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April 2012 News

• 4-30-12 Bethesda Patch:  Returning from War to Fight for Jobs -- Maryland veterans talk about getting passed over for jobs—and how to change that
• 4-30-12 National Public Radio:  (AUDIO REPORT)  A Visit To Walter Reed Hospital
• 4-30-12 Gazette.Net:  Mixed-use project proposed for vacant lot in Bethesda -- 8300 Wisconsin Ave. to go before Montgomery County planning board
• 4-30-12 NewsMax:  Defense Dept., Congress Clash Over Base Closings
• 4-29-12 Association of Defense Communities:  Panel Asks GAO to Assess How Communities Handled Mission Growth
• 4-29-12 Association of Defense Communities:  How Would Privatization Projects Fare Following a Future BRAC?
• 4-29-12 Washington Post:  A second act for the walkable neighborhood -- Commentary by David Alpert, editor of the blog Greater Greater Washington
• 4-28-12 Washington Post:  Roads, bridges and bike paths in Montgomery County
• 4-28-12 Petside.com:  Learn How Hairballs Can Affect Your Cat’s Health
• 4-27-12 TIME Magazine:  Battleland blog -- Afghanistan: Coming Home to Die…
• 4-27-12 Fort Detrick Standard:  Fort Detrick and Forest Glen to undergo environmental audit this summer
• 4-26-12 National Public Radio:  (AUDIO REPORT)  Wounded Warriors Face New Enemy: Overmedication
• 4-26-12 Association of Defense Communities:  Policy Bill to Provide Explicit Authority for Installation Support Partnerships
• 4-26-12 The Hill:  House says no to more base closures
• 4-26-12 Washington Examiner:  Emergency response drill planned at Montgomery County hospitals
• 4-25-12 Washington Examiner:  Leggett objects to delaying Montgomery school, road repairs
• 4-25-12 Business Wire:  Fitch Rates Montgomery County, MD Parking Rev Bonds 'AA'; Outlook Stable
• 4-25-12 NextGov Technology and the Business of Government:  The PTSD Stigma Shuffle
• 4-25-12 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Wegman's, large corporations could fill vacant D.C. sites -- At a monthly breakfast meeting, the D.C. Council discussed potential lessors for the St. Elizabeth's campus in Southeast, the partially abandoned home of the city's main public psychiatric facility, and the site of the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center, which the military vacated last August.
• 4-25-12 Washington Post:  MARC proposes new Brunswick Line schedule
• 4-25-12 Federal News Radio 1500 AM:  Pentagon nears expansion of cyber information sharing effort
• 4-24-12 Gazette.Net:  Twinbrook mixed-use development approved -- Rockville mayor and council vote 3-2 on residences, retail and offices
• 4-23-12 CoStar Group Commercial Real Estate Information:  Construction Begins On $200M Bethesda Project
• 4-23-12 Baltimore CityBiz Real Estate News:  Construction Industry Remains Key Contributor to Maryland Economy
• 4-22-12 Washington Examiner:  Traffic congestion now 24/7 with night road work
• 4-22-12 Frederick News-Post:  Frederick man’s patents mean smoother sailing -- Dominic Cusanelli tries not to make waves with his innovations. Literally. Cusanelli, of Frederick, is a senior marine engineer and project manager at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division's David Taylor Model Basin in Bethesda.
• 4-22-12 Washington Examiner:  Panel: MontCo needs rapid bus network in nine years
• 4-22-12 Marine Corps Times:  DoD reports gaps in care of wounded warriors
• 4-21-12 WJLA / ABC7 TV:  (VIDEO REPORT)  Joint Pathology Center doctors use forensic science to treat wounded warriors
• 4-21-12 Army Times:  TBI clinic takes individual approach to care
• 4-20-12 Washington Business JOurnal:  Lot 31 construction starts in Bethesda
• 4-20-12 Gazette.Net:  Maryland’s BRAC factor -- Infusion of military personnel and spending has meant major contracting opportunities -- ...In Bethesda, BRAC initiated a whole new relationship between the business community and the Walter Reed National Medical Center, formerly the National Naval Medical Center.
• 4-18-12 Gazette.Net:  Lane closures on Md. 355 near Walter Reed -- Closures to take place weeknights
• 4-18-12 Gazette.Net:  Old Georgetown Road pedestrian bridge to be rehabilitated -- Old Georgetown road bridge to be cleaned, painted
• 4-18-12 Gazette.Net:  Montgomery County school board votes Rock Creek Hills for new B-CC middle school -- Kensington Park chosen despite Planning Board opposition
• 4-18-12 Gazette.Net:  Chevy Chase Lake information session -- Informational happy hours
• 4-18-12 Gazette.Net:  Public to comment on proposed Montgomery transportation review -- Test would measure impact of new traffic
• 4-16-12 Gazette.Net:  Bumper to Bumper: Bethesda roadway projects get underway -- County, state start improvements to temper delays
• 4-16-12 Bethesda Patch:  Woodmont East Development Takes Shape -- Approved amendments extend mixed-use project east to Wisconsin Avenue; add boutique hotel.
• 4-14-12 Baltimore CityBizList Real Estate News (Capital News Service):  Maryland Schools in the Path of the Purple Line
• 4-13-12 NextGov Technology and the Business of Government:  Military hospital consolidation isn't living up to savings potential
  • 4-12-12 GAO Report 12-224:  Defense Health Care -- Applying Key Management Practices Should Help Achieve Efficiencies within the Military Health System   (47 pp)
• 4-13-12 Gazette.Net:  Spike expected in suburban Maryland office vacancy rate: Tenants to leave older quarters for new space, report says -- Baltimore market flat as BRAC construction unfilled
• 4-13-12 American Association for the Advancement of Science:  Can the U.S. Afford a New Biodefense Lab?
• 4-11-12 Bethesda Patch:  Old Georgetown Pedestrian Bridge To Close For Renovations -- Project expected to launch April 16
• 4-11-12 Bethesda Patch:  Harris Teeter Eyeing New Bethesda Supermarket on Wisconsin Avenue -- Is another grocery store needed in Bethesda?
• 4-11-12 Washington Post:  Montgomery council approves Wheaton redevelopment plan
• 4-11-12 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Quicker commutes will take their toll, literally
• 4-11-12 Navy Times:  New concerns rising over antimalaria drug
• 4-10-12 Washington Post:  Road work affecting Rockville Pike in Bethesda
• 4-10-12 Washington Post:  Maryland drivers confront a busy road construction season
• 4-10-12 Bethesda Patch:  Planning Board Urges Consideration of Lynnbrook For New Middle School -- Former Bethesda elementary school and park would be "less damaging" to the park system than a school at Rock Creek Hills, Planning Board chairwoman says
• 4-9-12 Bethesda Patch:  Overnight Lane Closures To Launch On Rockville Pike -- BRAC-related roadwork will affect a quarter mile of the Pike near the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
• 4-9-12 Association of Defense Communities:  Armed Services Panels to Mark up Authorization Bill Shortly -- No one is expecting the bill to authorize a new BRAC round in 2013, but it could set the stage for a future round, perhaps by requiring an assessment of excess capacity across the department. 
• 4-9-12 Maryland SHA:  State Highway Administration Begins Nighttime Lane Closures on MD 355 near Jones Bridge Road
• 4-9-12 Bethesda Patch:  Last Chance: Lots 31 and 31A Closing -- Beginning tomorrow, bid farewell to the parking lots across from Barnes and Noble.
• 4-9-12 Washongton Examiner:  Montgomery County property values plunge $10 billion
• 4-9-12 U.S. Department of Defense:  (VIDEO)  Defense Department Proposes Military Health Agency -- With declining budgets and the push to save money wherever possible, it’s no surprise that the Department of Defense is looking for ways to cut costs in the military health care system.  A plan has been presented to congress to create a new military health agency.
• 4-8-12 Washongton Examiner:  Military expansion chokes local roads -- Cars slow to a standstill outside Bethesda's Walter Reed National Military Medical Center most evenings, turning Rockville Pike into a parking lot
  • 4-8-12 Washongton Examiner:  Most Bethesda roadwork to be done at night -- Maryland officials in charge of easing congestion around Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda are promising not to make an already bad rush hour worse
  • 4-8-12 Washongton Examiner:  (PHOTO GALLERY)  BRAC traffic -- Traffic slows to a crawl along Rockville Pike on Tuesday in Bethesda.
• 4-6-12 Bethesda Patch:  Demolition Paves Way for 17-Story Retail, Residential Tower -- The "Gallery of Bethesda" will bring a 234-unit residential building with ground-floor retail to 4800 Auburn Avenue
• 4-6-12 Washington Post:  Commuters gain little from transportation project lists -- Commentary by Robert Thomson (Dr. Gridlock)
• 4-6-12 Washington Post:  Walter Pincus Fine Print column -- GAO report offers a window into the lives of wounded warriors
• 4-6-12 Ventura County (CA) Star:  Pentagon says list of possible base closures will be out in May 2013
• 4-5-12 Gazette.Net:  Intelligence Community Campus plans fall short of tree preservation goals -- Neighbors to Bethesda campus sought less deforestation
• 4-5-12 Washington Post:  Some free treasures for job hunters -- The BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) of 2005 officially ended in September, but the BRAC Transition Center in Arlington County that has been operating on U.S. Department of Labor funds meant specifically to assist affected Department of Defense workers remains open and ready to help.
• 4-5-12 Gazette.Net:  Residents near Joint Base Andrews bemoan night flights -- Base to offer new noise complaint line to address concerns
• 4-4-12 Gazette.Net:  Substance takes precedence over style when building parking garages -- Cost, lack of design guidelines lead to basic, utilitarian structures
• 4-4-12 Washington Examiner:  Fight over Montgomery County middle school escalates -- The year-long battle over where to put a new middle school in the Bethesda-Chevy Chase area became more heated this week when the Montgomery County Parks Department petitioned the county's Planning Board to reject a site the school board has chosen twice.
• 4-4-12 Washington Examiner:  The price of a utility pole: $200,000 -- That is how much moving just one utility pole can cost in the Washington area
• 4-4-12 Gazette.Net:  Intelligence Community Campus presentation to address deforestation -- Neighbors to Bethesda campus concerned about environmental impacts
• 4-4-12 Better Roads:  TRIP releasing report of top 40 surface transportation projects in MD
  • 4-4-12 Washington Post:  Maryland should invest $5.8 billion in Beltway, study says -- The cost of the top 10 projects TRIP (The Road Information Program) listed amounted to almost $13.7 billion.  In addition to the Capital Beltway project, they include replacing the Gov. Harry W. Nice Bridge in Charles County ($885 million); widening the Baltimore beltway ($1.2 billion); building the state’s Purple Line from Bethesda to New Carrollton ($1.9 billion); widening and adding interchanges on Route 5 in Prince George’s ($1.1 billion); widening Route 295 to six lanes near Baltimore ($220 million); building Baltimore’s Red Line light rail from Woodlawn to Bayview Medical Center ($2.2 billion); widening U.S. 29 northbound to three lanes ($104 million); building an interchange where Route 97 and Route 28 meet in Montgomery County ($142 million); and building an interchange where Route 210 meets Kerby Hill and Livingston roads in Prince George’s.
•  4-4-12 Association of Defense Communities:  Pentagon Sends BRAC Request to Congress
  • 4-4-12 Dept. of Defense proposed legislation: The Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 2012
• 4-3-12 United States Army News Release:  Army Surgeon General defends PTSD diagnostic method
• 4-2-12 Gazette.Net:  Bethesda post offices move to 6900 Wisconsin Ave -- Construction at 7001 Arlington Road to start in June
• 4-2-12 Association of Defense Communities:  Closing Major Bases outside of BRAC Unlikely, Panetta Says
• 4-1-12 Washington Post:  Link between PTSD and violent behavior is weak
   
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