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March 2012 News
- 3-31-12 Stars and Stripes: Congress' message to DOD: No BRAC for now, but cut more in Europe
- 3-30-12 Gazette.Net: Montgomery superintendent recommends Kensington park for new middle school -- Board of Education to meet April 17
- 3-30-12 Gazette.Net: Developers taking Maryland shopping malls ‘up a notch’ -- Retail executives work to transform the consumer’s experience
- 3-30-12 WJLA / ABC7-TV: Army cyber security force takes root at Fort Meade
- 3-30-12 Washington Business Journal: Washington office market hammered in first quarter
- 3-30-12 WTOP 103.5 FM: Community caught off guard by BRAC
- 3-30-12 Fort Detrick Standard: Medical Countermeasures Test and Evaluation (MCM-T&E) Facility Refinement Study Results
- 3-30-12 Federal News Radio 1500 AM: Sequestration may hit defense industry harder than troops
- 3-30-12 Frederick News-Post: Walter Reed’s closing is county schools’ gain -- 390 flat-screen monitors, handful of computers go to Brunswick
- 3-29-12 Walter Reed NMMC Journal: Solid Curtain/Citadel Shield a Success, Say Tenant Commands
- 3-29-12 Bethesda Patch: Move For Beloved Farmers Market Prompts Concern -- The Bethesda Central Farm Market will begin operating at Bethesda Elementary this Sunday.
- 3-29-12 United States Army News Release: Working out the bugs
- 3-29-12 Military.com DoD Buzz: GOP leader: Pentagon lied to us
- 3-28-12 United States Army News Release: Strategic decisions sway Army to defer construction
- 3-28-12 Southern Maryland Newspapers Online: Military advocates ready base sales job -- Hoyer preaches preparation for future BRAC
- 3-27-12 Montgomery County Dept. of Transportation: Rehabilitation to Begin on Pedestrian Bridge over Old Georgetown Road
- 3-27-12 Montgomery County Dept. of Transportation: MontgomeryCounty BRAC Information Now Available on Twitter
- 3-27-12 Bethesda Patch: Elmhirst Drive Closure Extended Through Late April -- BRAC-related construction work will close Elmhirst Drive at the Rockville Pike
- 3-27-12 Gazette.Net: Fort Detrick closure speculation 'preliminary' -- Editor says report that base is at risk came from anonymous sources; officials say there are no plans
- 3-27-12 BayNet.com: Planners Approve Indian Head Tech Park Plan
- 3-26-12 Maryland SHA: State Highway Administration Extends Closure of Elmhirst Drive Access to MD 355 Through Late April -- Daytime Work for Additional Utility Work Expected to Be Completed in April
- 3-26-12 WTOP 103.6 FM: Fitting Walmart into space and minds of Rockville not a done deal
- 3-26-12 Washington Post: Task force: Montgomery County rapid bus system to require property tax increase
- 3-26-12 Gazette.Net: Montgomery mulls 35 percent boost for economic development -- Leggett’s proposal calls for first increase in several years
- 3-25-12 Leesburg (VA) Today: Wounded Vets To Get Western Loudoun Haven
- 3-23-12 Bethesda Patch: Lot 31 Groundbreaking Slated For April 3 -- Major public parking garage project will move forward after months of delays.
- 3-23-12 Federal News Radio 1500 AM (Associated Press): Army: PTSD treatable; some diagnosed return to wa
- 3-22-12 Washington CityBizList Real Estate: DC Region Sees Higher Employment, Slower Leasing Activity
- 3-22-12 Gazette.Net: Proposed growth restrictions at Andrews worry some nearby business owners -- Many businesses near base would be unaffected by limits near runways
- 3-22-12 Walter Reed NMMC Journal: Readiness Exercise
- 3-22-12 Walter Reed NMMC Journal: JTF CapMed Leadership to Change Hands
- 3-22-12 Washington Post (Associated Press): Secretary says Army examining mental health programs amid renewed attention on war stress
- 3-21-12 San Antonio Express-News: Proposed changes to military health system designed to build efficiencies, improve care
- 3-21-12 U.S. Department of Defense News Release: BRAC Offers Unmatched Cost Savings, Pentagon Official Says
- 3-21-12 Washington Post: Walter Reed hospital drill to affect Bethesda traffic
- 3-21-12 Gazette.Net: Bumper to Bumper: Wondering when construction will start, stop -- Construction of roads in Bethesda, sidewalks in White Flint
- 3-21-12 Air Force Times: Expect delays this week at Navy medical centers
- 3-21-12 Washington Post: Al Kamen In The Loop column - Bob Gates, a sage for our times
- 3-20-12 Washington Examiner: Leggett would raise parking, bus fees throughout Montgomery
- 3-20-12 Gazette.Net: Montgomery County Council OKs Kensington Sector Plan -- Expect gradual change, mayor says
- 3-20-12 Gazette.Net: Frederick County asks state for money to improve roads -- U.S. Route 15/Monocacy Boulevard interchange tops the list of road priorities
- 3-20-12 Bethesda Patch: Security Exercise Could Cause Backups Near Walter Reed Bethesda -- Plan for extra travel time if driving near the military hospital Friday morning
- 3-20-12 Washington Post: National Bike Summit: Cycling advocates headed to Capitol Hill
- 3-19-12 Bethesda Magazine: In Like Flint -- The plan to transform the Rockville Pike corridor is being called the biggest thing to hit this area since the Red Line
- 3-19-12 Bethesda Patch: Lane Closures Launch on 355 South -- The State Highway Administration began preliminary utility and pole work Friday to prepare for BRAC projects
- 3-19-12 TIME: Battleland: Yesterday’s Top Army Psychiatrist Ponders Today’s Mental-Health Army Ills -- Commentary by Dr. Elspeth Cameron Ritchie
- 3-16-12 Annapolis Capotal: Stars and Stripes relocating to Fort Meade
- 3-16-12 Montgomery County Dept. of Transportation: MD State Highway Administration to begin lane closure on Rockville Pike in Bethesda for BRAC-related utility relocation
- 3-16-12 Market Watch (Business Wire): Clark/Balfour Beatty Receives Multiple High Honors at Associated General Contractors of America's 93rd Annual Convention
- 3-16-12 Baltimore Sun: Harford ranks among best counties for employment gains -- As jobs grow, so does traffic, local businesses leaders are told
- 3-15-12 Walter Reed NMMC Journal: Base Prepares for Solid Curtain/Citadel Shield Exercise
- 3-15-12 Washington Examiner: MontCo bus network means choice between cost, congestion
- 3-15-12 Washington Post: Walter Pincus Fine Print column -- Military, heal thyself — health programs still a challenge
- 3-14-12 Gazette.Net: Drill to cause increased congestion near Walter Reed -- Residents advised to avoid area around Bethesda hospital
- 3-14-12 Gazette.Net: Trio of Montgomery County bike paths to be upgraded -- $60K state grant to fund Silver Spring, Bethesda, Wheaton projects
- 3-14-12 Gazette.Net: Bill would exempt eminent domain payments from state taxes -- Property owners now taxed on payments
- 3-14-12 Washington Examiner: MontCo faces $598 million backlog of transportation projects
- 3-14-12 Bethesda Patch: B-CC Middle School Site Selection Committee Recommends Rock Creek Park -- The committee recommended the local park as the site for the new Bethesda-Chevy Chase cluster middle school slated to open in 2017
- 3-14-12 Federal News Radio 1500 AM: McCain will block most DoD reprogramming requests
- 3-12-12 WTOP 103.5 FM (Associated Press): Military medical experts mark progress against the common cold
- 3-12-12 Federal News Radio 1500 AM: Unpaid overtime: The long commute -- Security checks at federal-military installations are a fact of life. But when it's a 100 percent lockdown effort, it creates problems for lots of people who just want to get to and from work. Every time the President, Vice President or other VIPs visit federal facilities (as they often do at the Bethesda Naval Hospital here), there are security lockdowns that delay employee arrivals and departures.
- 3-12-12 Rockville Patch: Plans for White Flint Mall Released -- Owners aim to "de-mall" the shops and build a mixed-use space
- 3-9-12 Washington Post: Montgomery Council committee endorses Bethesda bike trail outside tunnel -- ...The state’s chief transit planner on the Purple Line project also told council members the state is no longer considering trying to save construction costs by running light-rail trains across Connecticut Avenue in North Chevy Chase rather than over a bridge. Michael Madden, the Maryland Transit Administration’s manager on Purple Line planning, said after the meeting that planners stopped analyzing an at-grade crossing after hearing from the community. Opponents of the idea, which Madden disclosed March 1 under questioning from the council, had said that requiring traffic to stop for trains would further snarl the heavily congested road.
- 3-9-12 Joint Base Andrews Capital Flyer: Malcolm Grow Medical Clinic (MGMC) provides a no-cost shuttle service to WRNMMC for patients
- 3-9-12 Joint Base Andrews Capital Flyer: Pharmacy safety, options are priority for beneficiaries
- 3-9-12 U.S. Air Force News Release: JB Andrews ranked top AF-led joint base
- 3-9-12 NextGov Techbology and the Business of Gpvernment: Lawmakers Puzzled by New Defense Health Agency
- 3-9-12 Washington Post: Defense says it may close some facilities if Congress doesn’t approve proposal for more base closings
- 3-8-12 U.S. Department of Defense News Release: New Pathology Center Continues Quest for Top-notch Care
- 3-8-12 Tom Philpott's Military U[date: Defense Health Agency is the next step in curbing medical costs
- 3-8-12 Washington Post: Road work starting near Bethesda medical center
- 3-8-12 Walter Reed NMMC Journal: WRNMMC Receives Joint Commission Accreditation
- 3-8-12 Belvoir Eagle: Belvoir hospital offers new psychological health service
- 3-8-12 Washington Examiner: Commuter train services see mixed results after transit benefit cut
- 3-8-12 Air Force Times: DoD officials make case to Congress for BRAC
- 3-7-12 Washington Post: (GRAPHIC) What a redeveloped White Flint Mall would look like
- 3-7-12 Washington Post: Maryland awards millions for bike paths
- 3-7-12 Bethesda Patch: BRAC Work To Close Elmhirst; Off-Peak 355 Lane Closures Still A Month Away -- Water Line replacement will close Elmhirst Drive in Bethesda, followed by utility work that will prompt off-peak Rockville Pike lane closures.
- 3-7-12 Army Times: DoD could open huge military tissue archive
- 3-7-12 New York Times: At War -- For Veterans With Post-Traumatic Stress, Pain Killers Carry Risks
- 3-7-12 Gazette.Net: Editorial: No roadblocks for work around Bethesda medical center -- Kensington lawmakers should let road improvements move forward
- 3-7-12 Gazette.Net: National Institutes of Health to plan for future in Bethesda -- Laboratories to be modernized
- 3-7-12 Bethesda Patch: Advisory Group Backs New Bethesda Metro Station Entrance -- Western Montgomery County Citizens Advisory Board says new entrance will help Metro commuters avoid headaches
- 3-7-12 Baltimore Business Journal: Defense cuts could hit Maryland revenue hard, report shows
- 3-6-12 Gazette.Net: Kensington Sector Plan moves forward -- Huge victory, mayor says
- 3-5-12 Stars and Stripes: Army psychiatrist calls review of PTSD diagnoses 'a charade'
- 3-5-12 Federal News Radio 1500 AM: DoD plan reshapes military health structure
- 3-5-12 Washington Post: Capital Business -- Proposal targets D.C. region’s excess federal office space
- 3-4-12 Stars and Stripes: Growing number of troops return to battle after suffering severe wounds
- 3-3-12 Washington Examiner: Developers study ways to reduce costs of Corridor Cities Transitway
- 3-3-12 Air Force Times: DoD delivers plan for new health agency
- 3-3-12 New York Times: Moving Military Newspaper to Base Raises Concerns on Independence
- 3-2-12 WTOP 103.5 FM: BRAC traffic getting an 'F'
- 3-2-12 Washington Post: Purple Line trains might cross Connecticut Avenue
- 3-2-12 Gazette.Net: For major public projects, state looks to private sector -- 'As funding becomes scarce, we have to be thinking outside the box,' says former Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce president
- 3-2-12 Baltimore Sun: Fort Meade to close golf course after more than six decades of play -- Date moved up to accommodate construction, canceling final season of play
- 3-1-12 Gazette.Net: $600M research building at Fort Detrick tabled -- Study under way regarding need for high-level lab building
- 3-1-12 Walter Reed NMMC Journal: Commanding Officer's Column -- Parking, transit and pedestrian issues
- 3-1-12 Fredericksburg (VA) Free Lance-Star: Stafford growth led by BRAC, hospital -- Fredericksburg region added jobs during economic downturn
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