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December 2011 News
- 12-30-11 Severn (MD) Patch: Route 175 Construction Close to Completion -- The major street will become a five-lane highway with two lanes heading east and west
- 12-30-11 Gazette.Net: State has some things in 2011 to cheer about -- Added jobs, bright spots for biotech, increase in tourism among highlights of 2011
- 12-30-11 Gazette.Net: Montgomery delegation focus in 2012: Transit, education funds -- County is state’s ‘economic engine,’ lawmakers say
- 12-29-11 Top Secret Writers: Anti-Proselytizing Memo Sparks Conservative Outrage
- 12-29-11 Baltimore Sun / Explore Harford.com: Commercial values rise, home values fall 10 percent in latest Harford property assessments -- BRAC seems to be paying off for Harford County with commercial property values, as the county saw the highest rise in those values of any Maryland jurisdiction over the past three years.
- 12-28-11 Gazette.Net: Stories of the Year: Bethesda prepares for medical center merger
- 12-28-11 WTOP 103.5 FM: Businesses struggle near now-shut Walter Reed
- 12-27-11 WUSA9-TV: Amy Schmonsees, Laird Patterson And Other Bethesda, Md., Residents Divided Over Planned Spy Campus
- 12-27-11 ProPublica: Brain Wars: How the Military Is Failing Its Wounded -- Military Still Struggling to Treat Troops With Brain Injuries
- 12-26-11 Washington Post: Montgomery County seeks to add Capital Bikeshare stations
- 12-26-11 WTOP 103.5 FM: The BRAC Impact spurs development along historic Route 1
- 12-25-11 Washington Post: Bethesda residents seek changes in design of government intelligence campus
- 12-23-11 Washington Post: D.C. area’s top transportation stories of 2011
- 12-23-11 CNN: (VIDEO REPORT) Fisher House provides housing for military families for the holiday season
- 12-22-11 Gazette.Net: Merchants eye Joint Base Andrews for new markets -- Opening of pedestrian entrance in January expected to ease access
- 12-22-11 Federal News Radio 1500 AM: Federal buildings, old and new, go green
- 12-21-11 Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System: Army Corps of Engineers office complex project in Alexandria, Va., BRAC 133, certified LEED Gold
- 12-21-11 Montgomery County Department of Transportation: Funding awarded for MD355 Crossing project in association with BRAC
- 12-20-11 Huffington Post: Defense-Dependent Communities -- Analysis by Sanford Gottlieb
- 12-20-11 Federal News Radio 1500 AM: Top federal telework issues of 2011 -- Alleviating traffic is also a consideration, Auten said. She pointed to the the Defense Department's upcoming move to the Mark Center in Alexandria as an opportunity to address traffic concerns with a strong telework strategy. As part of the Base Realignment and Closure, the DoD will be moving thousands of employees to the new building on Interstate 395 in 2012, but parking has been limited to just 2,000 slots. "I think next year we'll see a lot of telework movement in the DoD because there's going to have to be something they have to do in that area," she said. "Trafffic is just going to get worse."
- 12-19-11 Government Executive: More BRAC Road Rage
- 12-19-11 Gazette.Net: State adds 4,300 jobs as unemployment rate falls to 6.9 percent -- ‘A nice trend going on here,’ economist says -- The Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda added almost 3,000 positions to reach 11,000, according to state figures.
- 12-19-11 Gazette.Net: Planning board OKs proposed Bethesda hotel, office and retail complex -- Planning board approves Bethesda Center
- 12-19-11 Washington Examiner: Walter Reed accidentally bans Bibles
- 12-19-11 Bloomberg News: U.S. Regional and State Quarterly Personal Income: text of the state personal income report from the Bureau of Economic Analysis -- In contrast to most states, federal civilian earnings rose one percentage point or more in Colorado, Maryland, Montana, New Mexico, and Wyoming. The gain in Maryland, however, reflected a realignment of existing jobs from Walter Reed Hospital in the District of Columbia (which closed) to Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland.
- 12-18-11 Army Times: Redeployments, BRAC lead to crowded posts
- 12-18-11 Association of Defense Communities: Now is the Time to Reach out to Base, Elected Officials, Panelists Urge
- 12-18-11 Washington Post: Upper Montgomery development awaits transit project funding
- 12-16-11 Washington Post: Army parking cap aimed at easing gridlock around Mark Center in Alexandria
- 12-16-11 Federal News Radio 1500 AM: BRAC News -- Congress tries to put brakes on DoD's Mark Center move
- 12-16-11 Federal News Radio 1500 AM: Feds plan to shell out more money to get to work
- 12-15-11 Walter Reed NMMC Journal: New Commuter Bus Route Added -- The Maryland Transit Authority (MTA) announced a new bus route slated to ease the week-day trip for commuters to Bethesda in the New Year. Beginning Jan. 3, 2012, staffers at Naval Support Activity Bethesda (NSAB), Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC), National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other area travelers can ride the No. 203 MTA-commuter bus from two locations in Columbia, Md., and two others in Montgomery County.
- 12-15-11 Walter Reed NMMC Journal: Off-Site Parking Available To WRNMMC Staff
- 12-15-11 WTOP 103.5 FM: Live Blog: Ask the Traffic Experts -- From the unveiling of the ICC, to the BRAC move, to the continuing construction of the HOT lanes, it was a big year in traffic projects around the D.C. area.
- 12-15-11 U.S. Department of Defense News Release: Writing Therapy to Foster Wounded Warriors’ Recovery
- 12-15-11 Association of Defense Communities: Deficit Reduction Will Prompt BRAC Round by 2017, Panelists Surmise
- 12-14-11 (scroll down) Washington Examiner: Rockville Pike merge lane needed to handle BRAC traffic -- Letter to the Editor from Phil Alperson, Montgomery County BRAC Coordinator
- 12-14-11 Washington Post: New free shuttle between Bethesda Metro and North Chevy Chase
- 12-14-11 Gazette.Net: County riders left on the side of the tracks with proposed MARC schedule -- Schedule would eliminate Brunswick Line trains at multiple county stations
- 12-14-11 Gazette.Net: Bethesda slated for high end hotel -- Boutique hotel to become Westin
- 12-13-11 WJLA / ABC7 TV: (VIDEO REPORT) Rockville Pike road widening project will impact nearby homeowners, some worry
- 12-13-11 Association of Defense Communities: Policy Bill Requires DOD to Find New Funding Sources for Road Improvements
- 12-13-11 Association of Defense Communities: BRAC Extension Needed for Only Two Recommendations
- 12-11-11 WTOP 103.5 FM: Local leaders warn of cuts after Moody's negative outlook -- A joint statement with several other Northern Virginia leaders points to the recent BRAC moves and infrastructure investments, along with diverse businesses and easy access to big airports, as evidence that jobs and tax revenue are here to stay.
- 12-11-11 Washington Post: Transit users await congressional action on pretax benefits
- 12-10-11 Washington Post: Walter Reed’s closure affects walk-in traffic of nearby D.C. businesses
- 12-9-11 Bethesda Patch: MARC Schedule Changes May Worsen MoCo Commute -- Montgomery County to lose eight train times
- 12-9-11 Gazette.Net: Disturbing audit findings continue to mount -- Joint committee looks at ways to improve oversight in state government
- 12-9-11 Gazette.Net: Planners say Connecticut Avenue traffic will worsen in Kensington -- Kensington congestion expected to increase, improvements uncertain
- 12-9-11 National Public Radio: All Things Considered -- Maryland County Rethinks The Shopping Mall
- 12-8-11 Fort Detrick Standard: Forest Glen commissary announces name change, major renovation
- 12-8-11 Mount Vernon Gazette: Bottleneck Effect -- New money to widen Richmond Highway will leave segment with four lanes
- 12-8-11 San Antonio Express-News: Medical leaders build S.A. Military Health System -- Commentary by Lt. Col. Alan Goodwin, SAMHS Clinical Operations
- 12-7-11 Marine Corps Times: Water Reed rewriting policy on religious items -- Decision comes after guidelines were questioned by lawmaker
- 12-7-11 Gazette.Net: Bumper to Bumper: Bus rapid transit could be on a roll in Montgomery County -- Work to include amendment in highway plan could lead to a system around 2040
- 12-7-11 New York Times: The Defense Department in Their Midst -- About 3,600 Defense Department employees have moved into the Mark Center in Alexandria, Va.
- 12-7-11 Washington Post: Va. officials reach tentative deal for I-95 HOT lanes
- 12-6-11 Severn Patch: Leopold: DOD Should Pay for Road Upgrades Near Fort Meade -- The county executive has urged the U.S. Senate to authorize the Defense Department to pay for road improvements around expanding military bases such as Fort Meade
- 12-6-11 Explore Harford.com/Baltimore Sun: Editorial -- BRAC bust?
- 12-6-11 Washington Post: Federal officials reject latest appeal to move HHS offices to Prince George’s
- 12-5-11 Washington Business Journal: NCPC holds back on Bethesda intell hub
- 12-5-11 Washington Examiner: National Institutes of Health will move 2,000 employees to Rockville
- 12-4-11 Baltimore Sun: Anxious Marylanders wait to see if Congress will act -- From unemployment benefits to employee tax breaks and BRAC funding, lawmakers have full agenda
- 12-4-11 Federal Times: Experts: DoD could slash 150K jobs -- A reduction in force. More base closings and consolidations. Big cuts to defense intelligence agencies. All those options affecting the Defense Department's vast civilian workforce would be on the table if automatic across-the-board budget cuts go forward, experts predicted last week.
- 12-4-11 Washington Post: Mark Center congestion blamed on bad Army data
- 12-2-11 FOX News: Exclusive: Military Blasted for Banning Bibles at Walter Reed Hospital
- 12-2-11 WTOP 103.5 FM: I-395 named most congested section of D.C. traffic -- Also on the list: 5. (tie) Inner Loop I-495 (from Md. 355/I-270 to Md. 185/Connecticut Avenue) from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., average speed is 10-15 miles per hour.
- 12-2-11 Washington Business Journal: Military planning $300 million intelligence campus in Bethesda
- 12-2-11 Baltimore Sun: White Marsh firm chosen to prepare bus system blueprint -- Rapid transit system would serve Montgomery County
- 12-2-11 New York Times: The Dogs of War, Suffering Like Soldiers
- 12-2-11 Washington Examiner: Army says local officials green lighted Mark Center
- 12-1-11 Washington Post: Pentagon IG slams Army decision to move workers to Alexandria’s Mark Center
- 12-1-11 Walter Reed NMMC Journal: Navy Medicine Leadership Changes Hands
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