students to say YES to science and engineering
7-14-08 KXRM FOX21 TV (Colorado Springs): Soldiers aren't the only ones sacrificing
7-14-08 Baltimore Examiner: Baltimore-area office market still sluggish, report says
7-14-08 WCBS-TV News (New York): 'Wounded Warrior Project': The Road To Recovery -- A Special Program To 'Rediscover The Athlete Within'
7-14-08 Chicago Tribune: Sailors, veterans kick off construction on $130 million hospital in North Chicago
7-14-08 Suburban Chicago Daily Herald: First-of-its-kind federal hospital moving forward in N. Chicago
7-14-08 Baltimore Business Journal: Hopkins physicians group signs on at Water's Edge business park
7-14-08 Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett News Release: Leggett to Welcome “Wounded Warriors” and Military Officials to Operation Homefront Village in Silver Spring 7-14-08 Washington Post: Outlook: An Iraq War Instant Saved, a Soldier Lost -- With Medic's Death, Photographer Gains New Perspective on Battlefield Image
7-14-08 Government Executive: Forward Observer: Invisible Wounds
7-14-08 Baltimore Examiner: As number of bicyclists climbs, so do fatalities
7-14-08 Baltimore Examiner: New program helps ease guardsmen back into civilian life
7-14-08 WJLA-TV ABC7 News: Proposed Purple Line Draws Protest
7-14-08 Baltimore Sun: Peace of mind, body -- Veterans Affairs tries to ease soldiers' return by offering five years of free medical care
7-13-08 Howard University District Chronicles: Residency rules waived for families affected by base relocation
7-13-08 Baltimore Sun: Anne Arundel Education Notes -- (scroll down) Anne Arundel Community College is one of seven in Maryland that will offer training for construction industry employees wanting to work on sensitive or secure sites for military, government agencies or private firms that are government contractors as part of a $100,000 Workforce ONE Maryland grant.
7-13-08 Annapolis Capital: Business Digest -- Anne Arundel Community College will train secure-site workers
7-13-08 San Francisco Chronicle: Aboard U.S. flying hospital
7-13-08 Baltimore Examiner: McCreedy remembered for bringing post, community together as BRAC emerged
7-13-08 Stars and Stripes: Wound treatment device tested on flight
7-13-08 Washington Post: Transit Plan on Track -- Streetcars Could Be Running on D.C. Roads by Late Next Year
7-13-08 Washington Post: Teeing Off on Purple Line Plan -- Country Club Behind Opposition Web Site, Route's Backers Say
7-12-08 Baltimore Sun: Md. keeps top bond rating
7-12-08 Washington Post: Hope for The Best, Expect The Worst -- N.Va. Transportation Nightmare Continues
7-12-08 Air Force Times: VA picks up pace in processing claims
7-12-08 Air Force Times: Vets get meds with possible suicidal effects
7-12-08 Southern Maryland Bay Net: St. Mary's County Businesses Travel to England to Showcase Maryland's Aerospace and Defense Industries
7-11-08 CBS News: Gen. Admits Flaws In Soldier Care Units -- In The Wake Of Walter Reed Scandal, Wounded Warriors Program Not Working As Planned 7-11-08 Frederick News-Post: County, Detrick discuss payment for utility plant
7-11-08 Annapolis Capital: Hoyer: With BRAC jobs, pain comes with gain 7-11-08 MarketWatch (Business Wire): Fitch Rates Maryland's $415MM GOs 'AAA'; Outlook Stable
7-11-08 Baltimore Examiner: Maryland officials question federal funding to teach children of service members
7-11-08 Baltimore Examiner (Associated Press): Fort Detrick gets new garrison commander
7-11-08 Baltimore Examiner: Commentary - On track for mass transit?
7-11-08 Gazette.Net: Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown getting more national looks -- Emerging involvement may be attributed to energy in Democratic Party, observers say
7-11-08 Gazette.Net: Weak demand for Maryland office market -- Vacancy expected to increase as new space delivers
7-11-08 Congressional Quarterly CQ Today: Senate Appropriators Move Right Along Despite Lack of Progress in House
7-11-08 New York Times: Back From War, but Still Engaged in a Battle -- Letter to the Editor from Mary Helen Davis , a member of the Committee on Mental Health Care for Veterans and Military Personnel and Their Families, American Psychiatric Association
7-10-08 Baltimore Sun: Suit won't stop Harford bridge -- Aberdeen home owner appeals to historic trust
7-10-08 Houston Chronicle (Associated Press): Fort Sam breaks ground for medic training
7-10-08 Congressional Quarterly CQ Today: Byrd Plans for Second Supplemental
7-10-08 Sen. Barbara Mikulski News Release: Mikulski Announces Major Federal Investments in Maryland Transportation Projects -- Spending bill includes $58.7 million to BRAC-ready Maryland, increases for Amtrak 7-10-08 Fort Leavenworth (KS) Lamp: DOD News -- Expanding WTUs mean more staff needed
7-10-08 MarketWatch (Business Wire): Fitch Rates Montgomery County, Maryland's $250MM GOs 'AAA'; Outlook Stable
7-10-08 WTOP 103.5 FM Radio News: Failed Va. transportation plan will have ripple effect
7-10-08 WTOP 103.5 FM Radio News: Local trail's popularity leads to safety concerns
7-10-08 Gazette.Net: As commander, Deutsch meant business -- Colonel forged Fort Detrick’s links with county employers 7-10-08 Washington Post: The Army's Cleanup Commitment -- Letter to the Editor from Tad Davis, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety and Occupational Health
7-10-08 Frederick News-Post: Skeptics call for detailed study of NIH proposal
7-10-08 NNMC Journal: A Day of History in Military Medicine 7-10-08 NNMC Journal: Commander’s Column -- BRAC Situation Room
7-10-08 NNMC Journal: Town Hall Highlights Construction Project Issues
7-10-08 NNMC Journal: Support For Veterans, Their Families
7-10-08 NNMC Journal: Bethesda Opens ‘War Room’ to Show Integration Progress
7-10-08 WRAMC Stripe (American Forces Press Service): President, Warriors, DoD leaders break ground for Walter Reed National Military Medical Center 7-10-08 WRAMC Stripe: New policies expanding WTU population
7-10-08 WRAMC Stripe: WTB officials address Warriors’ queries
7-10-08 Richmond Times-Dispatch: Roads session resolves nothing -- Kaine bill revived, then easily dispatched; bill with gas tax removed went nowhere, either
7-10-08 Stars and Stripes: Army boosts special pay for warrior transition unit leaders
7-10-08 Baltimore Sun: Harford owners fear for 263-year-old house -- Homeowners going to court in effort to halt bridge project
7-9-08 U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs News Release: VA Vet Centers Coming to 39 Communities
7-9-08 PolitickerMd.com: Davis-Van Hollen-Hoyer Measure Bolsters Metro
7-9-08 Baltimore Business Journal: Maryland Higher Education Commission appoints BRAC coordinator
7-9-08 Corridor Inc.: Corridor Government & Defense: Subplot -- Tough rules bar firms from BRAC jobs
7-9-08 Corridor Inc.: Seeing Purple
7-9-08 Corridor Inc.: BRAC Bulletin
7-9-08 National Journal CongressDaily: Democrats Link Military Health Care To Medicare Physician Pay Patch
7-9-08 Congressional Quarterly CQ Today: Senate Appropriators To Take on Task Of Funding Highway Trust Shortfall
7-9-08 Bloomberg.com: Injured Iraq War Veterans Pay More for Health Care, Report Says
7-9-08 Newswise Medical News: Online System Created for Soldiers to Solve Issues at Walter Reed
7-9-08 Newport News Daily Press: Some bills aim at saving, not paving -- Lawmaker says an audit of VDOT would be about the process, not finding the cash
7-9-08 Newport News Daily Press: Op-Ed by Robert Marshall, Member of Virginia House of Delergates from Prince William County -- No need to raise taxes for roads
7-9-08 WILM 1450 Radio News (Wilmington, DE): Delaware Braces for BRAC -- Thousands of Military Jobs Relocating to MD from NJ
7-9-08 Gazette.Net: Bush launches Walter Reed campus 7-9-08 Gazette.Net: Petition asks Army to halt using live animals in training -- Medical procedures can be taught with simulators, group says
7-9-08 Gazette.Net: Tight times keep bicycle budgets from shifting into gear -- County focuses on other transportation issues
7-9-08 Gazette.Net: Areas near Metro stations feel parking squeeze
7-9-08 Army Times (Associated Press): Meade to get new commander Monday
7-9-08 Washington Post: State Could Face $200 Million Gap -- Tax Revenue Lags in Sluggish Economy
7-9-08 Washington Post: Va. Tries Again To Fund Roads -- Difficulty Reflects Regional Split
7-8-08 WRC-TV NBC4.com News: Metro Wants Development Around Stations In Prince George's County
7-8-08 Business Wire: Fitch Rates Upper Chesapeake Health System's (Maryland) $125.28MM 2008 Revs 'BBB+'
7-8-08 Army Times: Virginia polytrauma center gets Fisher House
7-8-08 Frederick News-Post: NIH seeks comment on transport program
7-8-08 Washington Post: Regional Tax Idea A Flop In N.Va. -- Officials Call GOP's Road-Funding Plan Weak, Burdens
7-8-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio: Transportation Authority set to shut down
7-8-08 New York Times: War Torn, Part V: After the Battle, Fighting the Bottle at Home
7-7-08 Government Health IT: Military medical intelligence center gets a new name
7-7-08 Wall Street Journal: With Gas Over $4, Cities Explore Whether It's Smart to Be Dense -- Sacramento's 'Blueprint' for Growth Draws National Attention
7-7-07 Dayton (OH) Business Journal: Defense firms worry about finding workers
7-7-08 WTOP 103.5 FM Radio News: D.C. ranks No. 1 for potential to reduce gas use
7-6-08 Baltimore Sun: Prospects dim for highway projects -- U.S. 1-Route 175 interchange, highway widening are crucial, Howard and Arundel leaders argue
7-6-08 Baltimore Sun: Councilman welcomes grant
7-5-08 Washington Post: Urging A Plan for Growth -- O'Malley Officials Push State Initiative
7-5-08 Washington Post: Where the Car Is King, Tysons Faces a Dilemma -- Urban Planners Take Aim at Free Parking
7-5-08 National Journal: The Real Infrastructure Crisis -- The nation's roads and bridges are in pretty good shape. It's the national will that is suspect
7-4-08 Washington Business Journal: Alexandria to hire 2 job specialists to ease BRAC impact
7-4-08 Washington Post: Bush Opens New Chapter for Hospital -- Ground Broken in Bethesda for Facility to Replace Aging Walter Reed Center 7-4-08 Washington Examiner: Bush breaks ground on Bethesda military hospital 7-4-08 Baltimore Sun: New Walter Reed is begun -- Bush presides at groundbreaking for military hospital 7-4-08 Washington Times: Focus on upper Montgomery County: Clarksburg's a commuter growth area
7-3-08 Baltimore Sun: BRAC needs worry officials -- Localities lack federal help for schools, roads and utilities 7-3-08 CNN: Military breaks ground for new Walter Reed facility 7-3-08 White House News Release: President Bush Attends Ceremonial Groundbreaking of National Military Medical Center -- transcript of President's remarks 7-3-08 Associated Press: Bush helps break ground for new Walter Reed center 7-3-08 NNMC Journal: Shovels Hit Dirt Today to Usher in New Era 7-3-08 NNMC Journal: Military Suicides: Wide Reaching Effects
7-3-08 WRAMC Stripe: Symposium identifies issues to better care of warriors, Families
7-3-08 Baltimore Sun: Fort Detrick unit to track diseases that affect U.S.
7-3-08 Washington Post: New Chief Takes Charge at Ft. Belvoir
7-3-08 Springfield (VA) Connection: Retiring Commander Hands Off BRAC Baton -- Col. Brian W. Lauritzen delivers final community wide assessment
7-3-08 WTOP 103.5 FM Radio News: Metro cracks 8 of its top 10 ridership spots
7-2-08 Baltimore Sun: Editorial: Pentagon's obstinacy -- Our view: Defense Department must clean up contaminated sites
7-2-08 Gazette.Net: County deficit could reach $240 million
7-2-08 Gazette.Net: Work under way on Rockville Pike -- Project designed to alleviate traffic at one of area’s major crossroads
7-2-08 Gazette.Net: New planning commissioners hailed as focused, sensible -- Alfandre, Presley join board as county begins to develop new growth policy
7-2-08 Gazette.Net: Kensington sector plan update to outline growth -- Residents are concerned about pedestrian safety, maintaining small-town feel
7-2-08 Washington Post: Med School Is Asked to Stop Animal Use
7-2-08 Washington Technology: General Dynamics to expand Fort Meade communications
7-2-08 Baltimore Examiner: Aberdeen pushes forward amid BRAC resistance from New Jersey
7-2-08 Mount Vernon Gazette: Funds Found For Woodlawn Road Replacement
7-2-08 Frederick News-Post: Fort Detrick plans for a green future
7-1-08 Washington Post: Resisting EPA Orders -- Senators Fault Pentagon On Bases' Toxic Cleanup
7-1-08 Baltimore Examiner: Commentary - Anthony G. Brown: Md. moves forward on BRAC plans
7-1-08 Washington Examiner: Montgomery roads need $450M in repairs, officials estimate
7-1-08 Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star: Military projects to boost building -- Conference held for contractors on how to profit off estimated 20,000 BRAC jobs coming to area in next few years
7-1-08 Frederick News-Post: Army rejects petition for study of biolabs
7-1-08 Air Force Times: Pentagon board to review disability ratings
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