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This page has news from November and Decemberr 2007 on the BRAC process affecting Montgomery County and the surrounding region. 

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• 12-31-07 Long Island Newsday:  N.J. congressmen call for hearings on Fort Monmouth closing
• 12-31-07 Asbury Park (NJ) Press:  Report: Plan to move "critical" fort operations is not yet developed
• 12-31-07 St. Petersburg Times:  Editorial: Wounded warriors finally get some help
• 12-30-07 Newport News Daily Press:  Tom Philpott's Military Update: Hurdles still high for bumps in retiree TRICARE fees
• 12-30-07 Annapolis Capital:  A changing landscape: 2007 saw sustained growth and prosperity, peppered with a falling housing market
• 12-29-07 Baltimore Examiner:  County braces for state cuts
• 12-29-07 Fairfax Times:  Top Ten Stories of 2007
• 12-28-07 AOL News:  Bush Threatens Veto of Defense Policy Bill
• 12-28-07 Annapolis Capital:  State has 3rd year in row of net migration loss
• 12-28-07 Annapolis Capital (Associated Press):  Energy, budget and social issues on tap for Md. General Assembly
• 12-28-07 Potomac News (Northern Virginia):  Quantico Marines meet area politicians
• 12-27-07 Maryland Daily Record:  Regional Perspectives -- On your MARC, BRAC jobs could spur needed transit changes
• 12-27-07 Army Times:  Web site highlights Army’s future plans
• 12-26-07 Baltimore Sun:  The Swamp Blog -- Bush signs budget; wants more money for war
• 12-26-07 Annapolis Capital:  Editorial: Editor's Notebook -- Housing Gap
• 12-26-07 Gazette.Net:  Navy to hold BRAC report hearings
• 12-24-07 Baltimore Sun:  Editorial: From schools to work
• 12-24-07 Doctor's Guide News:  Study Suggests Some Brain Injuries Reduce Likelihood of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• 12-24-07 Baltimore Examiner:  Mikulski: Bush shortchanges US
• 12-24-07 Gazette.Net:  Leggett proposes $23.6 million in cuts -- County would leave positions unfilled, eliminate some programs
• 12-23-07 Baltimore Sun:  Grasmick under fire but still on the go -- State schools head continues work as her support fades
• 12-23-07 Baltimore Sun:  Council might change zoning -- Members want 'high-end' tenants at planned complex
• 12-23-07 Washington Post:  State Official Calls S.Md. a Model -- He Praises 'Blend of Old and New,' Looks Toward Growth
• 12-23-07 Frederick News-Post:  There and Back — Frederick gets its share in omnibus bill
• 12-23-07 Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal (Gannett News Service):  Wounds of War: Shortages, turnover afflict military health care -- Fort Knox among army posts affected
• 12-22-07 San Diego Union-Tribune:  Healing warriors of every stripe -- Wounded soldiers at Balboa hospital
• 12-22-07 Baltimore Sun:  State lobbies Pentagon over BRAC
• 12-22-07 Baltimore Examiner:  BRAC raises commuting issues in Mid-Atlantic region
• 12-22-07 Washington Post:  Editorial: Supporting the Troops -- Congress moves to reform veterans' health care.
• 12-21-07 Manassas Journal Messenger:  Manassas Park development plan rejected
• 12-21-07 Washington Business Journal:  Lawmakers call for restoring BRAC funding
• 12-21-07 Washington Business Journal:  Mont. Co. names planning director
• 12-21-07 Washington Examiner:  Congress grants Fort Belvoir $219 million
• 12-21-07 Baltimore Business Journal:  Hopkins project delayed, over budget -- Cost of new clinical towers $252M more than planned
• 12-21-07 Southern Maryland Online:  Affordable Housing Hampering Pax River’s Ability To Attract Workers
• 12-21-07 Maryland Daily Record:  Greater Baltimore has come a long way in a short time
• 12-21-07 AllAmericanPatriots.com:  Task Force Shares Military Health Care Recommendations
  • 12-20-07 Final Report of the DOD Task Force on the Future of Military Health Care
• 12-21-07 Senator Ben Cardin News Release:  Team Maryland Fights to Restore BRAC Funding in Maryland -- "We urge you to fully fund the important military initiatives underway in our state."
• 12-20-07 NNMC Journal:  Commander’s Column -- BRAC at NNMC
• 12-20-07 Senator Ben Cardin News Release:  Cardin, Mikulski Announce Omnibus Bill Funds Critical Maryland Priorities Despite Bush-Mandated Cuts -- Legislation addresses projects including BRAC, transportation, homeland security, public safety, health care, education, vets, military and infrastructure
• 12-20-07 CBS News:  Is The Military Neglecting PTSD Troops? -- Veterans' Advocates Say Ignoring Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Is A Military-Wide Problem
• 12-20-07 White House News Release:  President Bush Visits Walter Reed Army Medical Center
• 12-20-07 Fairfax County Times:  GSA in lead for BRAC alternative
• 12-20-07 Associated Construction Publications:  Cautious Optimism for the Construction Industry in Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, D.C. and Virginia for 2008
• 12-20-07 Fort Leavenworth (KS) Lamp: Army creates logistics branch for officers
• 12-20-07 Government Executive:  Congress slashes Defense health supplemental funding request
• 12-20-07 Gazette.Net:  O’Malley, Brown: Maryland is geared up for BRAC growth -- Carroll County could benefit from state plan to handle influx
• 12-20-07 Baltimore Sun:  Md. share of earmarks exceeds $200 million -- Some lawmakers are unhappy state didn't receive more
• 12-20-07 Asbury Park (NJ) Press:  Column by Maryland Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown:  Soldiers' risks primary concern
• 12-20-07 Washington Examner:  Cost of 2-mile stretch doubles to $174 million in three years
• 12-20-07 Virginia Business:  Price of finishing the Fairfax Parkway almost doubles
• 12-20-07 Fayetteville (NC) Observer:  BRAC in the News: Who's growing?
• 12-19-07 U.S. Army News Release:  Army Announces Stationing Decisions for New Troops
• 12-19-07 Senator Barbara Mikulski News Release:  Mikulski, Cardin Announce Omnibus Bill Funds Critical Maryland Priorities Despite Bush-Mandated Cuts -- Legislation addresses projects including BRAC, transportation, homeland security, public safety, health care, education, vets, military and infrastructure
• 12-19-07 Roll Call:  Norman Ornstein Column: Congress Inside Out -- For Lt. Peterson, a True ‘Nightmare’ at Walter Reed
• 12-19-07 White House News Release:  President Bush Visits National Naval Medical Center
• 12-19-07 Gazette.Net:  Navy taking comments on BRAC report
• 12-19-07 Gazette.Net:  State may shoulder some funding burden for BRAC’s traffic woes
• 12-19-07 Gazette.Net:  Purple Line ridership and costs yield skepticism in Bethesda
• 12-19-07 Gazette.Net:  Use of live animals as teaching tools protested at Bethesda, Baltimore medical schools
• 12-19-07 Baltimore Sun:  Firm may ease county ills -- Leopold asks real estate developer for help amid budget woes
• 12-19-07 Baltimore Examiner:  Md. to add tolls to ease BRAC traffic
• 12-18-07 Salisbury Daily Times (Capital News Service:  Maryland: State seeing net migration loss after years of gaining residents
• 12-18-07 Manassas Journal Messenger:  Manassas Park defers tax increase
• 12-18-07 CBS11TV News (Dallas-Ft. Worth):  Arlington Soldier Seeks Petition Signatures: Sergeant Says He Needs More Treatment Following Bomb Blasts -- Army Says Punishment Pending After He Goes AWOL
• 12-18-07 Annapolis Capital:  State will be ready for BRAC, officials say
• 12-18-07 Army Times:  Deadlock over bonuses for combat-hurt vets
• 12-18-07 San Antonio Business Journal:  House approves $1.6 billion increase in base closure construction funding
• 12-18-07 Washington Post Express:  Md. to Pay for Much of BRAC Road Work
• 12-18-07 Baltimore Sun:  BRAC effort priced in the billions -- Lt. Gov. Brown unveils final 'action plan' focusing on education, transportation
• 12-18-07 Washington Examiner:  Report: Belvoir, Bethesda construction costs climb
• 12-18-07 Washington Examiner:  Officials: Funding lacking to fight Bethesda traffic
• 12-18-07 Baltimore Sun:  House adopts budget within Bush outlines -- President's OK may hinge on $40 billion Iraq boost
• 12-18-07 Press Media Wire (U.S. Armed Forces Press Release):  Bush Vows Support for Wounded Troops, Condemns Iran
• 12-18-07 Washington Post:  Md. Vows to Help Counties Cope With Military Growth -- Plan Includes Funding Road Projects in Bethesda
• 12-18-07 Baltimore Examiner:  BRAC may boost education
• 12-18-07 Baltimore Examiner:  More schools, roads as part of BRAC impact
• 12-18-07 Frederick News-Post:  Lt. Gov. releases BRAC report
• 12-17-07 Gazette.Net:  Maryland is geared up for BRAC growth, O’Malley and Brown say -- Administration seeks three bills next year to discourage sprawl, expand higher education and build infrastructure
• 12-17-07 Baltimore Business Journal:  Taxing districts, education fund pushed for BRAC impact
• 12-17-07 WRC/NBC4 TV:  Md. Lt. Gov. Releases Plan For Military Base Realignment
• 12-17-07 WBAL-TV:  Blueprint For BRAC Plan Released
• 12-17-07 Motley Fool (Associated Press):  BRAC Report Plots Boosting Md. Economy
• 12-17-07 Annapolis Capital:  [Anne Arundel] Development plan panel seeks members
• 12-17-07 Baltimore Sun:  BRAC report puts price tag for preparations in billions -- Panel aims to train work force and prepare communities for influx of residents
  • Governor's BRAC Subcabinet: Maryland's BRAC Action Plan Released
• 12-17-07 Baltimore Examiner:  Military demands mass transit
• 12-17-07 Washington Post:  One-Two Punch To Area's Budgets -- Housing Woes, Past Spending Test Officials
  • 12-17-07 Washington Post:  Major Relocations
• 12-17-07 Federal Computer Week:  Senate confirms VA secretary nominee
• 12-17-07 San Antonio Express-News:  Editorial: BRAC plans worthy despite lower savings
• 12-17-07 Federal Times:  New building projects to be faster, greener
• 12-17-07 U.S. Army News Release:  Evacuated Soldiers Now Get Immediate Combat Injury Pay
• 12-17-07 American Medical Association News:  Future doctors flunk military medical ethics test -- Physician service during the war on terror presents a dual-loyalty dilemma that medical schools should address, experts say
• 12-17-07 Associated Construction Publications:  Highways To Usher In The Troops -- Texas Contractor J.D. Abrams builds and improves series of highways in and around Fort Bliss
• 12-16-07 Washington Post:  A Costly Shuffle -- In this region, the military realignment hailed by political leaders is more a matter of job relocation than job creation. Although the economic benefits might be questionable, the strains in store for roadways are beyond doubt
• 12-16-07 Washington Post:  Op-Ed: Jim Hoagland -- A Gates-Style Thaw
• 12-16-07 Washington Post:  'An Intolerable Fraud' -- Money-grubbing veterans charities need better oversight
• 12-16-07 Annapolis Capitol:  AACC looks to the future -- College wants to open a new trades institute
• 12-15-07 Asbury Park (NJ) Press:  Editorial: Intensify battle to save the fort
• 12-15-07 Washington Post:  Virginia Briefing: Fort Belvoir Jobs -- Army Is Allowed to Consider GSA Warehouse
• 12-15-07 Washington Post:  Letter to the Editor: Tussles Over Traffic and Transit
• 12-14-07 Washington Business Journal:  Va. firm wins $8.2M design contract for work at APG
• 12-14-07 Gazette.Net:  Reporter's Notebook: It's a mystery!
• 12-14-07 Air Force Times:  Congress finally approves authorization bill
• 12-14-07 Baltimore Examiner:  Use of military land raises taxing issue, but construction will go on
• 12-14-07 Army Times:  Shrinking BRAC savings concern House panel -- N.J. lawmakers plead for Fort Monmouth
• 12-14-07 Federal Register:  Department of Defense, Department of the Navy: Notice of Availability and Notice of Public Hearings for Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Activities To Implement 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Actions at National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
• 12-14-07 Washington Post:  Panel Probes Spending Of Veterans Charities -- Low Amount Going to Troops Called 'Sickening'
• 12-14-07 New York Post:  A Debt of Gratitude
• 12-14-07 U.S.Army News Release:  Army Creates New Branch for Logistics Officers
• 12-14-07 Baltimore Sun:  Md.'s bioscience strengths called underrated
• 12-14-07 Gazette.Net:  Life science ‘summit’: We’re No. 1 -- Franchot convenes conference to help industry
• 12-10-07 thru 12-14-07 New York Post:  Ralph Peters column (Wounded Warrior series):
  • 12-14-07:  Splendid Valor -- Heroes Need Our Support
  • 12-13-07:  Shoah Refugee Pulls for Vets
  • 12-13-07:  Semper, Semper Fi -- Injured Marines Fighting On
  • 12-12-07:  Wounded Warriors Gallery
  • 12-12-07:  Wartime Moms -- Wounded Sons, Mighty Spirits
  • 12-11-07:  'You Just Drive On' -- Vets Fighting Their Way Back
  • 12-10-07:  Helping Heros -- Rehab Center Works Miracles
• 12-13-07 Government Executive:  House backs big increase in contractor oversight
• 12-13-07 Military.com:  Report: DoD Concealed Data From BRAC
• 12-13-07 Howard County Times:  County mostly ready for Fort Meade growth
• 12-13-07 Columbia (MD) Flier:  Are we prepared for BRAC?
• 12-13-07 Houston Chronicle (Associated Press):  New head of Army medical command takes charge
• 12-13-07 Annapolis Capital:  Cardin: Local BRAC funding a federal 'responsibility'
• 12-13-07 Annapolis Capital:  David Taylor project could get boost from Congress -- Year's defense bill includes provision on military lab
  • 12-13-07 Annapolis Capital:  David Taylor Timeline
• 12-13-07 NNMC Journal:  Robinson: Navy Medical Support Vital to War
• 12-13-07 NNMC Journal:  Joint Commission Gives Bethesda A+
• 12-13-07 WRAMC Stripe:  ‘‘You have lived up to the oath you took” WRAMC honors Medical Center Brigade Soldiers
• 12-13-07 WRAMC Stripe:  Clinic testing new mTBI Screening
• 12-13-07 Long Island Newsday:  Dogs to provide therapy to soldiers in Iraq
• 12-13-07 Washington Post:  Arlington Board Asked to Go With the Glow -- Request for Flashy Sign Puts Officials on the Spot
• 12-13-07 Lancaster (PA) Newspapers: On the plus side of Aberdeen expansion -- Proving Ground official talks about the professionals southern Lancaster County will gain when base grows
• 12-13-07 Baltimore Examiner:  New zoning aims to lure high-end businesses
• 12-13-07 Baltimore Examiner:  Report: Interventions more important than raising dropout age
• 12-13-07 Vineland (NJ) Daily Journal:  Fort Monmouth: Hope alive after congressional hearing
• 12-13-07 Frederick News-Post:  Military Intelligence: On the watch for a lawsuit
• 12-13-07 Washington Post:  Study faults charities for veterans -- Some Nonprofits Shortchange Troops, Watchdog Group Says
  • American Insitute of Philanthropy: President Daniel Borochoff's Testimony on Veterans Charities to the House Oversight Committee, 12-13-07: "Our Nation's Veterans Deserve Better from America's Charities"  (8-page pdf)
• 12-13-07 Baltimore Sun:  Last-ditch plea from N.J. -- Congress is told BRAC move would mean loss of expertise
• 12-12-07 Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger:  Pentagon says Fort Monmouth closure won't change
• 12-13-07 Norfolk Virginian-Pilot:  As savings grow slimmer, BRAC criticism continues
• 12-13-07 Gazette.Net:  Slower growth is forecast for region -- But hotels, government construction still robust
• 12-12-07 Southern Maryland Online:  Governor O'Malley Nominates Maryland State Board Of Education Members
• 12-12-07 Washington Examiner:  Big economic boom in 50 years projected
• 12-12-07 Huffington Post:  Opinion: Testifying Before Congress on the Issue of Veterans' Suicides
• 12-12-07 Associated Press:  Data Sought on Veterans' Suicide
• 12-12-07 CBS News:  Congress Vows Action On Vets' Suicides -- An Emotional Hearing On Capitol Hill After CBS News Investigates Suicide Epidemic
  • 12-4-07 CBS News:  Veteran Suicides: How We Got The Numbers -- How The CBS News Investigative Unit Got The Statistics And The Story
  • 11-14-07 CBS News:  Resources: Veteran Mental Health -- FYI: Warning Signs And Where Those At Risk Can Get Help
  • 11-13-07 CBS News:  Suicide Epidemic Among Veterans -- A CBS News Investigation Uncovers A Suicide Rate For Veterans Twice That Of Other Americans
• 12-12-07 Frederick News-Post:  Fort Detrick faces challenge of finding employees
• 12-12-07 WTOP Radio News:  MARC Rail Service to be Expanded
• 12-12-07 Maryland Daily Record:  Getting $700M in BRAC funds a priority for Cardin
• 12-12-07 NBC4.com:  Bethesda Development Threatens To Increase Traffic -- 1 Million Cars May Add To Traffic In Area Each Year
• 12-12-07 Gazette.Net:  Editorial: Helping pay for roads in Bethesda
• 12-12-07 Gazette.Net:  Report: Navy Med expansion has issues -- World-class medical center could be marred by traffic and unsafe intersections while money for potential fixes is uncertain
• 12-12-07 Gazette.Net:  Working to make BRAC succeed -- Letter to the Editor, Ilaya Rome Hopkins
• 12-12-07 Baltimore Sun:  Op-Ed: Robbed of a Future Voice, by Jay Gillen
• 12-12-07 Baltimore Sun:  Local economy seen facing a few slow years -- Long run looks fine, panel says
• 12-12-07 Army Times (Associated Press):  GAO: Base closings to cost more, save less
• 12-12-07 Vineland (NJ) Daily Journal:  Fort Monmouth: Shutdown cost higher than any other planned base closure, study says
• 12-12-07 Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger:  Report: Base closure savings overestimated -- Cost overruns at Ft. Monmouth far higher
• 12-12-07 Baltimore Sun:  Base-move costs climb -- Escalation put at 50% in GAO report, with likely savings down
  • 12-11-07 GAO Report:  Military Base Realignments and Closures: Cost Estimates Have Increased and Are Likely to Continue to Evolve (GAO-08-159, December 11, 2007,  69-page pdf)
• 12-11-07 Baltimore Sun:  N.J. urging Congress to halt transfer of base jobs to Md. -- BRAC opponents say move hurts war effort, Md. calls appeal too late
• 12-11-07 New Bern (NC) Sun Journal:  Red Cross to help get letters to wounded troops
• 12-11-07 Annapolis Capital:  Home sales suffer dramatic drop -- 346 county homes sold in November, down from 596 last year
• 12-11-07 Washington Post:  Leniency Suggested for Officer Who Shot Herself -- Walter Reed and Beyond (Dana Priest and Anne Hull series)
• 12-11-07 Washington Examiner:  Walter Reed transfer report leaves out funding information
• 12-11-07 Baltimore Examiner:  O'Malley eyes legislation to help BRAC
• 12-11-07 Modern Ghana.com:  Trial of New Malaria Vaccine Begins
• 12-11-07 Newswise Science News:  Professor Participates in Panel Discussion with First Lady Laura Bush
• 12-10-07 Washington Examiner (Associated Press):  Base realignment in Maryland discussed before state lawmakers
• 12-10-07 Washington Post:  Naval Hospital Patients to Double -- Move From Walter Reed to Bethesda Could Worsen Traffic, Add $70 Million in Road Work
• 12-10-07 Baltimore Sun:  Army, developer sign Aberdeen lease -- Laboratory, office space planned for facility
• 12-10-07 Baltimore Examiner:  Study: Howard ready for BRAC surge
• 12-10-07 Washington Technology:  Former troops answer new call -- Wounded veterans form rich labor pool for government contractors
• 12-10-07 Investors Business Daily:  Gov't Lifts Contract Work Force To Save Money, Add Flexibility
• 12-10-07 Bellingham (WA) Herald:  The comforts of home near Madigan help family heal, too
• 12-10-07 Asphalt News:  ARTBA Plan Outlines Clear Federal Role in Surface Transportation
• 12-9-07 Baltimore Sun:  BRAC report affirms plans -- Study highlights areas county already intended to improve
• 12-9-07 Baltimore Sun:  Insiders' Guide to Bel Air
• 12-9-07 Annapolis Capital:  County to increase transit for BRAC
• 12-8-07 St. Petersburg (FL) Times:  Wounded soldier still stuck in Army -- For medical reasons, Spc. Andrew Harriman and many more remain idle
• 12-7-07 Gazette.Net:  Forecast: Slower growth -- But hotels, government construction still robust
• 12-7-07 Carroll County Times:  Carroll to lose $8.5M in state funding -- Decisions made by the state legislature in a special session could mean cuts at the county level as Carroll County grapples with an expected loss of $8.5 million in state funding.
• 12-7-07 Baltimore Examiner:  Schools seek earlier start in science, math
• 12-6-07 Air Force Times:  Congress OKs new pay and benefits provisions
• 12-6-07 Medicexchange.com:  Battlefield brain injury: the lessons from Iraq
• 12-6-07 Medill Reports (Northwestern University):  Raising a Family at Walter Reed
• 12-6-07 Newswise Science News:  Green Tea Shown to Possess Antitumor Effect in Breast Cancer
• 12-6-07 Asbury Park (NJ) Press:  Ex-Fort Monmouth official expected to testify -- Congressional panel to review BRAC process
• 12-6-07 Baltimore Sun:  Montgomery chief assails BRAC plan
• 12-6-07 Washington Post:  Editorial: The Case of Lt. Whiteside -- When it comes to the psychological wounds a war inflicts, the Army still doesn't get it.
• 12-6-07 Washington Post:  Arlington, Alexandria Define Legislative Priorities -- Military, Taxes, Health Top List
• 12-6-07 Washington Post:  Appetite Grows for Purple Line Data
• 12-6-07 University of Maryland Diamondback:  Purple Line sparks more feuding
• 12-6-07 The Hill:  Business & Lobbying -- Defense companies prepare for next year
• 12-6-07 NNMC Journal:  Army Family Action Plan Conference Begins
• 12-6-07 WRAMC Stripe:  Hawley-Boland to assume command of NARMC/WRAMC
• 12-6-07 WRAMC Stripe:  DOD establishes psychological heath, TBI center of excellence
• 12-6-07 WRAMC Stripe:  Wounded Soldiers' advocate named Army's assistant surgeon general
• 12-5-07 Mount Vernon Gazette:  Chamber Hears Herrity Priorities -- Charitable organizations and their business supporters honored
• 12-5-07 Gazette.Net:  Commentary -- Leggett: County taking steps to prepare for BRAC
• 12-5-07 Gazette.Net:  Purple Line numbers 'make project competitive for funding' -- Officials release ridership, costs, travel times for 14-mile transit at first of five open houses
• 12-5-07 Gazette.Net:  Road construction hits a bump in Clarksburg -- Problem acquiring needed rights-of-way and site plan permit delaying work
• 12-5-07 WWBT-TV/NBC12 News (Petersburg VA):  Petersburg plans multipurpose development
• 12-5-07 PR-inside.com:  Fitch Rates Baltimore County, Maryland's $340MM GOs 'AAA'; Outlook Stable
• 12-5-07 Northeast Booster (Baltimore County):  New owner to renovate Foxhall units
• 12-5-07 Annapolis Capital:  Army finalizes BRAC plan
• 12-5-07 Associated Press:  Peake: Will Fight for Veterans Care
• 12-5-07 Air Force Times:  Brain injury center planned for Bethesda
• 12-5-07 U.S. Air Force News:  Survivor assistance program manager receives new A1 award
• 12-5-07 Stars and Stripes:  Quality of life program might get less money instead of more
• 12-5-07 Stars and Stripes:  Transition program isn't just another box to check off
• 12-4-07 Washington Post:  Transcript: A Patient Prosecuted -- Walter Reed and Beyond (Dana Priest and Anne Hull series)
• 12-4-07 Washington Post:  Maryland Briefing: Montgomery County -- No Extra Time for Navy Plan
• 12-4-07 Washington Post:  Transit -- Purple Line Could Draw 47,000 Riders a Year, Officials Say
• 12-4-07 Washington Post:  Leggett Seeks to Revamp Services -- Public Safety Offices Would Be Relocated
• 12-4-07 Washington Examiner:  Leggett seeking higher gas tax to fund transportation projects
• 12-3-07 U.S. Army News Release:  Army Addresses Patient Privacy and Legal Concerns in Recent Story
• 12-3-07 Hagerstown Herald-Mail:  Planners OK office and commercial use of former Fort Ritchie U.S. Army base
• 12-3-07 Washington Post:  State of the County -- Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett Prepared Remarks
• 12-3-07 Air Force Association Magazine:  Tom Philpott: Conferees Debate 2008 Bill -- Sifting the benefits cornucopia; More to the reserve components; Helping the “Wounded Warrior” ....
• 12-3-07 Washington Examiner:  Virginia congressman pushes to speed hospital construction
• 12-3-07 Baltimore Examiner:  Developers could be hit with an increase in impact fees
• 12-3-07 Crain's Detroit Business:  DMC [Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan]: Treat more vets here
• 12-3-07 American Medical Association News:  The battle at home: Struggling for VA health care access -- Veterans are encountering administrative barriers, waiting lists and staffing shortages when they try to use the VA's health system
  • 10-17-07 CBO Testimony:  "Projecting the Costs to Care for Veterans of U.S. Military Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan"
  • 7-30-07 President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors (Dole-Shalala Commission):  "Serve, Support, Simplify: Report of the President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors"
• 12-2-07 Washington Post:  Walter Reed and Beyond (Dana Priest and Anne Hull series) -- 'A Soldier's Officer' -- Veteran Is Diagnosed, Then Charged
• 12-2-07 Washington Post:  Md. Students to Prep for Influx From BRAC -- Lessons Tailored to Military Jobs
• 11-30-07 CBS Evening News:  A Sign of Progress in Iraq? -- With IED Attacks And Combat Deathjs Down, Cause For Optimism
• 11-30-07 U.S. Dept. of Defense News Release:  DoD Establishes Center of Excellence to Address Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health
• 11-30-07 baltimoresun.com Bay & Environment Blog:  Spreading green cheer among "Friends"
• 11-30-07 Gazette.Net:  Montgomery assesses damage from the special session -- Cuts to state aid ‘could’ve been worse,’ officials say
• 11-30-07 Washington Post:  MARYLAND BRIEFING -- Montgomery County: State Plan on Base Closing Criticized (second item)
• 11-30-07 Washington Post:  7 N.Va. Sites Will Compete For Relocated Military Jobs -- Two New Developments Emerge as Candidates
• 11-30-07 Gazette.Net (Capital News Service):  Brown to lobbyists: Maryland ready for BRAC -- State expects 28,000 new households and 60,000 new jobs, most coming in 2011
• 11-30-07 Asbury Park (NJ) Press:  Pro-fort resolution appears uncertain -- Advocates call GAO report key
• 11-30-07 Baltimore Sun:  METRO DIGEST -- Building to begin for surgery center (second item)
• 11-30-07 Baltimore Sun:  County surplus off 40% in 2007 -- Even so, overage is sizable, helped Howard keep its AAA bond rating
• 11-30-07 Gazette.Net:  CSG Property Trust plans Hanover building (third item)
• 11-30-07 Baltimore Examiner:  More students are gaining benefits from taking noncredit courses at local community colleges
• 11-30-07 KMEG-TV (Sioux City, IA) (Associated Press):  Omaha charity says it was first to use Wounded Warriors name
• 11-29-07 Associated Press:  VA Nominee Pledges Quick Health Reforms
• 11-29-07 WJLA/ABC7 TV News:  Foreclosures Hurt Unsuspecting Victims
• 11-29-07 Business Wire:  Amendment: Fitch Rates Howard County, Maryland's $117MM GOs 'AAA'; Outlook Stable
• 11-29-07 InsuranceNewsNet (U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Press Release):  VA/DOD Commence Single Disability Examination Pilot for Wounded Warriors
• 11-29-07 Baltimore Sun:  Md. acts to keep homes available -- $75 million will go to halt decine in rental housing
• 11-29-07 Baltimore Sun:  Random Rodricks (Dan Rodricks' blog from baltimoresun.com) -- The family-friendly city
• 11-29-07 Washington Post:  New School Lesson In Md.: How to Get a Security Clearance -- Preparing for an influx of Military Jobs
• 11-29-07 Carlisle (PA) Sentinel:  Chairman of Joint Chiefs addresses war college class
• 11-29-07 Frederick (MD) News-Post:  New general takes command at Fort Detrick
• 11-29-07 Killeen (TX) Daily Herald:  Holiday decor awaits awaits area's wounded servicemen
• 11-28-07 Frederick News-Post:  Commissioners split on Detrick review -- Environmental impact assessment of planned expansion of biodefense labs in question
• 11-28-07 News10 Now (Upstate New York):  Unit provides support to wounded troops
• 11-28-07 U.S. Department of Defense News Transcript:  DoD News Briefing with Press Secretary Geoff Morrell from the Pentagon
• 11-28-07 Palo Alto (CA) Online News:  Patient census up at VA brain-injury unit
• 11-28-07 Maryland Daily Record:  Program to offer incentives for affordable housing
• 11-28-07 Gazette.Net:  Commentary by Stanley D. Schiff -- We're facing chaos on Rockville Pike: It is not hard to conjure up a scene verging on complete traffic paralysis on the hospital's Rockville Pike doorstep
• 11-28-07 Gazette.Net:  Traffic woes spur Bethesda neighborhood to get creative
• 11-28-07 Gazette.Net:  County budget gap widens to $400 million -- Executive orders 2 percent cuts in agency budgets and agrees to work with council on saving $64 million
• 11-28-07 Annapolis Capital:  OPINION: Our Say -- Private project shouldn't be exempt from property taxes
• 11-28-07 Community Times (Baltimore County):  State economy good at year's end -- It may be several months before effects of new taxes are felt
• 11-28-07 Asbury Park (NJ) Press:  Fort Monmouth closing rationale on hearing agenda -- House panel scheduled to examine BRAC decision at Dec. 12 meeting
• 11-28-07 Clarksville (TN) Leaf-Chronicle:  Fort Campbell: Fisher House already filled -- Facility turning families away as number of injured increases
• 11-28-07 Baltimore Examiner:  Army to raze forests at Meade
• 11-28-07 Washington Post:  Montgomery Bracing for A Record Shortfall -- $401 Million Gap May Mean Tax Increases, Service Cuts
• 11-28-07 The Hill:  Mica expects to reverse earmark for Coconut Road before recess
• 11-27-07 Southern Maryland Online (Capital News Service):  Lt. Gov. Tells Lobbyists Maryland Is Ready for BRAC
• 11-27-07 Forbes (Associated Press):  Jacobs Wins Army Pact Worth Up to $50M
  • Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.
• 11-27-07 CBS-3 TV (Philadelphia) (Associated Press):  Delaware population stands to gain from base realignment
• 11-27-07 Baltimore Examiner:  Homeland Security program ties lessons to real world
• 11-26-07 Stafford County (VA) Sun:  A glance at Quantico
• 11-26-07 Business Wire:  Fitch Rates Howard County, Maryland's $103MM GOs 'AAA'; Outlook Stable  
• 11-26-07 Washington Technology:  Agencies face new foe in data storage fray -- Contractors make a play for piece of booming market
• 11-25-07 Annapolis Capital:  Business: Grocery stores take stock of competition -- 3 updated stores set for area
• 11-25-07 New York Times:  Injured in Iraq, a Soldier Hobbles Toward Recovery
• 11-24-07 Science Daily:  Phantom Limb Pain May Be Reduced By Simple Mirror Treatment
• 11-23-07 Fort Detrick Standard:  Incoming CG talks frankly about past experiences, future goals for MRMC
• 11-23-07 WRAMC Stripe:  Army secretary sees opportunity from 'calamities'
• 11-23-07 WRAMC Stripe:  Army study finds delayed combat stress reporting
• 11-23-07 WRAMC Stripe:  Operation Warfighter assists in recovery, transition
• 11-22-07 Washington Post:  Md. Wants Private Funds to Help in Fort Meade Growth -- State Supports County's Push to Make Firms Share Cost of Public Improvements
• 11-22-07 Washington Post:  New Fort Belvoir Hospital Should Ease Growing Pains
• 11-22-07 Gazette.Net:  Task force outlines county BRAC priorities -- Report recommends state funds for improving businesses, roads, schools
• 11-21-07 Washington Post:  Editorial: What Mr. O'Malley Achieved -- Having defined success broadly, the governor succeeded
• 11-21-07 Army.Mil (U.S. Army News Service):  Wounded Warriors Entitled to Keep Bonus Payments
• 11-21-07 Gazette.Net:  As state BRAC plan crystallizes, Bethesda remains in limbo
• 11-21-07 Shore Line (CT) Times:  New hope for eye trauma patients
• 11-21-07 Washington Examiner:  Maryland yet to fund projects for Naval Medical Center influx
• 11-21-07 New York Times:  Gates Halts Cut in Army Force in Europe
• 11-20-07 Frederick News-Post:  Public discusses Fort Detrick lab expansion
• 11-20-07 Springfield (VA) Connection:  Moving Ahead Slowly -- After years of negotiation and stalled starts, deal may be made soon for completion of Fairfax County Parkway
• 11-20-07 U.S.Army National Guard Bureau:  Air Guard readies for expanded center
• 11-20-07 Northeast Reporter (Baltimore County):  BRAC seen impacting schools -- Group sees pressure from base realignment
• 11-20-07 U.S. News & World Report:  Health: In-the-Field Facial Surgery Helps Injured Troops in Iraq -- No evacuation delays mean quicker, better surgeries, study finds
• 11-20-07 Annapolis Capital:  State wants to tax Ft. Meade complex -- Proposal is included in Maryland's BRAC plan
• 11-20-07 Southern Lancaster County (PA) Area Online News:  County Commissioners Talk About Leadership, Fiscal Responsibility, Growth
• 11-20-07 Baltimore Sun:  State outlines plan for smoothing BRAC expansion -- Initiatives would steer some business and residential growth to Baltimore and other communities
• 11-20-07 Baltimore Examiner:  Funding problems could limit Maryland's BRAC response
• 11-19-07 Baltimore Examiner:  State lays out BRAC priorities
• 11-19-07 Washington Examiner:  Seven firms vie for Belvoir-bound military jobs
• 11-19-07 Gazette.Net:  BRAC draft report details state priorities for military expansion
• 11-19-07 Arlington Connection:  Easing the Transition -- A resource center opens to assist those affected by military base closures
• 11-19-07 Baltimore Sun:  State officials outline BRAC initiatives -- Military job growth to spur critical needs in transportation, education, housing
• 11-19-07 Washington Post Express:  Transit is Central to New MoCo Planning Guidelines
• 11-19-07 Reuters UK:  Fewer soldiers losing limbs after battlefield injury
• 11-19-07 U.S. Army Press Release:  Army Breaks Ground for New Hospital
• 11-19-07 Baltimore Business Journal:  Tax breaks weighed to channle BRAC development
• 11-19-07 Manassas Journal Messenger:  Supervisors to discuss power line
• 11-19-07 Washington Post:  New Montgomery Growth Policy Formalizes Focus on Public Transit
• 11-18-07 Baltimore Sun:  Transit agency faces demands of higher ridership -- Passengers ask for more service as county unveils transportation plan
• 11-18-07 Washington Times:  Heavy price put on base job influx
• 11-17-07 Air Force Times:  $800M needed for BRAC-related upgrades in Md.
• 11-17-07 Baltimore Examiner (Associated Press):  State officials recommend $800M in infrastructure upgrades
• 11-17-07 Md. compiles projects to allow base growth -- Draft report finds 125 road, school, water plans need funding in 2008 for BRAC
• 11-17-07 Frederick News-Post:  Frederick's geographic location key to business success
• 11-17-07 Washington Post:  Base Realignment and Closure: Panel Recommends Development Incentives -- Report Sees Need for State to Build More Roads, Schools, Sewers
• 11-16-07 Psychiatric News:  Psychiatrists' Advocacy Can Help Change System in Crisis
• 11-16-07 Gazette.Net:  Special Session: Solution part of the problem for MoCo -- Maryland's richest county will be hit hard by higher income taxes, but what does it get in return?
• 11-16-07 Navy Times:  Groups: Stop bickering, pass wounded vet bill
• 11-16-07 Baltimore Examiner:  Roadwork at military bases depends on tax-plan revenue
• 11-16-07 Baltimore Examiner:  Public likely to join officials in talks over BRAC impact
• 11-16-07 Massas Journal Messenger:  Manassas Park hears BRAC reaction
• 11-16-07 Indianapolis Star:  Army: Death was isolated incident -- Changes made after injured man died, Congress told
• 11-16-07 Baltimore Sun:  Baltimore tries to break free of Rust Belt image -- Region leads top 25 in rising income
• 11-15-07 NNMC Journal:  Ground Broken at Fort Belvoir -- Army Begins Construction on New Hi-Tech Community Hospital
• 11-15-07 WRAMC Stripe:  Officials break ground for new community hospital at Fort Belvoir
• 11-15-07 WRAMC Stripe:  Customer feedback crucial to Medical Action Plan
• 11-15-07 Gazette.Net:  Detrick officials will not attend public forum
• 11-15-07 Military Family Network (American Forces Press Service):  Army Secretary Sees Opportunity to Strengthen Force
• 11-15-07 Wal-Mart Press Release:  Wal-Mart partners with Bethesda Naval Medical Center Fisher Houses
• 11-15-07 Gazette.Net:  Red Cross: Ensure that efforts are appropriate
• 11-15-07 MedPageToday:  Mental Health Problems of Iraq Veterans May Be Delayed
• 11-15-07 Maryland Daily Record:  Study cites Baltimore's knowledge-based economy
• 11-15-07 PR Newswire:  U.S. Naval Personnel at Ten Area Installations Get 'Street Smart' About Drunk Driving, Illegal Drugs and Seat Belt Use -- Life-saving program aimed at 'Protecting Those Who Protect Us' gets wide coverage in National Capital Region
• 11-15-07 Daily Tech:  New Control System Allows Greater Control Over Prosthetic Limbs -- Research promises a more capable prosthetic limb
• 11-15-07 Politico:  Expand benefits for returning soldiers
• 11-14-07 Mount Vernon Gazette:  New Belvoir Hospital Underway -- Advanced facility only one part of an overall BRAC plan
• 11-14-07 Military.com (Armed Forces Press Service):  Army's Health Assessment Working, Study Finds
• 11-14-07 Military Family Network:  America Supports You: Gift Cards Cheer Recovering Military Families
• 11-14-07 Military Family Network:  America Suports You: Golfers Say Game Good for Vets' Bodies, Minds
• 11-14-07 WTOP Radio News (Fairfax County Times):  County Leaders Keep Up Transportation Fight
• 11-14-07 Delmarva Daily Times:  Maryland -- State education execs tackle achievement gaps
• 11-14-07 News4Jax.com (Jacksonville, FL):  Admiral, Second Flag Command Coming To NAS Jax
• 11-14-07 Baltimore Sun:  Edgewood community considering incorporation
• 11-14-07 Corridor Inc.: BRAC Bulletin -- The federal money keeps rolling in
• 11-14-07 Corridor Inc.:  Q&A with J.M. "Mike" Hayes, Managing Director of military and federal affairs, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
• 11-14-07 KaiserNetwork Daily Health Policy Report:  Coverage & Access -- Iraq Veterans Experience Delayed Mental Stress, Study Finds (this is the study referenced by several articles)
• 11-14-07 Journal of the American Medical Association:  Longitudinal Assessment of Mental Health Problems Among Active and Reserve Component Soldiers Returning From the Iraq War
• 11-13-07 TIME:  The War's Mental Toll on Reservists
• 11-13-07 USA Today:  Iraq War Eye Injuries -- Blinded by war: Injuries send troops into darkness
• 11-13-07 Army Times:  Study: Months after tour, mental health issues show 
• 11-13-07 WBAL-TV (Associated Press):  Walter Reed Head Fired In Patient Probe Hired At Fort Detrick
• 11-13-07 Annapolis Capital:  Odenton Town Center tax district raises hackles
• 11-13-07 Frederick New-Post:  Fired Reed boss takes over Detrick command
• 11-12-07 Newport News Daily Press (Associates Press):  Bob Woodruff stands up for troops -- After his injury in Iraq, the ABC correspondent speaks out -- and jokes
• 11-12-07 Newport News Daily Press:  Koch weighs in on economy
• 11-12-07 Baltimore Sun:  BRAC 'gold rush' sets in -- Seminars and Web sites focus on how to cash in on military base growth
• 11-12-07 Southern Lancaster County (PA) News:  Chamber to Discuss Aberdeen Base Expansion
• 11-12-07 PR Web Press Release Newswire:  Arlington Economic Development Brings 4,000 Jobs to Arlington County, Virginia -- corporate relocations and new facility openings emphasize economic strength in Arlington
• 11-12-07 Baltimore Sun:  Mayor looks beyond the Inner Harbor -- As past mayors have shaped the look of Baltimore, Dixon aims to put her stamp on areas ripe for attention
• 11-11-07 Baltimore Sun:  Insiders' Guide to Aberdeen
• 11-11-07 Annapolis Capital:  Decisions taxing local delegation
• 11-11-07 Annapolis Capital:  Area News Briefs -- ARTMA (Annapolis Regional Transportation Management Association) sets date for annual meeting
• 11-11-07 Annapolis Capitol:  Mikulski seeks BRAC money for schools
• 11-11-07 Baltimore Sun:  New Edgewood MARC station planned 
• 11-11-07 Baltimore Sun:  Ex-planning chief is back -- Rutter is hired by consultant to help advise county 
• 11-11-07 Newswise Medical News:  American Physiological Society -- Science Extends Reach of Prosthetic Arms
• 11-10-07 Fredericksburg (VA) Free Lance-Star:  A crash course in federal contracts -- Spotsylvania conference offers tips for federal contractors while trying to woo them to the county
• 11-10-07 Annapolis Capital:  County home sales fall nearly 30 percent
• 11-10-07 Washington Examiner:  Montgomery program prepares for influx of wounded Iraq veterans
• 11-9-07 Social Security Administration press release:  Social Security Improves Service and Expands Outreach to Wounded Veterans
• 11-9-07 Navy Times:  VA, DoD have tried one physical exam before
• 11-9-07 Annapolis Capital:  Route 198 improvement planned
• 11-9-07 Foreign Policy in Focus:  Commentary -- Paying for the Wars' Wounded
• 11-9-07 Baltimore Sun:  Editorial -- Share the Wealth (regarding the problems small businesses face in securing federal contracts)
• 11-9-07 Baltimore Sun:  Local builders hear grim forecasts -- Homebuilders are told worst is yet to come; turning point unclear
• 11-8-07 Fort Detrick Standard:  Defense Department, VA ready to share electronic health records
• 11-8-07 Montgomery County press release:  Leggett Announces Creation of County Veterans' Commission; Advisory Group Will Assist Vets
• 11-8-07 Gazette.Net (Carroll County, MD):  Residents discuss Freedom area plan
• 11-8-07 Maryland Daily Record:  Senate close to approving bill that would aid small contractors
• 11-8-07 Associated Press:  President Visits Injured Veterans
• 11-8-07 Annapolis Capital:  Tech council has new name, larger mission
• 11-8-07 Laurel (MD) Leader:  Laurel, Fr. Meade commemorate 90 years as partners
• 11-8-07 The Hill:  Senate GOP kills Dems' effort to combine two spending bills -- bill would have funded domestic programs for veterans, military construction, education and health research
• 11-8-07 Gazette.Net:  SHA continues Route 198 study
• 11-8-07 Baltimore Sun:  Md. state parks in 'crisis,' study says -- Budget cuts have reduced funding, workers, according to 30-page report
• 11-7-07 San Antonio Express-News:  S.A. being positioned as major trauma hub
• 11-7-07 Navy Times:  VA, DoD agree on single exam for hurt troops
• 11-7-07 Baltimore Community Times:  Transportation surveys help planners gauge future needs
• 11-7-07 Stars and Stripes:  DOD, VA plan to have health care coordinators in place by early 2008
• 11-6-07 OMB Watch:  Congress to Send Labor/HHS Appropriations to President While SCHIP Conflict Continues
• 11-6-07 Associated Press:  Woodruff's Fund Holds Benefit for Troops
• 11-6-07 Associated Content:  Bob and Lee Woodruff to be Honored by the National Academy of Neuropsychology for Traumatic Brain Injury Public Awareness Contributions
• 11-6-07 Medscape Medical News:  High Rate of PTSD in Returning Iraq War Veterans
• 11-6-07 USA Today:  Troops cheat on brain-injury tests to stay with units
• 11-6-07 Washington Post (Reuters):  For some amputees, future is in the army
• 11-6-07 Fayetteville (NC) Observer:  Labor availability haunts military
• 11-6-07 Baltimore Examiner:  Route 198 makeover may come years after expected congestion
• 11-6-07 Baltimore Examiner:  Leaders fear Laurel Park slots will hurt robust local economy
• 11-6-07 Baltimore Examiner:  With funds running dry, state asks for local transit priorities
• 11-5-07 Potomac News (Northern Virginia):  Developer seeks DoD contract to bring 6,500 workers to Manassas Park
• 11-5-07 WTOPnews.com:  Museum's Move Marks Rare Md. BRAC Loss
• 11-4-07 Asbury Park (NJ) Press:  Hearing on base closings is postponed
• 11-4-07 Seattle Post-Intelligencer:  Long-term complications loom after mild traumatic brain injury
• 11-4-07 Gazette.Net:  County seeks millions from state to prepare for military influx --  Prince George’s leaders say additional personnel at Andrews, Meade will put strain on roads and public transportation
• 11-4-07 Washington Post:  Colorado Ranchers Angry Over Army Site Expansion -- Plan to Take Land Spurs Debate On Patriotism, Property Rights
• 11-3-07 Associated Press:  Democrats Seek Better Care for Veterans
• 11-2-07 Medical News Today:  Internet-Based Treatment For Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Shows Potential, Says AJP Study
• 11-2-07 Washington Examiner:  Westfield Annapolis mall takes title after opening $150 million expansion
• 11-2-07 Baltimore Sun:  County, Fort Meade at impasse on methane deal
• 11-1-07 Annapolis Capital:  Economist: Want a job tomorrow? Learn math
• 11-1-07 Baltimore Sun:  Two colleges offer BRAC options -- Fort Meade Alliance sees regional benefits in promoting distinct programs
• 11-1-07 Military.Com:  Tom Philpott Military Update: Plan to Overhaul Health System Hit
  • GAO Report referenced by Tom Philpott:  Defense Health Care -- DOD Needs to Address the Expected, Benefits, Costs, and Risks for Its Newly Approved Medical Command Structure (October 2007)
• 11-1-07 NNMC Journal:  Joint Task Force Oversees Region
• 11-1-07 NNMC Journal:  Commander's Column -- on JTF CapMed: the Joint Task Force National Capital Region Medical
  
  
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