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, related issues in federal, state and local government, and much more. 

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• 10-16-08 Associated Press:  High-security research labs not so high security
• 10-16-08 Baltimore Sun:  MTA plans to reduce MARC service, cut six bus routes
• 10-16-08 Alexandria Times:  Initiatives Move Forward Despite Budget Cuts
• 10-16-08 Maryland Daily Record:  State’s high-tech, biotech stature is at risk with cuts
• 10-16-08 NNMC Journal:  NAVFAC: Clark Construction erects tower crane, safety top priority
• 10-16-08 NNMC Journal:  Biking: Another way to alleviate the stresses of driving to work
• 10-16-08 WRAMC Stripe:  President signs fiscal 2009 defense budget into law
• 10-16-08 WRAMC Stripe:  Joint Task Force National Capital Region-Medical officials declare command fully operational capable
• 10-16-08 WRAMC Stripe:  Walter Reed Army Medical Center officials transfer authority of Forest Glen, Glen Haven to Fort Detrick
• 10-16-08 U.S. Army News Release:  Experts watching mental health of Army children
• 10-16-08 Baltimore Sun:  Md. budget cut by $300 million -- Driven by weak revenue, state plans layoffs, cuts in many services
• 10-16-08 Washington Examiner:  Metro making large budget cuts, eliminating numerous vacant jobs
• 10-16-08 Fort Belvoir Eagle:  Transportation concerns not overlooked in BRAC 133 decision
• 10-15-08 AFP (Agence France-Presse):  US soldiers in Iraq can find stress deadlier than enemy
• 10-15-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio:  VDOT cutbacks to heavily impact roads, transit
• 10-15-08 Baltimore Sun (Associated Press):  Md. officials approve $297M in budget cuts -- Trims include reductions to health, education and public safety
• 10-15-08 Governor Martin O'Malley News Release:  Governor O'Malley, Board of Public Works Cut Over $345 Million from FY09 Budget -- Board Eliminates over 800 State Positions; Begins to Address FY 10 Budget Challenges due to National Economy
  • Complete list of budget reductions by State agency
• 10-15-08 Washington Post:  Panel Approves Nearly $350 Million in Md. State Budget Cuts
• 10-15-08 Maryland Daily Record:  Budget cuts hit higher ed, technology, development
• 10-15-08 Maryland Daily Record:  Board of Public Works approves nearly $300M in spending cuts
• 10-15-08 Annapolis Capital:  Veterans clinic to open at Fort Meade -- Location will help with influx of new veterans
• 10-15-08 Washington Post:  Maryland Politics: Budget Reductions: O'Malley Prepares Spending Trims Totaling $300 Million -- More Cuts Coming, State Officials Say
• 10-15-08 Washington Post:  Virginia Politics: Fairfax Orders Cost-Saving Steps, Proposes Furlough -- County Executive Predicts $58.2 Million Shortfall
• 10-15-08 Gazette.Net:  County honing budget ax -- Department directors work to keep key programs, cut $50M from fiscal plan
• 10-15-08 Gazette.Net:  BRAC funds will be cut
• 10-15-08 Gazette.Net:  Residents sound off on transportation issues -- Berliner hears concerns at town hall meeting
• 10-15-08 Gazette.Net:  Bumper to Bumper column: County commuters hopping on the bus
• 10-15-08 Gazette.Net:  MTA to hold hearings on Purple Line -- New draft of environmental impact statement to be released this week
• 10-15-08 Gazette.Net:  Bold steps called for to fulfill Hopkins' vision -- Planning Board urges staff to pave new way for master plans
• 10-15-08 Gazette.Net:  Hopkins' plan spurs critics -- Questions raised over public input and collusion with officials
• 10-15-08 Gazette.Net:  Council: New areas will pay own way -- County kills two resolutions aimed at ending Clarksburg development districts
• 10-14-08 NewsChannel 8:  Economy Forcing Montgomery College to Make Cuts
• 10-14-08 NewsChannel 8:  Montgomery County Worries State Cuts Could Affect Schools
• 10-14-08 Gazette.Net:  State's fiscal future in focus -- Board of Public Works to make cuts Wednesday; budget committees to hear briefing today
• 10-14-08 Gazette.Net:  Montgomery College bracing for budget cuts -- Budget secretary proposed lopping $16.4 million from community colleges
• 10-14-08 Frederick News-Post:  New garrison commander settles in at Fort Detrick
• 10-13-08 Annapolis Capital:  Leopold: County not ready for BRAC
• 10-13-08 USA Today:  Joint Chiefs chairman wants PTSD screenings
• 10-12-08 Washington Post:  Book Review: Military Affairs --Today's Long Gray Line: What happened to the "golden children" of West Point's bicentennial class? -- "In a Time of War: The Proud and Perilous Journey of West Point's Class of 2002," Reviewed by Andrew Exum
• 10-12-08 Baltimore Sun:  Editorial -- Operating on the budget: Our view: This week's round of state budget reductions is unlikely to be the last as the recession hits Maryland and spending priorities face potentially painful cuts
• 10-12-08 Annapolis Capital:  Editorial -- Our Say: Economic slump will lead to painful state budget cuts
• 10-12-08 Annapolis Capital:  City's office vacancies rise in third quarter
• 10-11-08 Washington Post:  Low Profile Among Tall Hurdles for Corridor Cities Transitway
  • 10-11-08 Washington Post:  Corridor Faces Big Funding Hurdles -- map of Corridor Cities Transitway and Purple Line
• 10-11-08 Washington Post:  Virginia Politics: Arlington County -- Budget Gap Forces Tough Choices: Schools Might Have to Defer Renovations, Make Other Cuts
• 10-10-08 Baltimore Business Journal:  Hopkins nabs $1.1B health contract
• 10-10-08 Baltimore Sun:  Budget cuts tied to slots -- O'Malley implies OK vote may rescue budget; opponents say approval would deepen deficit
• 10-10-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio (Associated Press):  Record-setting: Nearly 29 million hop aboard Amtrak
• 10-10-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio:  Virginia to slice transportation budget
• 10-10-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio:  Dubious distinctions: States unable to pay for themselves
• 10-10-08 Gazette.Net:  Cut victims brace for pain -- Agencies follow different paths in face of slashed state budget
• 10-10-08 Washington Times (Associated Press):  Military jobs not immune to budget cuts
• 10-10-08 Washington Post:  Andrews Air Force Base: Revamped Hub Gives Returning Warriors a Taste of Home -- Goal of Center's New Facilities, Expanded Space Is to Make Service Members Feel Safe
• 10-10-08 Washington Post:  Maryland Politics -- O'Malley Considers Furloughs, Elimination of Vacant Jobs
• 10-10-08 Washington Post:  Virginia Politics -- Budget Shortfall Forces Va. to Cut Hundreds of Jobs
• 10-9-08 Washington Post:  Maryland Politics -- Layoffs, Trims In Education, Services Coming
• 10-9-08 Washington Post:  Maryland Briefing -- Montgomery County: $50 Million Sought in Midyear Trims
• 10-9-08 Baltimore Sun:  State weighs cuts in critical needs -- O'Malley may target schools, health care; furloughs possible
• 10-9-08 Congressional Quarterly CQ Today:  Pentagon Wants $450 Billion Increase Over Next Five Years
• 10-9-08 Baltimore Business Journal:  Report: Tax revenue dropping across the country
• 10-9-08 Maryland Daily Record:  SE Baltimore faces gridlock onslaught as developments take shape
• 10-9-08 Science Daily:  Plastic Surgeons Face War Injuries From Iraq To Inner-city Violence
• 10-9-08 Annapolis Capital:  State budget cuts to hit more BRAC projects -- O'Malley to announce the details next week
• 10-9-08 Laurel (MD) Leader:  News Briefs -- BRAC regional alliance MOU signed by Ulman (scroll down)
• 10-9-08 Laurel Hill (Lorton, VA) Connection:  Transportation and Mark Center — Problem or Not? -- Where are they coming from and how are they getting there?
• 10-9-08 NNMC Journal:  What’s Hot in BRAC?
• 10-9-08 WRAMC Stripe:  Military Amputee Training Center unveils new equipment to help warriors’ recovery
• 10-9-08 WRAMC Stripe:  Questionnaires seeks wounded warriors, Families input
• 10-9-08 Fort Detrick Standard:  Welcome aboard Forest Glen -- All About Fort Detrick
• 10-9-08 Fort Detrick Standard:  Future of Fort Detrick -- The National Interagency Biodefense Campus
• 10-8-08 McClatchy Newspapers:  Financial crisis could put crimp in defense spending plans
• 10-8-08 Baltimore County Community Times:  Barry Rascover column -- Governor unwise to cut transportation funds
• 10-8-08 Rocky Mountain News (Associateed Press):  Pelosi calls for stimulus plan of $150 billion while in Denver
• 10-8-08 Baltimore Sun (Associated Press):  O'Malley: Furloughs possible if economy worsens -- State leaders examining ways to make up for $423 million state revenue shortfall
• 10-8-08 Baltimore Sun (Associated Press):  Md. BRAC projects not immune from budget cuts
• 10-8-08 Maryland Daily Record:  BRAC funding plans may get caught in state fiscal squeeze, Brown warns
• 10-8-08 U.S. Army News Release:  BRAC important in improving Soldier quality of life
• 10-8-08 Washington Examiner (Associated Press):  Lt. gov.: Md. BRAC projects at risk in budget cuts
• 10-8-08 CBS News (Associated Press):  Soldier's Widow Sues U.S. Over Suicide -- Says V.A. Was Slow To Treat Iraq Veteran's Depression After Three Suicide Attempts
• 10-8-08 Washington Post:  Army's Life-or-Death Drama -- To Combat Suicides, Service Introduces Interactive Video
• 10-8-08 Gazette.Net:  Seminary Road ‘sweep' targeted for upgrades -- Residents, officials say Montgomery Hills intersections are dangerous and confusing
• 10-8-08 Gazette.Net:  Another school sets sights on Grosvenor property -- Siena School interested in location formerly planned for Nations Academy
• 10-8-08 Gazette.Net:  Montrose Parkway interchange project ahead of schedule -- Funds from county speeded up construction
• 10-8-08 Gazette.Net:  Timeline for White Flint plan pushed back -- Final sector plan draft expected early next year
• 10-8-08 Gazette.Net:  Approval of Suburban expansion could be delayed
• 10-8-08 Stars and Stripes:  Defense Media Activity starts news operations
• 10-8-08 Hinesville (GA) Coastal Courier (American Forces Press Service):  Army touts success of Warrior Transition Units
• 10-7-08 Gazette.Net:  Business Notes: Columbia Lighthouse to train visually impaired, blind veterans (scroll down)
• 10-7-08 Gazette.Net:  Ervin peddles SmartBike program -- Councilwoman proposes public bicycle rental initiative for transit centers
• 10-7-08 Gazette.Net:  Restaurants are going green -- More restaurateurs adopt eco-friendly practices
• 10-7-08 Prince George's Sentinel:  Officials express cautious optimism at economic forum
• 10-7-08 Frederick News-Post:  Fort Detrick to take over Forest Glen
• 10-7-08 Washington Post:  School System Cannot Afford Raises, Chief Says
• 10-7-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio (Associated Press):  Montgomery Co. can't afford teacher pay raises
• 10-6-08 Corridor Inc.:  Montgomery Inc.: City Life -- Research complex planned for top-notch scientists
• 10-6-08 Corridor Inc.:  BRAC Bulletin
• 10-6-08 NewsChannel 8:  Adding Buses to Keep on Schedule Worsens Congestion
• 10-6-08 Salisbury (MD) Daily Times (Associated Press):  Md. officials preparing for tougher budget cuts -- The next round of state budget cuts will likely be more apparent to Maryland residents, prompting Gov. Martin O'Malley to refer to an upcoming spending board meeting as a "Parade of Horrible."
• 10-6-08 Washington Post:  Traffic Cure Worsens the Pain -- Fleets Expand to Beat Jams but Cause Some of Their Own
• 10-6-08 Washington Post:  Bypassed for Army Jobs, Springfield Pins Hopes on Mall's Renewal
• 10-6-08 Baltimore Sun:  Arundel slots proposal divides the community -- Some see congestion, costs; others see major economic gains
• 10-6-08 Business Week:  Printing in 3D Gets Practical -- Military surgeons, architects, and others are creating models with 3D printers, and prices are falling: Sub-$10,000 printers are on the way
• 10-5-08 New York Times:  Lawrence Downes Op-Ed -- Veterans, Alone Together, Share Stories They Can’t Tell You
• 10-5-08 Baltimore Sun:  Improvements delayed -- Budget shortfall means less funding for transportation ahead of BRAC expansion
• 10-5-08 Baltimore Sun:  Road to be upgraded in preparation for BRAC
• 10-5-08 Baltimore Sun:  Odenton Town Center may see improvements
• 10-5-08 Baltimore Sun:  Editorial -- Finding light rail's track -- Our view: Red Line option of light rail and some tunnels offers a potential
• 10-5-08 Annapolis Capital:  County faulted for limited public input in planning -- Leopold says expediting development plan crucial with BRAC growth ahead
• 10-5-08 Colorado Springs Gazette:  Tom Philpott's Military Update: Recovery coordinator helps remove bureaucratic roadblocks
• 10-4-08 Congressional Quarterly CQ Politics Weekly:  Issues: Infrastructure: Approach With Caution
• 10-4-08 Baltimore Sun:  Roads lag in BRAC plan -- Economic slide slows work on intersections near Proving Ground
• 10-3-08 Gazette.Net:  Barry Rascover on Politics -- U-turn needed on transportation cutbacks
• 10-3-08 Gazette.Net:  Columbia developer proposes 5 million square feet of new office space -- General Growth pitches mixed-use plan to county
• 10-3-08 Washington Post:  More Road Projects on Chopping Block in Va.
• 10-3-08 Annapolis Capital:  400,000-square-foot Odenton development breaks ground -- First of major town center projects
• 10-2-08 NNMC Journal:  Joint Task Force National Capital Region-Medical achieves fully operational capable status
• 10-2-08 NNMC Journal:  Military Medicine’s most valued opinion
• 10-2-08 NNMC Journal:  Nursing integration focus of conference
• 10-2-08 NNMC Journal:  What’s Hot in BRAC?
• 10-2-08 WRAMC Stripe:  Commanders commemorate laying of new hospital foundation
• 10-2-08 WTTG FOX5-TV:  New Metro Funding Requires Match from Md., Va., D.C.
• 10-2-08 Baltimore Business Journal:  Arundel County Executive Leopold pushes special BRAC zoning for Odenton Town Center
• 10-2-08 Stars and Stripes:  Tom Philpott's Military Update -- Catastrophically wounded gain lifelong advocates
• 10-2-08 WorkersCompensation.com (CompNewsNetwork):  OSHA Partnership Formed To Protect Workers On The New Walter Reed Medical Center
• 10-2-08 Baltimore Sun:  U.S. dollars drop -- Federal spending on contractors in Md. declines again
• 10-2-08 Fredericksburg (VA) Free Lance-Star:  Va. gets lots of federal dollars -- Virginia tops states in defense procurement spending, and in overall per capita receipt of federal dollars
• 10-2-08 Washington Post:  Senate Approves $1.5 Billion Plan For Metro Funding
• 10-2-08 Washington Post:  Rethinking Columbia With a 'Real Downtown'
  • 10-2-08 Washington Post:  A Makeover for Columbia -- Developers propose turning Columbia's downtown into a walkable, environmentally friendly community, where residential, office, retail and entertainment spaces blend into an urban village
• 10-2-08 Washington Post:  County May Alter Taxing Districts -- Council to Vote on Infrastructure Funding
• 10-2-08 CBS News:  U.S. Military Hospital Healing More Iraqis -- As American Casualties Fall, Care For Iraqis Maimed In Violence Ramps Up, Lives Saved
• 10-1-08 Gazette.Net:  Bill could delay Navy Med's expansion -- Construction will likely proceed as planned
  • Provision in bill that would prevent Walter Reed Army hospital from relocating to Bethesda and Fort Belvoir, but would allow the Secretary of Defense to waive this provision.
  • Explanatory Statement expressing concern about design flaws, cost overruns, and traffic implications of BRAC moves to Bethesda and Fort Belvoir.
  • Floor Remarks by Congressman John Murtha, Chairman of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, on the Walter Reed funding provisions
• 10-1-08 Gazette.Net:  Advisory group to weigh in on White Flint plan -- Rockville Pike improvements, school sites are top concerns
• 10-1-08 Gazette.Net:  CCT work might not start until 2017 -- 14-mile mass transit project funded only for two preliminary stages
• 10-1-08 Gazette.Net:  NIH director to step down
• 10-1-08 Washington Post:  Va. Takes Stock of Army's Decision -- Officials See Ways To Ease Job Site's Effect on Traffic
• 10-1-08 NewsChannel 8:  BRAC Plan Could Bring Troops, Business to Prince George's County
• 10-1-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio:  Metro on track to receive $1.5B in federal funding
• 10-1-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio (Associated Press):  Frederick seeks BRAC zone designation
• 10-1-08 Fairfax County Times:  GSA site dismissed
• 10-1-08 Washington Business Journal:  Insiders, investors remain bullish on federal contracting
• 10-1-08 Baltimore Business Journal:  Howard Hughes Medical Institute names new president
• 10-1-08 Baltimore Sun:  Greater Baltimore Committee urges light rail over buses for east-west line
• 10-1-08 Reuters:  Pentagon sees expanding use of satellite imagery
• 9-30-08 Washington Post:  Alexandria Site Picked For 6,400 Army Jobs
• 9-30-08 Maryland Daily Record:  Report to show impact slow economy has had on Md.
• 9-30-08 Washington Examiner:  Army moves jobs to its most frugal option: away from Metro
• 9-29-08 U.S. Army News Release:  Army Selects Virginia Location for BRAC 133 Personnel
• 9-29-08 Maryland Daily Record:  Scholarships will address BRAC needs
• 9-29-08 CNN:  Army creates suicide prevention board
• 9-29-08 Government Executive:  Bush order allows direct hiring of military spouses
  • 9-26-08 White House News Release:  Executive Order: To Authorize Certain Noncompetitive Appointments in the Civil Service for Spouses of Certain Members of the Armed Forces
• 9-29-08 County Executive Isiah Leggett Reports, October 2008 -- Disappointed by state cuts in transportation
• 9-29-08 Annapolis Capital:  Math, science problems plague state, nation -- Paper shows education of skills required for BRAC jobs inadequate
• 9-28-08 Stars and Stripes:  Training soldiers for battle not only priority
• 9-26-08 Frederick News-Post:  Mikulski puts study requirement in funding bill
• 9-26-08 U.S. Air Force (American Forces Press Service):  New organization changes how to get info, entertainment
• 9-26-08 Washington Business Journal:  Montgomery County OKs Suburban Hospital expansion
• 9-26-08 Washington Business Journal:  Maryland braces for budget cuts to plug $432M hole
• 9-26-08 Baltimore Sun:  O'Malley calls for 5% cuts in state agencies' budgets -- Governor's effort to balance state budget in face of plunging revenue could include employee furloughs or layoffs
• 9-26-08 Washington Post:  O'Malley Warns Of Budget Cuts -- Trims Could Total 5% of State Spending
• 9-26-08 Washington Examiner:  O’Malley calls for deep cuts after MontCo Dems nix slots
• 9-26-08 Gazette.Net:  Budget: It's not raining — yet; State and county financial officers recommend against raiding reserves
• 9-25-08 Fairfax County Times:  Highway fund in trouble
• 9-25-08 Maryland Daily Record (Capital News Service):  Budget cuts delay $30M for BRAC road work in Montgomery
• 9-25-08 New York Times:  New Billions in Earmarks Approach Enactment
• 9-25-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio:  Running on empty: Metro funding in crisis
• 9-25-08 NNMC Journal:  Area commanders commemorate laying of foundation
• 9-25-08 NNMC Journal:  Parking, transportation solutions still a priority
• 9-25-08 NNMC Journal:  What’s Hot in BRAC?
• 9-25-08 WRAMC Stripe:  Job status, integration top talk at town hall
• 9-25-08 WRAMC Stripe:  Nursing integration focus of conference
• 9-25-08 WRAMC Stripe:  Agencies look at revamping medical boards
• 9-25-08 WRAMC Stripe:  Defense, Veterans Affairs departments cooperating to better care for troops
• 9-25-08 WRAMC Stripe:  Health care for veterans top issue for Joint Chiefs chair
• 9-25-08 Gazette.Net:  Crisis ‘could have been prevented' -- Why it hurts Maryland especially is because of [the Pentagon's base realignment and closure program, which is to bring thousands of jobs to the state], because they have to build roads and bridges, have to build schools.
• 9-25-08 Gazette.Net:  CCT likely won't come until 2017 or later, transit officials say -- Maryland tasked with convincing FTA to fund three coinciding projects
• 9-25-08 Gazette.Net:  Suburban gets Planning Board approval for expansion, street closure -- Hospital can build 15 surgical rooms and single-patient rooms north of current campus
• 9-25-08 Gazette.Net:  Frederick County to towns: Control growth -- Commissioners present plan to override municipalities' rules that govern development
• 9-25-08 Washington Post:  Springfield Site Losing Out to Alexandria for Defense Jobs
• 9-25-08 Washington Post:  N.Y. Firm Ends Bid To Build School -- Residents Fought Nations Academy
• 9-25-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio (Washington Examiner):  House bill could delay local BRAC plans
• 9-25-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio:  Metro stops underpin Tysons revamp plan
• 9-25-08 New York Times:  Theater Review: 'In Conflict' -- Voices of Inexperience, Relating War’s Horrors
• 9-24-08 Southern Maryland Online (Capital News Service):  State Delays Funding for BRAC Base Road Needs
• 9-24-08 Mount Vernon (VA) Gazette:  Citizens Have Their Say On Record Budget Shortfall -- A painful county budget process begins with citizen input
• 9-24-08 Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger:  Bob Braun's N.J. Voices column: After serving in battle, soldiers have a fighter in court
• 9-24-08 WTOP 103,5 FM News Radio (Associated Press):  House resurrects Metro bill as part of package
• 9-24-08 Associated Press:  Pentagon budget hits new record in spending bill
  • Provision in bill that would prevent Walter Reed Army hospital from relocating to Bethesda and Fort Belvoir, but would allow the Secretary of Defense to waive this provision.
  • Explanatory Statement expressing concern about design flaws, cost overruns, and traffic implications of BRAC moves to Bethesda and Fort Belvoir.
  • Floor Remarks by Congressman John Murtha, Chairman of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, on the Walter Reed funding provisions
• 9-24-08 Gazette.Net:  SHA: Road fixes needed around Navy Med -- With state funds deferred, intersection project is uncertain
• 9-24-08 Gazette.Net:  Bethesda services center considered
• 9-24-08 Gazette.Net:  NIH opens new visitor center in Bethesda -- Facility will ease screening process for entry onto campus
• 9-24-08 Gazette.Net:  Residents weigh in on Smart Growth -- At forum, participants discuss lower-cost housing, connecting transit with jobs in Montgomery County
• 9-24-08 Gazette.Net:  Disruption to come with transit center construction -- Bus stops will move as work begins on $91 million dollar Silver Spring facility
• 9-24-08 Gazette.Net:  Montgomery County's top employers
• 9-24-08 Gazette.Net:  Crown Farm housing is ‘going nowhere' -- City officials say they haven't heard from developers for months
• 9-24-08 Gazette.Net:  State program could steer BRAC-related aid to city of Laurel
• 9-24-08 Washington Business Journal:  Construction starts on Prince William County apartments
• 9-24-08 Washington Post:  Md., Va., D.C. Face Budget Upheaval -- Next Step Is Tax Hikes, Service Cuts
• 9-24-08 Washington Post:  Tysons Plan Faces Persistent Doubts -- Critics Say Case Hasn't Been Made
• 9-24-08 Washington Post:  D.C. Threats Are 'Virginia- Bashing,' Officials Say
• 9-24-08 Washingotn Examiner:  Montgomery Council tries to rein in Leggett’s pursuit of grants
• 9-24-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio (Associated Press):  Md. expands veterans mental health services
• 9-24-08 University of Rochester Medical Center News Release:  Out of Iraq emerges hope for those with the severest of head injuries
• 9-23-08 Salisbury (MD) Daily Times (Capital News Service):  SLUMPING: Maryland economy
• 9-23-08 Washington Examiner:  D.C. maintains rank as nation’s second-longest commute
• 9-23-08 Associated Press:  VA quadruples payment to vets with brain injuries
• 9-23-08 Medscape:  Pain Management in the Wounded Warrior: An Expert Interview With Chester C. Buckenmaier, III, MD 
• 9-23-08 Baltimore Sun:  Counties brace for O'Malley's budget decisions -- Leaders fear teachers' pension costs may be pushed onto local jurisdictions
• 9-23-08 Washington Times:  Green City-Style Tysons Plan Wins Fairfax's Approval
• 9-23-08 Washington Post:  Metro's $11 Billion To-Do List -- 10-Year Maintenance, Expansion Plan Is Double Previous Capital Spending
• 9-22-08 Gazette.Net:  County budget gap stands at $251 million for FY2010 -- Lower budget growth rate helps keep number low
• 9-22--08 USA Today:  VA to increase benefits for mild brain trauma
• 9-22-08 Washington Times:  Cardin angry at military's stalling on base cleanups
• 9-22-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio:  Metro G.M. says billions needed for transit agency
• 9-22-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio (Associated Press):  Cities rethink wisdom of 50s-era parking standards
• 9-21-08 MSNBC (Washington Business Journal):  As Wall Street slides, so do local government coffers
• 9-21-08 Los Angeles Times:  VA doctors tell Mullen that vets need mental health screenings -- Too many troops are returning from war zones with undiagnosed psychological problems, the physicians tell the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during his visit to the VA hospital in West L.A.
• 9-21-08 Washington Post:  The Best Spot for 6,200 Army Workers (Cont'd)
• 9-19-08 U.S. Army News Release:  Agencies look at revamping medical boards
• 9-19-08 Baltimore Business Journal:  City pushes special zoning to benefit Westport project -- Luring BRAC contractors the focus of plans
• 9-19-08 Gazette.Net:  State leaders ponder U-turn for ICC -- Maryland must re-evaluate how it funds big projects, officials say
• 9-19-08 Gazette.Net:  Editorial -- The squeeze on transporation projects
• 9-19-08 Gazette.Net:  Barry Rascover on Politics -- Feeling the pain
• 9-19-08 Gazette.Net:  DBED to shift focus to biotech, international programs, job creation -- Agency consolidates its operations to three divisions to fit needs of businesses
• 9-19-08 Washington Post:  States Accuse Pentagon Of Threats, Retaliation -- Allegations Arise in Base Cleanup Hearing
• 9-19-08 University of Maryland Diamondback:  Univ., state may soon reach route decision
• 9-18-08 The Hill:  Pentagon opposes Murtha’s request
• 9-18-08 Maryland Daily Record (Capital News Service):  Pentagon, Cardin clash on military cleanups
• 9-18-08 NNMC Journal:  Mobile Field Hospitals ready for uncertainties
• 9-18-08 NNMC Journal:  Navy program encourages Sailors to ‘ACT’ to prevent suicide
• 9-18-08 NNMC Journal:  Why Is Suicide A Public Health Problem?
• 9-18-08 NNMC Journal:  Parking is limited, solutions sought
• 9-18-08 NNMC Journal:  What’s Hot in BRAC?
• 9-18-08 WRAMC Stripe:  VA, DoD to electronically ‘hand off’ records of severely wounded patients
• 9-18-08 WRAMC Stripe:  Walter Reed Rapid Response Team aims to better outcomes with specialized care
• 9-18-08 Washington Post:  Light Turns Red on Transportation Plans -- State Cuts Could Cost County $112.7 Million, Delaying or Endangering 9 Major Projects
• 9-18-08 Laurel (MD) Leader:  BRAC zoning possible
• 9-18-08 Gazette.Net:  County loses $160 million in road funding -- Prince George's projects slashed most in state
• 9-18-08 Gazette.Net:  Purple Line funds slashed -- Proposed transit line victim of statewide cuts
• 9-18-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio:  VRE's ridership sets August record
• 9-18-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio:  Loudoun County sees nearly $200M deficit for fiscal 2010
• 9-17-08 FOX 5 / WTTG-TV:  Lack of Funds Delays Road Construction Around Medical Center
• 9-17-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio:  Md. defers roadwork near Bethesda Naval
• 9-17-08 WJZ-TV13 (Baltimore):  Md. Defers Road Upgrades Near Naval Medical Center
• 9-17-08 Washington Examiner (Associated Press):  Md. defers road upgrades near naval medical center
• 9-17-08 Gazette.Net:  Putting the brakes on ICC? -- County should re-evaluate how it funds major projects, officials say 
• 9-17-08 Gazette.Net:  Army to allow continued access to Carriage Trail -- Army working with county to grant easement for trail off Ireland Drive, official says
• 9-17-08 Gazette.Net:  Planners urge flexibility in White Flint changes -- Board says school site, density questions should be kept open
• 9-17-08 Gazette.Net:  Second phase approved for North Bethesda development
• 9-17-08 Gazette.Net:  Developer joins with community for funds -- State officials say money for intersection not likely until economy improves
• 9-16-08 Government Computer News:  The DARPA of geospatial
• 9-16-08 Southern Maryland Online:  OPINION by Governor Martin O'Malley: Securing Maryland's Economic Future
• 9-16-08 Maryland Daily Record:  State to set aside $600K for job training to ease BRAC transition
• 9-16-08 Baltimore Business Journal:  Maryland awards BRAC work force training grants
• 9-16-08 Baltimore Sun:  City OKs parking tax raise -- Extra revenue to fund free hybrid shuttle buses
• 9-16-08 Gazette.Net:  Prince George's County workers ordered to take 10 days unpaid leave -- Council approves furloughs to close $57M budget gap
• 9-16-08 Washington Examiner:  Montgomery officials say state transit cuts favor Baltimore
• 9-16-08 Washingtoin Examiner:  Tysons may see be massive growth, urban streets
• 9-15-08 Gazette.Net:  Officials to budget panel: Prepare for red October -- $246 million in cuts to be announced next month, more likely
• 9-15-08 Naryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission News Release:  Planners Recommend Greater Emphasis on Pedestrian Safety, Community-Friendly Roadway Design in Proposed Montgomery County Road Code Bill
• 9-15-08 Washington Business Journal:  Highway funding crisis renews calls for overhaul
• 9-15-08 Maryland Daily Record (Associated Press):  $20 million grant for Intrepid's Md. facility
• 9-15-08 Washington Post:  Editorial: Paying for Roads -- Congress takes a necessary step to shore up the Highway Trust Fund, but there's more to be done
• 9-15-08 National Institutes of Health News Release:  NIH, DoD, and VA host two day conference on Trauma Spectrum Disorders: The Role of Gender, Race & Other Socioeconomic Factors, October 1-2, 2008
• 9-15-08 Washington Examiner:  Pr. William may suspend roads projects over budget woes
• 9-15-08 Washington Examiner:  Hopes dampened to put BRAC jobs on Springfield site
• 9-15-08 Providence (RI) Journal:  Veterans Journal: Military Health System is upgrading behavioral-health Web site
• 9-14-08 Washington Post:  John Kelly's Washington: Regarding the Beltway, Answer Man Straightens Out a Few Kinks and Curves -- Why does the Beltway between Georgia Avenue and Rockville Pike have so many curves?
• 9-14-08 Washington Post:  Op-Ed by Gerald L. Gordon, president and chief executive officer of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority -- The Best Spot for 6,200 Army Workers
• 9-14-08 Baltimore Sun:  Editorial: Building to somewhere -- Our view: Transportation revenue can't continue to be driven by taxes on driving if the goal is to invest more money in energy-efficient and earth-friendly alternatives
• 9-14-08 Washington Post:  Pedestrian Safety Efforts Move Along in Montgomery
• 9-14-08 Washington Post:  Angus Phillips column -- Hunting, Without Limits
• 9-14-08 Annapolis Capital:  Chamber Notes by Bob Burdon. President and CEO of the Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce: Marylanders get wake-up call on economic challenges
• 9-14-08 Annapolis Capital:  County home sales fall 27% in August
• 9-12-08 Gazette.Net:  Bad-news budget guts transportation -- Cuts outlined, more on the way, officials say
• 9-12-08 Gazette.Net:  Allan Lichtman Op-Ed: Maryland's fiscal woes
• 9-12-08 Gazette.Net:  One county takes a look at parking tax -- Levy could force businesses to move away
• 9-12-08 Gazette.Net:  Apartment construction jumps in Maryland suburbs
• 9-12-08 Associated Press:  Anthrax probe prompts feds to review lab security
• 9-12-08 Politico:  Congress OKs $8B to offset gas tax drop
• 9-12-08 Baltimore Business Journal:  Governors, D.C. mayor stress transit, sustainability
• 9-12-08 Washington Business Journal:  The deal with DARPA's lease
• 9-12-08 Baltimore Sun:  Op-Ed by Kristi Horvath, policy associate with the Maryland Public Interest Research Group: Still stuck in the '50s -- Maryland and the nation need to move out of the past and adopt a 21st-century transportation policy
• 9-12-08 Frederick News-Post:  Decreased state revenue delays road projects
• 9-12-08 Washington Post:  Md. Delays Portion of Connector Project
• 9-12-08 Maryland Daily Record:  LEED’s building standard challenges all who use it
• 9-12-08 Washington Examiner:  Sunday and evening ridership on Metro jumps significantly
• 9-12-08 GPS Business News:  GeoEye-1 in orbit: 0.5m resolution imagery starting this fall
• 9-11-08 Gazette.Net:  Veterans await help from county -- Council had promised to address services for former military personnel two years ago
• 9-11-08 Gazette.Net:  Frederick City Briefs -- Annexations bring expectations
• 9-11-08 NNMC Journal:  Commander's Column -- Meeting Challenges
• 9-11-08 NNMC Journal:  What’s Hot in BRAC?
• 9-11-08 NNMC Journal:  Military OneSource Establishes Wounded Warrior Resource Center
• 9-11-08 WRAMC Stripe:  All must work to prevent suicides
• 9-11-08 WRAMC Stripe:  Emergency department’s triage system takes team approach to improve care
• 9-11-08 WRAMC Stripe:  Walter Reed retains accreditation
• 9-11-08 CNN Money:  Best Places for a Long Life -- Residents of these 25 counties enjoy some of the highest life expectancies in the U.S.: 1. Montgomery County, MD
• 9-11-08 Washington Post:  Md. to Cut Funding Of Roads, Transit -- Revenue Drop Hits Several Projects In D.C. Suburbs
  • 9-10-08 Maryland Department of Transportation News Release:  NATIONAL ECONOMIC DOWNTURN IMPACTS MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM: Decrease in Revenue Requires Deferral of $1.1 Billion in Capital Projects Over Six Years -- Six-Year Capital Budget Still Provides $9.4 Billion for State and Local Priorities
  • 9-10-08 MDOT:  List of Projects Impacted by Revenue Adjustments
  • 9-12-08 MDOT Detailed Memo:  National economic downturn impacts on Maryland BRAC transportation projects
• 9-11-08 Baltimore Sun:  Drop in revenue forces cutback -- State's transportation spending plan pared back by $1.1 billion
• 9-11-08 Washington Business Journal:  Maryland to delay $1.1B of transportation projects
• 9-11-08 Annapolis Capital:  State cuts Odenton MARC plans -- $1.1 billion reduction in transportation spending could hurt BRAC preparations
• 9-11-08 The Bond Buyer:  Maryland Transportation Authority Halts Sale
• 9-10-08 Mount Vernon (VA) Gazette:  Chamber Members Glimpse Hospital Of The Future -- Construction underway as "evidence based design" continues
• 9-10-08 Baltimore Examiner (Associated Press):  Army looks for outside help to reduce suicides
• 9-10-08 Reuters:  U.S. approves plan for 2 commercial image satellites
• 9-10-08 Virginia Business:  State tax collections lower than expected
• 9-10-08 Forbes (Associated Press):  Md. transportation head delaying $1.1B in projects
• 9-10-08 Maryland Daily Record:  State cutting $1.1B from transportation -- Porcari says maintenance, safety won’t be sacrificed
• 9-10-08 Baltimore Business Journal:  Maryland to delay $1.1 billion worth of transportation projects
• 9-10-08 Washington Post:  Additional Budget Cuts Are Prepared -- Lagging Tax Collection Results in $432 Million Less Revenue Than Projected
• 9-10-08 Baltimore Sun:  Maryland faces revenue shortfall of $432 million
• 9-10-08 Baltimore Sun:  A new Pratt -- $100 million makeover for the boulevard
• 9-10-08 Annapolis Capital:  State facing $1 billion deficit -- Education, health care, transportation could all face chopping block
• 9-10-08 Annapolis Capital:  Final funds in place for AACC renovation
• 9-10-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio:  More Montgomery Co. workers shift to 4-day weeks
• 9-10-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio (Associated Press):  Marine Corps Museum expanding
• 9-10-08 Gazette.Net:  Leggett, council at odds over budget -- Furlough plan for county employees draws criticism
• 9-10-08 Gazette.Net:  Floreen proposes tax on parking spaces -- Levy would raise money for transit projects
• 9-10-08 Gazette.Net:  Road rules also help environment -- Range of community interests take part in developing guidelines
• 9-9-08 The Hill:  Murtha ready for battle over Walter Reed
• 9-9-08 Associated Press:  Bush visits wounded troops at Army hospital
  • 9-9-08 White House News Release:  Presisdents's Remarks -- President Bush Visits Walter Reed Army Medical Center
• 9-9-08 Maryland Daily Record:  LEED: Proponents see a program that ‘works on many different levels’
  • 9-9-08 Maryland Daily Record:  LEED: Skeptics say LEED doesn’t put emphasis where it most belongs
  • 9-8-08 Maryland Daily Record:  LEED: It all works on the honor system
• 9-9-08 CNN:  Army suicide rate could top nation's this year
• 9-9-08 Gazette.Net:  State revenue estimates fall $432 million -- ‘Events have forced … a scenario that's going to force spending restraint'
• 9-9-08 Congressional Quarterly CQ Today:  No Progress Yet on Highway Fund Bailout
• 9-9-08 USA Today (Associated Press):  House panel knocks VA over destroyed specimens
• 9-9-08 Baltimore Sun:  State raises limit on debt -- But deficit fears accompany bid to buoy school, road plans
• 9-9-08 Washington Examiner:  Montgomery fears it again will bear brunt of tax hikes
• 9-9-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio:  Speed camera money to fund pedestrian safety measures
• 9-9-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio (Associated Press):  High gas prices lead to surge in mass transit
• 9-8-08 USA Today:  VA report: Male U.S. veteran suicides at highest in 2006
• 9-8-08 Trarffic World:  Broad Support Emerges for Highway Fund
• 9-8-08 U.S. Department of Defense News Release:  New Service Announced for Wounded Warriors, Families and Caregivers
• 9-8-08 Des Moines Register:  Editorial -- How technology can help prevent flooding in Iowa
• 9-8-08 bit-tech.net:  First 'Google satellite' launched
• 9-8-08 GISuser.com:  NGA Celebrates Successful Launch of GeoEye-1
• 9-8-08 Washington Business Journal:  Maryland's economic development agency reorganizes
• 9-8-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio:  Tysons Transformation
• 9-8-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio (Associated Press):  Franchot hints at gloomy revenue forecast
• 9-8-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio:  Metro sees more riders in August
• 9-8-08 Nurse.com:  Support for our Soldiers -- USUHS Program Prepares More Psych NPs
• 9-8-08 Congressional Quarterly CQ Weekly Report:  Most Spending Bills Likely to Stay on Hold
• 9-8-08 Hagerstown Herald-Mail:  Developer of former Fort Ritchie asking for site plan approval
• 9-7-08 WJZ-TV13 (Baltimore):  Jobless Rate Jumps To 5-Year High
• 9-7-08 Washington Post:  Dr. Gridlock -- Some Congestion Small Price to Pay To Protect Walkers
• 9-7-08 Washington Post:  Calif. Aims to Concentrate Growth to Cut Use of Cars -- High-Density Development May Get Dibs on Funds
• 9-7-08 Baltimore Sun:  Driven away? -- Some commuters are likely to be priced out of future toll routes in Md. and Va. that could cost $200 or more — a week
• 9-7-08 Frederick News-Post:  Former bioweapons workers reunite at Fort Detrick
• 9-6-08 Baltimore Sun:  U.S. highway fund runs near empty -- Bulldozers in Maryland could be halted within weeks amid project payment delays
• 9-6-08 Reuters:  GeoEye launches high-resolution satellite
• 9-5-08 New York Times:  Highway Fund Shortfall May Halt Road Projects
  • 9-5-08 Congressional Quarterly CQ Today:  Highway Trust Fund to Go Broke by October, Peters Says
  • 9-5-08 U.S. Department of Transportation:  The Honorable Mary Peters, Secretary of Transportation -- Trust Fund Solvency Media Briefing
  • 9-5-08 U.S. Department of Transportation:  Highway Trust Fund: Fact Sheet -- Immediate Steps to Address the Projected Shortfall of the Highway Account of the Highway Trust Fund
• 9-5-08 WJLA/ABC7-TV:  Bike Path Speed Battle Pits Cyclists Against Pedestrians
  • 9-5-08 WJLA/ABC7-TV:  Map, Capital Crescent Trail
• 9-5-08 Corridor Inc.:  Prince Gearge's Inc.: Room for Rent -- County tries to attract more federal tenants
• 9-5-08 Corridor Inc.:  BRAC Bulletin
• 9-5-08 Washington Business Journal:  Montgomery County OKs Falkland Chase Apartments plan
• 9-5-08 Frederick News-Post:  One Less Car plans fall bicycle forum; will likely bring back Cycle Across Maryland
• 9-5-08 Gazette.Net:  Coalition pushes for more power -- Chambers, labor, energy companies seek investments in infrastructure, conservation
• 9-5-08 Gazette.Net:  Anne Arundel may quadruple development fees -- Builders could face higher costs to fund roads, schools, public safety
• 9-5-08 Gazette.Net:  Companies set to move into incubator
• 9-5-08 Washington Post:  Soldiers' Suicide Rate On Pace to Set Record
• 9-5-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio:  Kiss and Ride lots see uptick in motorcycles
• 9-4-08 NNMC Journal:  Bethesda launches new Medical Home initative
• 9-4-08 NNMC Journal:  Prototype expansion hospital to be shown at Bethesda
• 9-4-08 NNMC Journal:  Defense Appropriations Bill adds funding to Bethesda’s Red Cross
• 9-4-08 NNMC Journal:  Meeting highlights ‘safety’ as BRAC projects progress
• 9-4-08 NNMC Journal:  What’s Hot in BRAC?
• 9-4-08 NNMC Journal:  Bethesda announces integrated Neurology department head
• 9-4-08 WRAMC Stripe:  Shoulder-to-Shoulder: No Soldier Stands Alone
• 9-4-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio (Associated Press):  Aberdeen, Md. Army scientists find honeybee virus
• 9-4-08 Baltimore Sun:  Streetcar vision vies for funds -- 150 proposals compete for slice of state's $340 million
• 9-4-08 Baltimore Sun:  Weaving a web of biking trails -- The state plans to establish a safe and accessible network of paths for bikers
• 9-4-08 Baltimore Sun:  Editorial -- Towson lacks transit to drive development
• 9-4-08 Gazette.Net:  Developer requests rezoning for outlets -- Natelli Communities hopes to break ground on 120-store complex in Urbana as soon as possible; approval could take sevaral months
• 9-3-08 MarketWatch (Business Wire):  Fitch Rates Maryland Transportation Authority's $425MM Grant & Revs 'AA'
• 9-3-08 Frederick News-Post:  EPA proposes adding Fort Detrick Area B to Superfund list
  • 9-3-08 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency News Release:  Fort Detrick Site Proposed for Superfund List
• 9-3-08 Washington Post:  Derrick Dortch, Career counselor: Government Careers -- Applying for Federal and Security-Related Jobs
• 9-3-08 Washington Post:  Stricter Controls Drafted for Montgomery Runoff
• 9-3-08 Washington Post:  Leggett Launches Pedestrian Safety Effort
• 9-3-08 Gazette.Net:  Communities eager for growth from BRAC -- But U.S. government stingy with money that would help prepare for influx
• 9-3-08 Gazette.Net:  Purple Line consultant fees near $400,000 -- New York traffic analyst suggests rapid bus route
• 9-3-08 Gazette.Net:  Building stages laid out for White Flint plan -- Developers, residents question ‘district' approach
• 9-3-08 Gazette.Net:  Hospital, residents make case for road closure -- Suburban Hospital wants to close Lincoln Street to make way for an expansion; residents say no
• 9-3-08 Gazette.Net:  Value of Tech Park could go way up -- About $40 million on the line in developer's court appeal
• 9-3-08 Gazette.Net:  Bumper to Bumper: County defends proliferation of ‘No Turn on Red' signs -- Driver says there are too many of them
• 9-3-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio:  Will HOT lanes work on the Beltway?
• 9-3-08 Marketwire:  Military Affairs: Cumberland County Army's Army -- World's First "Soldiers' Sanctuary"
• 9-3-08 Directions Magazine:  Baltimore Mayor-Turned-Governor Expands GIS Throughout Maryland
• 9-2-08 Washington Post:  Some Cyclists Don't Earn Passing Grades for Trail Etiquette
  • 9-2-08 Washington Post:  Rules of the Road
  • 7-29-08 Washington Post:  Bike Safety Hits Close to Home -- As More Cyclists Take to The Streets, Dangers Persist
• 9-2-08 Frederick News-Post:  Work continues on homeland security biodefense lab
• 9-2-08 WTOP 103.5 FM News Radio:  D.C. area unveils revamped ride-sharing site
• 9-2-08 WMAR/ABC-TV2 (Baltimore):  Legacy of Maryland Relief Missions in Jeapordy
• 9-2-08 Gazette.Net:  Abandon Purple Line for rapid bus, consultant says -- Town of Chevy Chase calls on New York traffic analyst to make case against controversial project
• 9-1-08 Maryland Daily Record:  Q&A with Nancy Grasmick: Getting technical with education -- Schools superintendent wants to align job skills
• 9-1-08 Frederick News-Post:  Katherine Heerbrandt Op-Ed -- Vetting Detrick's safety
• 9-1-08 Baltimore Sun:  Michael Dresser's Getting There column -- A new route to a green arena
• 9-1-08 Virginia Business:  Virginia weighs its dependence on defense spending
  

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