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September 22 - November 16, 2009 News
- 11-16-09 Gazette.Net: A half-century later, Montgomery County to get updated roads plan -- Four public meetings will explain the effort
- 11-16-09 Gazette.Net: State tax collections still sliding -- But October data show improvement over September
- 11-16-09 Baltimore Business Journal: Maryland tax revenue falls slightly in October
- 11-16-09 Washington Business Journal: Alexandria smart growth group to launch Northern Virginia streetcar coalition
- 11-16-09 New York Times: Home Fires: American Veterans on the Post-War Life -- Scenes From a Marriage
- 11-16-09 United States Navy News Release: US NAVY: When Bad Weather Hits, NNMC will be Ready
- 11-16-09 NJ BIZ: A warning shot for Monmouth offices -- Casualties of fort’s closure will be commercial sites
- 11-16-09 Washington Post: Healing the warrior -- Fort Hood has been an innovator in the battle against combat stress
- 11-16-09 Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Mental health workers due in Afghanistan
- 11-16-09 U.S. Department of Defense News Release: DOD and VA Announce Disability Evaluation System Pilot Expansion
- 11-16-09 Baltimore Sun: Jump in Md. tolls likely after 2010 -- Transportation agency hit by falling revenues, ICC's rising cost
- 11-15-09 Watertown (NY) Daily Times: Audit reviews BRAC savings -- GAO Report: 2005 round of base closures to cost more, save less
- 11-15-09 Washington Examiner: Johns Hopkins: Helping hand or engulfing tentacle?
- 11-15-09 Washington Examiner: Arlington approves parking overhaul
- 11-15-09 Annapolis Capital: Eric Hartley column -- Growth fight first of many in west county
- 11-15-09 Washington Post: The Dulles Metrorail Project
- 11-15-09 Washington Post: Coming and Going: Pedestrian-unfriendly cities, a new bus line and more
- 11-15-09 Charlottesville Daily Progress: Editorial -- Let's welcome DIA workers
- 11-14-09 Washington Post: No doubt about it -- this lane is for bike traffic: D.C. tries separating cyclists and drivers on part of 15th St. NW
- 11-14-09 Wilmington (DE) News Journal: Kent conference hears bleak news about jobs -- Unemployed lack training, labor secretary says
- 11-13-09 Washington Business Journal: Nonprofits get first crack at Walter Reed
- 11-13-09 Baltimore Business Journal: BRAC Zone improvement funds tied up by lack of building
- 11-13-09 Annapolis Capital: Infrastructure money drying up in the state -- Budget woes, tactics threaten capital spending, analysts say
- 11-13-09 Gazette.Net: Bases brace for boom with BRAC -- More jobs may come than initially expected from military expansion in state
- 11-13-09 Gazette.Net: Commercial Real Estate: BRAC developer snags full-building lease -- Military contractor moving to Aberdeen project
- 11-13-09 Gazette.Net: With budget, third cut is the deepest -- Taxes could be the ultimate spending plan gap closer, Levy says
- 11-13-09 Gazette.Net: County wish list: budget help, school construction -- Officials hope to avoid more cuts to state funding
- 11-13-09 WTOP 103.5 FM: The War That Never Ends -- Helping Wounded Warriors
- 11-13-09 Washington Business Journal: Economic Development -- Prince George's identifies sites for biotech cluster
- 11-13-09 Washington Business Journal: Regional leaders set vision for 2050
- 11-13-09 Baltimore Business Journal: University of Maryland Medical System to fuel expansion with $250M bond sale
- 11-13-09 Business Wire: Fitch Rates Maryland Transportation Authority's $560MM Revs 'AA-'; Outlook Stable
- 11-13--09 Government Executive: Army combat stress is up Afghanistan, down in Iraq
- 11-13-09 Federal News Radio 1500 AM: Navigating procurement issues at Ft. Detrick, Md.
- 11-13-09 WRC/NBC4 TV: DC Bike Lane Beats the Traffic -- 15th Street now quicker, safer for cyclists
- 11-12-09 NNMC Journal: NNMC opens new operating room
- 11-12-09 NNMC Journal: Deputy Commander for Integration and Transition column -- The transition toward the planned Command Organizational Structure for the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center at Bethesda
- 11-12-09 NNMC Journal: Bethesda celebrates Wounded Warrior Month
- 11-12-09 WRAMC Stripe: Work groups tackle local, Army issues at action plan conference
- 11-12-09 Fort Detrick Standard: Unique government⁄industry partnership advances TBI care
- 11-12-09 Gazette.Net: Housing community opens on Joint Base Andrews
- 11-12-09 Washington Business Journal: Prince George's County approves Takoma/Langley Sector Plan, tax districts
- 11-12-09 Washington Post: Dr. Gridlock's Get There blog -- DC innovates on 15th Street bike lane
- 11-12-09 Baltimore Sun: Plug the state's revenue leak: Tax increases must be considered to solve Md.'s budget problems -- Commentary by Neil L. Bergsman, Director of the Maryland Budget and Tax Policy Institute
- 11-12-09 Gazette.Net: Officials: Transportation cuts will be noticeable -- Reduction in Prince George's County transportation funding outlined in annual meeting
- 11-12-09 Annapolis Capital (Capital News Service): State looks forward past grim budget outlook
- 11-12-09 Government Technology: Can Telemedicine Help Wounded Warriors With Recovery?
- 11-11-09 Associated Press: Number of wounded troops in Afghanistan increasing
- 11-11-09 Washington Post: Quicker rebound seen for D.C. area -- Expansion expected to help restore tax revenue, Moody's says
- 11-11-09 Washington Post: Montgomery draws a car-free blueprint for growth -- Council backs plan that pushes development near transit stations
- 11-11-09 Washington Post: On Faith: Remembering the veterans of the future -- Commentary by Edward Grinnan, Vice President and Editor-in-Chief of Guideposts
- 11-11-09 Gazette.Net: State transportation secretary to lead MDOT spending plan discussion -- Future budget cuts could mean fewer resurfacing projects, pothole repairs
- 11-11-09 Gazette.Net: Gaithersburg West plan pushed back -- Concern mounting that job growth in eastern Montgomery will be undercut
- 11-11-09 Gazette.Net: Council favors rail for transitway -- Formal recommendation for CCT will be made Tuesday
- 11-11-09 Gazette.Net: Residents lobby for Purple Line station -- Some fear stop would stir up quiet community along Dale Drive
- 11-11-09 Gazette.Net: Metro unveils design for Glenmont parking garage -- New facility would offer more space, but residents fear it will bring more crime, congestion
- 11-11-09 Gazette.Net: County Council planning to hold North Bethesda town hall meeting
- 11-11-09 Gazette.Net: War documentaries to air this week on Access Montgomery -- Films include tributes to residents who died serving in Iraq, Afghanistan
- 11-11-09 Baltimore Sun: Study shortchanges Md. commitment to pedestrians -- Commentary by Neil J. Pedersen, Administrator of the Maryland State Highway Administration
- 11-10-09 Wall Street Journal: Washington, DC, Region Poised For Quick Rebound - Moody's
- 11-10-09 Baltimore Sun: BRAC fuels building boom in Harford -- Aberdeen area exception to the recession
- 11-10-09 Baltimore Sun: Md. pedestrian death rate called higher than national average -- State shortchanges walkers, bicyclists, study contends
- 11-10-09 Washington Examiner: Local officials press for increase in gas tax
- 11-10-09 Long Island Newsday: Scanning invisible damage of PTSD, brain blasts
- 11-10-09 Washington Business Journal: Montgomery County OKs new growth plan
- 11-10-09 Fairfax Times: Timing of Tysons road needs and development outlined -- Planners work to concentrate future growth around the four new Metrorail stations
- 11-10-09 United States Air Force News Release: Executive order seeks more veterans in government
- 11-10-09 Washington Post: First wheelchair-accessible taxis to hit D.C. streets
- 11-10-09 Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal: Brain injuries prompt more epilepsy problems among veterans
- 11-10-09 Directions Magazine (National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency News Release): NGA Employees Make a Difference
- 11-9-09 Federal News Radio 1500 AM: Great Places to Work: NGA shines above others
- 11-9-09 Transportation for America News Release: Dangerous By Design: Solving the Epidemic of Preventable Pedestrian Deaths (and Making Great Neighborhoods) -- In the last 15 years, more than 76,000 Americans have been killed while crossing or walking along a street in their community. More than 43,000 Americans – including 3,906 children under 16 – have been killed this decade alone. This is the equivalent of a jumbo jet going down roughly every month, yet it receives nothing like the kind of attention that would surely follow such a disaster
- 11-9-09 Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine News Release: Back pain permanently sidelines soldiers at war -- Few rejoin units in Iraq or Afghanistan, regardless of treatment
- 11-9-09 Baltimore Sun: Michael Dresser's Getting There blog -- Council chief backs modified I-270 plan
- 11-9-09 PBS Newshour: (AUDIO) Former Navy Psychologist Relates Stresses of Treating Troops -- The shooting carried out at Fort Hood Thursday by accused gunman Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan -- an Army psychiatrist -- has raised new questions about the stresses on mental health caregivers treating patients in conflict zones or combat veterans.
- 11-9-09 CBS News: Army Therapists Stretched Too Thin? -- Military Hopes to Take Away Stigma of Seeking Therapy
- 11-9-09 Annapolis Capital: Economy taking toll on road projects -- State budget crunch has 'severe impact' on highways
- 11-9-09 Washington Examiner: Study: More construction necessary to accommodate BRAC traffic
- 11-9-09 Washington Examiner: Down the drain? New building puts more pressure on aging water systems
- 11-9-09 WTOP 103.5 FM: The War That Never Ends -- Editor's Note: WTOP's Darci Marchese takes a look at the lives of wounded military men and women, their invisible injuries, the treatment they receive and mental health treatment in the military. Check back daily for more on her series, The War That Never Ends
- 11-9-09 WTOP 103.5 FM: Area suffers housing shortage near job centers
- 11-9-09 USA TODAY: Therapists deployed to war zone to fight stress disorders
- 11-9-09 USA TODAY (Associated Press): Shortage of military therapists creates strain
- 11-9-09 Baltimore Business Journal: L-3 Communications takes 75,000 s.f. at Aberdeen business park
- 11-8-09 Baltimore Sun: Pedal pusher: Howard Neighbors -- The bike-commuting mayor of Columbia, Mo., shared his insights Wednesday with like-minded community leaders and residents keen on turning Columbia, Md., into a mecca for bicyclists and pedestrians
- 11-8-09 New York Times: When Soldiers Snap
- 11-8-09 New York Times: Painful Stories Take a Toll on Military Therapists
- 11-8-09 New York Times: Back From War, but Not Really Home -- OpEd by Caroline Alexander. author of "The Endurance," "The Bounty" and, most recently, "The War That Killed Achilles: The True Story of Homer's 'Iliad' and the Trojan War."
- 11-8-09 Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger: For psychiatrists, wartime is a pressure cooker
- 11-8-09 USA TODAY: In wake of attack, military asks: Who cares for the caregivers?
- 11-7-09 Washington Post: At Walter Reed, a palpable strain on mental-health system
- 11-7-09 Washington Post: Where the money will go to transform Tysons Corner -- Letter to the Editor from Sharon Bulova, Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
- 11-7-09 WRC/NBC4-TV: (VIDEO) Local Military Bases and Safety -- What military bases are doing on the aftermath of the Ft. Hood shootings
- 11-7-09 Associated Press: Shortage of military therapists creates strain
- 11-7-09 Frederick News-Post: Security tightened at Fort Detrick
- 11-7-09 New York Times: The Forever War of the Mind -- OpEd by Max Cleland, Secretary of the American Battle Monuments Commission, and Senator from Georgia from 1997 to 2003
- 11-6-09 WBAL / NBC-TV11 (Baltimore): Military, Docs Talk Hardships Of Soldier Support -- Officials Say Soldiers Deal With Tough Emotional Shifts
- 11-6-09 Boston Review: God, the Army, and PTSD -- Is religion an obstacle to treatment?
- 11-6-09 WJZ / CBS-TV13 (Baltimore): Md. Has Good Outlook As Unemployment Numbers Rise
- 11-6-09 Frederick News-Post: Fort Detrick heightens security after shooting at Texas Army post
- 11-6-09 Houston Chronicle: Fort Hood tragedy -- Repeat deployments take increasing toll
- 11-6-09 Washington Post: Fort Hood has felt the strain of repeated deployments -- Base leads Army posts in number of suicides since Iraq invasion
- 11-6-09 Washington Post: Plan for I-270 light rail gains steam -- Proposal with option for busway can compete for federal funding
- 11-6-09 Gazette.Net: Smart growth: 12 years later, a work in progress -- Counties aren't using priority funding areas as intended, study finds
- 11-6-09 Gazette.Net: State crafting transit plan for Montgomery -- But councilman is pushing ahead with his own proposal
- 11-6-09 Gazette.Net: Commercial Real Estate: Development gains steam at Aberdeen -- Ground broken for new office buildings
- 11-6-09 Washington Times: Advances in military give boy a normal lifeRate this story -- Crawling prosthesis helped 4-year-old develop with twin
- 11-5-09 Washington Business Journal: National Capital Planning Commission approves plans for veteran housing at National Naval Medical Center
- 11-5-09 CNN: Fort Hood, a home for thousands
- 11-5-09 Frederick News-Post: Secluded Marine center bustles behind gates
- 11-5-09 NNMC Journal: BRAC Phase II construction begins
- 11-5-09 NNMC Journal: Bethesda conducts command climate survey
- 11-5-09 WRAMC Stripe: Wounded Warriors stay positive
- 11-5-09 Washington Post: Workforce development center proposed for NVCC -- College officials seek $1 million from county for business-training facility
- 11-5-09 Baltimore Sun: Harford to seek state aid to improve intersections near Aberdeen Proving Ground -- Base expected to gain 10,000 civilian jobs, increased traffic under BRAC
- 11-5-09 Hampton Roads (VA) Virginian-Pilot: Military updating tactics on trauma
- 11-5-09 Gazette.Net: Frederick consulting firm awarded contract -- Integrity Consulting of Frederick was awarded a potential five-year contract from the Navy to provide program management and specialty support to the Commander Navy Installations Command and select subordinate regional commands, according to a company statement.
- 11-5-09 Delaware Business Ledger: BRAC conference showcases Delaware
- 11-4-09 Bisnow Real Estate: Turning Point -- Our headline is how Montgomery County Planning Director Rollin Stanley put it yesterday at our Bisnow Breakfast on the subject of development at White Flint
- 11-4-09 Washington Post: Metro digs deep to land at Dulles Airport
- 11-4-09 Southern Maryland Newspapers Online: Highway officials counsel patience -- Economy delays planned Maryland road programs
- 11-4-09 United States Army News Release: Program allows wounded veterans to continue service
- 11-4-09 Corridor Inc.: Education, security clearance is a concern for Maryland leaders
- 11-4-09 Corridor Inc.: Anne Arundel officials look to upgrade Odenton, but economy stands in the way
- 11-4-09 Corridor Inc.: BRAC: The gift that keeps on taking -- Commentary by C. Fraser Smith
- 11-4-09 Washington Post: Montgomery, state officials to discuss transportation spending plan
- 11-4-09 Government Health IT: Veterans agency to track, assess PTSD treatments
- 11-4-09 U.S. Dept. of Defense News Release: Center Assesses Psychological Trauma Treatments
- 11-4-09 Federal News Radio 1500 AM: (AUDIO) Sharing Project -- The ambitious information sharing project between the Defense Department and the Veterans Affairs Department is a technologically complex one. The two agencies have built electronic health records, and have set the stage for a big information exchange program.
- 11-4-09 Gazette.Net: White Flint mixed-use plan recognized for its potential -- Sector Plan update noted for public participation, analysis
- 11-4-09 Gazette.Net: Nuclear agency to consolidate offices in White Flint -- With office building, mixed-use development begins to take shape
- 11-4-09 Gazette.Net: Public hearing set for Purple Line next month
- 11-4-09 Gazette.Net: Andrews: Budget even tighter than first thought -- Says raises for county workers would be ‘irresponsible'
- 11-4-09 Gazette.Net: Life Sciences zone taking shape, without Ag impact fees -- New district would anchor biotech plans in Gaithersburg West and White Oak
- 11-4-09 Gazette.Net: Opposed to more road congestion, growth policy -- Commentary by Mahlon G. "Lon" Anderson, Director of Public and Government Affairs with AAA Mid-Atlantic
- 11-4-09 Gazette.Net: Data shows many crashes involving pedestrians happen in parking lots -- Montgomery County rolls out new initiative urging pedestrians and motorists to be more aware
- 11-4-09 Directions Magazine: NGA Named One of Washingtonian Magazine's 50 Great Places to Work
- 11-3-09 Maryland Daily Record: Howard County could net $13.4M from new downtown
- 11-3-09 Corridor Inc.: The BRAC Attack: Maryland digs in for base realignment
- 11-3-09 Corridor Inc.: Businesses pushing for BRAC contracts
- 11-3-09 Corridor Inc.: Q&A with Fort Meade's garrison commander
- 11-3-09 Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett News Release: Leggett Hails County's Triple-A Bond Rating in Troubled Economic Times
- 11-3-09 Baltimore Sun: As northeast Md. grows, higher ed must grow also -- Commentary by Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown
- 11-3-09 Baltimore Sun: Michael Dresser's Getting There blog -- Prince George's eyes Green Line to Fort Meade
- 11-3-09 Baltimore Sun: Michael Dresser's Getting There blog -- 8 Montgomery lawmakers question all-transit plan
- 11-3-09 Baltimore Business Journal: Corporate Office Properties Trust breaks ground on second building at Aberdeen park
- 11-3-09 Gazette.Net: Grass-roots group urges help for homeless vets -- State, county leaders join effort to open shelter in Prince George's
- 11-3-09 Washington Examiner: Metro scouring for cash to plug growing budget gap
- 11-3-09 Federal Computer Week: VA data process needs improvement, IG says -- VA's data review plan is OK but has a few gaps
- 11-2-09 Loudoun (VA) Independent: In a First, Buses to Connect Loudoun and Tysons -- Rail Money Being Used to Fund New Express Service
- 11-2-09 Annapolis Capital: Bus, shuttle service targeted for Fort Meade -- Officials trying to link Va. workers to west county post
- 11-2-09 Business Wire: Fitch Rates Howard County, Maryland's $33.5MM GOs 'AAA'; Outlook Stable
- 11-2-09 Directons Magazine: NGA Awards Operations and Maintenance Services Contract
- 11-2-09 Washington Post: Study calls Md. smart growth a flop: Open land still disappearing -- Pioneering law lacks teeth to put development near transit
- 11-2-09 Washington Post: Federal Faces: Creating access for all workers -- Dinah Cohen: Director, Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program, Tricare Management Activity, Defense Department
- 11-2-09 Washington Examiner: Bike trail hits speed bumps
- 11-2-09 Washington Business Journal: Paris bike sharing progam -- Vandals, thieves love bike sharing
- 11-2-09 Marine Corps Times: Families outraged over engagement restrictions
- 11-1-09 Huffington Post: Hal Donahue commentary -- Breaking News: DoD Admits New Walter Reed Not World-Class
- 11-1-09 Baltimore Sun: Fort Meade hosts job fair
- 11-1-09 Washington Post: D.C.'s making tracks now -- Planning process nears an end, but lots of questions remain about new transit system
- 11-1-09 Washington Post: (MAP) The streetcar vision -- The District is developing a new transit network based on a mode of transportation that disappeared from Washington half a century ago. So the city government decided it needed to get people reacquainted with the concept. Eight open houses -- one for each ward -- are being held to explain what the program involves, what work is underway and what is planned.
- 11-1-09 Annapolis Capital: Economic forecast: Clearing skies -- Rick Morgan talks about the economic state of Anne Arundel county
- 11-1-09 Columbia (MO) Daily Tribune: Hindman tapped for bicycle-friendly effort in Maryland
- 11-1-09 CBS News: Nation's Top Drill Sergeant Is a Woman -- Nearing Retirement, Sgt. Maj. Teresa King Was Tapped to Train Thousands of Drill Sergeants Every Year
- 10-31-09 Washington Post: U.S. combat injuries rise sharply -- Three-month total in Afghanistan surpasses 1,000
- 10-30-09 Federal Times: Bongs and hairballs: Museums you haven't heard about
- 10-30-09 Baltimore Business Journal: Harford County retail strips in line for BRAC-style makeovers
- 10-30-09 Baltimore Business Journal: BRAC's promise brings developer banker together
- 10-30-09 Inside NoVA.com: Belvoir highlights ties with annual community relations breakfast
- 10-30-09 New York Times: At War -- In Pain, Women Soldiers May Be Tougher
- 10-30-09 Urbanite Baltimore: Baltimore Observed: Housing -- Two sides of Charm City: Will BRAC’s military transplants trade the Jersey Shore for urban living?
- 10-30-09 Washington Business Journal: Montgomery County bonds get Fitch’s AAA
- 10-30-09 WDEL 1150 AM (Wilmington, DE): (VIDEO) BRAC opportunities laid out at conference
- 10-30-09 ScienceBlog (USUHS News Release): USU scientists report major advance in human antibody therapy against deadly Nipah virus
- 10-30-09 USA TODAY: Drive On -- City puts bicyclists directly in the path of motorists
- 10-30-09 Washington Post: Tysons will need $15 billion -- 'with a B' -- Money crucial for roads and public transit, Fairfax planners say
- 10-30-09 Washington Post: O'Malley touts stimulus benefits -- Md. governor says the rewards go beyond the jobs directly saved
- 10-30-09 Corridor Inc. (Capital News Service): Federal stimulus funds create or save more than 14,000 Maryland jobs
- 10-30-09 Gazette.Net: Stimulus sparks good news for job growth -- State has doled out small amount of billions in federal aid
- 10-30-09 Gazette.Net: Commercial Real Estate: COPT eyes more development -- Real estate trust pays $105M for First Mariner Tower (article contains additonal information about BRAC-related transactions near Aberdeen and Fort Meade)
- 10-30-09 Gazette.Net: Hearing draws critics of ICC tolls -- Transportation secretary says rates could be adjusted
- 10-30-09 Washington Examiner: Furloughs unlikely for Montgomery employees, Leggett says
- 10-30-09 Frederick News-Post: Fort Detrick Army researchers win Medical Excellence Award -- Retired general offers audience keynote address
- 10-29-09 Washington Post: Montgomery's Leggett proposes mid-year budget cuts
- 10-29-09 Washington Post: Washington area is short 40,000 homes affordable to average earners
- 10-29-09 Mount Vernon (VA) Gazette: Rethinking Route One -- Forces have aligned to prompt drastic change along the corridor
- 10-29-09 NNMC Journal: Shinseki cites collaboration in mental health care
- 10-29-09 WRAMC Stripe: New federal hiring initiative to help veterans
- 10-29-09 WRAMC Stripe: NARMC becomes NRMC (Provisional)
- 10-29-09 WRAMC Stripe: DoD, VA team up to improve mental health care
- 10-29-09 WRAMC Stripe: Obama signs veterans health care legislation
- 10-29-09 WRAMC Stripe: Program to focus on effects of combat stress on families, others
- 10-29-09 WRAMC Stripe: Patient, family care initiative begins
- 10-29-09 WTOP 103.5 FM: Segways give new mobility to disabled veterans
- 10-29-09 Maryland Daily Record: Some say it’s now or never in quest to remake Columbia’s downtown
- 10-29-09 Gazette.Net: Leggett proposes $29.5 million in cuts to current fiscal budget -- Montgomery County faces $370 million shortfall in fiscal 2011
- 10-29-09 Baltimore Sun: More than 4,400 Md. jobs created by federal aid, report says
- 10-29-09 WBAL AM 1090 (Associated Press): Governor O'Malley Talks Stimulus Jobs In Md
- 10-29-09 Leesburg (VA) Today: Loudoun Business: Rt. 28 Property Owners Urge Flexibility, Higher Density In Corridor -- ....Many of the stakeholders also encouraged the county to look outside its borders for ideas, from examining what Montgomery County is doing in Bethesda, the Rockville Pike-White Flint area and Silver Spring.....
- 10-29-09 CNN: Rieckhoff takes veterans' fight from 'sandbox' to White House -- A look at some of the power players in Washington that you might not know
- 10-29-09 Bisnow on Business Real Estate: New Ballston Magnet -- Demolition of the current parking lot for WMATA buses should start in the next couple weeks (they’re waiting on a building permit) and DARPA should be able to move in Q1 ‘12. The super-secure 13-story, 355k SF building has plenty of post-9/11 desired features: hardened skin, garage with pop up gates and guard booth, columns poured into steel jackets, specially treated glass windows, and a single government tenant. Hardest to find in a quasi-urban area: a site that allowed an 82 foot setback.
- 10-29-09 WTOP 103.5 FM: Ambitious plan to bring streetcars back to D.C.
- 10-29-09 WTOP 103.5 FM: Most drivers go solo
- 10-29-09 WTOP 103.5 FM (Associated Press): Secretive DOD research agency breaks ground in Va.
- 10-29-09 Washington Post: Montgomery aims to improve pedestrian safety in parking lots
- 10-29-09 Washington Post: Toll haters stewing in silence? -- About a dozen people speak at hearing on proposed rates for Intercounty Connector
- 10-29-09 Washington Post: Pr. George's may help developers lure HHS -- After Johnson pushes plan favoring one site, rival wants same aid
- 10-29-09 Federal News Radio 1500 AM: DARPA is a groundbreaking agency -- again
- 10-29-09 Gazette.Net: ‘Historic' meeting provided input for county action plan
- 10-29-09 Gazette.Net: District 9 council hopefuls outline visions for county -- Four declared candidates attend Camp Springs homeowners meeting
- 10-28-09 NewsChannel 8: Construction Begins on DARPA Headquarters in Virginia
- 10-29-09 Washington Business Journal: Maryland to locate state agency offices, labs near transit
- 10-28-09 Washington Business Journal: Montgomery County planners to consider Purple line plan
- 10-28-09 Southern Maryland Newspapers Online: Sale is news at Charles County Economic Development summit -- ACPT head says purchase by D.C. firm moving fast
- 10-28-09 Gazette.Net: Officials push bus transit for Navy Med commuters -- 2011 campus expansion expected to affect infrastructure
- 10-28-09 Gazette.Net: Leaders debate growth at forum -- Traffic impacts of increased density questioned
- 10-28-09 Gazette.Net: County Bus Rapid Transit system proposal gains steam -- Firm likely to be chosen by year's end for feasibility study
- 10-28-09 Gazette.Net: Shift in CCT route gets boost from state analysis -- New alignment needed for ‘Science City' build-out
- 10-28-09 Gazette.Net: Walkway opens in downtown Wheaton -- Some say skateboarders are taking over pedestrian shortcut
- 10-28-09 Construction Digital: Federal projects boosting D.C. area construction
- 10-28-09 Washington Post: SmarTrip changes coming in January -- Transit, parking funds to be split; some riders fear loss of employer-related benefits
- 10-28-09 Delaware Cape Gazette: Businesses to network with nation’s defense contractors -- DEDO conference set for Oct. 30
- 10-27-09 Washington Post: Dr. Gridlock's Get There blog -- Census survey: It's a long, lonely commute
- 10-27-09 U.S. News & World Report: Exclusive Interview: Obama 'Never 100 Percent Certain' -- President Obama on how he makes tough calls on Afghanistan, healthcare, the economy, and more
- 10-27-09 Washington Post: NRC to build Bethesda office tower -- Agency expansion a boost to commercial real estate market
- 10-27-09 Corridor Inc.: Montgomery smart growth advocate to discuss redevelopment
- 10-27-09 Washington Examiner: Traffic cameras earn D.C. $36.4M in '09 from speeders
- 10-26-09 Gazette.Net: Probe to check feasibility of Bus Rapid Transit system -- Firm likely to be chosen by year's end for study in Montgomery County
- 10-26-09 Washington Business Journal: Commuters could get cash for carpooling
- 10-26-09 Washington Business Journal: Breaking Ground blog -- Tregoning walks the walk
- 10-26-09 NewsChannel 8: PG County to Hold Public Hearing on Transportation Overhaul
- 10-26-09 NewsChannel 8: Summit Examines Mental Health Practices for Servicemen, Women
- 10-26-09 New York Times: At War: Notes From the Front Lines -- Combating the Stigma of Psychological Injuries
- 10-26-09 Baltimore Business Journal: Baltimore again delays launch of free downtown shuttle service
- 10-26-09 WJLA/ABC7-TV (Associated Press): DISA BRAC Move on Schedule
- 10-26-09 Associated Press: Gates: injured troops face too much bureaucracy
- 10-26-09 Air Force Times: DoD civilians can now apply for all AF jobs
- 10-26-09 Washington Post: This Week's Federal Player: Dinah Cohen: Helping wounded veterans re-enter the workforce -- This article was jointly prepared by the Partnership for Public Service, a group seeking to enhance the performance of the federal government, and washingtonpost.com. Visit http://www.ourpublicservice.org/ for more about the organization's work
- 10-25-09 Washington Post: Why Northern Virginia's traffic may be about to get worse -- Commentary by Congressman Jim Moran, representing Virginia's 8th Congressional District
- 10-25-09 Washington Post: Pr. George's plan calls for Metro extension, HOV lanes
- 10-25-09 Washington Post: Fairfax County Parkway extension project hits 'mega' status
- 10-25-09 Washington Post: Electronic medical records not a cure-all -- Critics cite rise in errors; Expanded use could save billions, president says
- 10-25-09 Washington Post: Robert McCartney Metro column -- Radical alternative makes toll lanes look like a bargain
- 10-25-09 Washington Examiner: MontCo tackles 'Science City' as state backs nearby bus route
- 10-25-09 Baltimore Sun: Howard development stirring -- Project has town houses, apartments and retail space
- 10-25-09 Asbury Park (NJ) Press: Looking for work -- The Shore's high-tech economy, once the source of lucrative jobs and innovation, has lost its luster. And there is little on the horizon to replace it
- 10-25-09 New York Times: The Minefield at Home -- OpEd by Michael Jernigan
- 10-24-09 Washington Post: Md. 'science city' plan might help odds for U.S. funding of light rail
- 10-24-09 Washington Post: Comic Riffs blog -- Playing the Palace: Hours back from Iraq, top cartoonists share tales of a USO tour
- 10-24-09 Targeted News Service (U.S. Small Business Administration): Defense Economic Transition Assistance Program Funding Available
- 10-24-09 Wilmington (DE) News Journal: UD signs deal to buy Chrysler site -- With the purchase price at $24 million, school gets a deal on shuttered Newark assembly plant
- 10-23-09 WTOP 103.5 FM: Crossing the street? Risky business in Md. county
- 10-23-09 Frederick News-Post: Homeland Security lab not usable a year after dedication
- 10-23-09 Reuters Health: Injured, stressed veterans suffer more headaches
- 10-23-09 Women on the Net: CBS News Anchor Cami McCormick ... Someone to Run For, by Kimberly Dozier
- 10-23-09 Washington Post: Age-old rivalries stand in way as Fairfax examines city status -- Urban-rural battles, state law don't give county good odds
- 10-23-09 Washington Business Journal: Stimulus Watch -- How many jobs has stimulus created? Hard to tell
- 10-23-09 Gazette.Net: More freight traffic in state may signal economic recovery -- Trains, trucks hauling more through the year
- 10-23-09 Baltimore Sun: Span nearing a crossroads -- State considers options on narrow, aging Nice Bridge
- 10-22-09 Washington Post: Fenty targets mixed-use project at Walter Reed
- 10-22-09 Washington Business Journal: D.C. launches yearlong study of Walter Reed
- 10-22-09 New York Times: Support for the Troops -- Commentary by David Brooks and Bob Herbert
- 10-22-09 New York Times: A Virtual Clinic to Treat the Stresses of War
- 10-22-09 Maryland Daily Record: St. John begins work on Aberdeen building project
- 10-22-09 WJZ-TV13 (Baltimore) (Associated Press): DC Plans To Redevelop Part Of Walter Reed Campus
- 10-22-09 ABC News: Obama to Advance Funding to Veterans’ Medical Programs
- 10-22-09 DC StreetsBlog: Seeking Stimulus Money For Bike Sharing, D.C. Looks Beyond Cutting CO2
- 10-22-09 NNMC Journal: Barker donates $3 million to NICoE
- 10-22-09 NNMC Journal: Commander’s Column -- Command Climate Survey
- 10-22-09 NNMC Journal: CMAX Tests Bethesda’s Desaster Prepardness
- 10-22-09 WRAMC Stripe: Program to focus on effects of combat stress on families, others
- 10-22-09 WRAMC Stripe: Got issues? Make recommendations
- 10-22-09 WRAMC Stripe: Transition assistance a TEAMS effort
- 10-22-09 WRAMC Stripe: Readiness tested with MASCAL exercise
- 10-22-09 WRAMC Stripe: Defense department makes plans to compensate 'stop loss' troops
- 10-22-09 Washington Post: Hurdles to Montgomery 'smart growth' option -- Some say proposal fails to go far enough, and others consider it unrealistic
- 10-22-09 Washington Post: Panel seeking funds to gauge support for 'road pricing'
- 10-22-09 Washington Post: Dulles Toll Road rate increases advance -- 2 committees endorse proposal and forward it to full airport board
- 10-22-09 Washington Examiner: Metro to test its bus emissions, cost effectiveness
- 10-22-09 Gazette.Net: Residents argue ICC tolls too expensive for daily driving -- Some motorists worry they will be priced out
- 10-22-09 WTOP 103.5 FM: Could a commuter tax be on the way?
- 10-22-09 Washington Business Journal: Bulova, Favola talk I-95/395 HOT lanes
- 10-22-09 New York Post: Army covers its bases on supporting house prices
- 10-22-09 Army Times: Housing assistance checks finally in the mail
- 10-22-09 Frederick News-Post: Army accused of improper armor testing practices
- 10-22-09 Science Daily: Women Veterans Less Likely To Report Pain Than Male Counterparts
- 10-21-09 Frederick News-Post: Fort Detrick showcases landfill cleanup project
- 10-21-09 Asbury Park (NJ) Press: Civilian takes charge at Fort Monmouth, ending an era
- 10-21-09 Maryland Gazette (Glen Burnie): Company plans 40-acre mixed use project on Route 3
- 10-21-09 Gazette.Net: Mock disaster in Bethesda tests region's readiness -- Volunteers play injured victims in simulation at Naval Medical hospital
- 10-21-09 Gazette.Net: Forum planned on impact of growth on Bethesda, Chevy Chase
- 10-21-09 Gazette.Net: Council hears comment on White Flint plan -- Traffic, school capacity are major concerns
- 10-21-09 Gazette.Net: Spread life sciences jobs to advance Smart Growth -- Commentary by Phil Andrews, President of the Montgomery County Council
- 10-21-09 Gazette.Net: Official: Downturn creates potential for change -- County to take more aggressive tack on attracting businesses
- 10-21-09 Gazette.Net: Construction of Silver Spring Transit Center delayed but plodding ahead
- 10-21-09 Gazette.Net: County Council's financial support for Sligo Creek Golf Course might have violated law -- Revenue Authority supposed to be independent, board member says
- 10-21-09 Gazette.Net: Kensington looks to annex Kaiser Permanente property -- New state law made it easier for towns to add land
- 10-21-09 Washington Post: Dulles Toll Road rate hike likely to advance -- Initial approval of raise would run counter to strong public opposition
- 10-21-09 Maryland Daily Record: Now the feds are pushing ‘smart growth’
- 10-21-09 Baltimore City Paper: The Wired -- Baltimore's technology workforce tries to energize the region's entrepreneurial spirit
- 10-21-09 United States Army: Battlemind: Training helps spouses, couples cope with deployment challenges
- 10-20-09 Gazette.Net: Wounded Warriors coming to county links -- Salute Military Golf Association puts clubs in hands of disabled veterans
- 10-20-09 Baltimore Sun: D.C.-area planners crack down on parking -- Capacity cut, costs raised to get people out of cars
- 10-20-09 Washington City Paper: D.C. Area Drivers: “Mess With Our Parking And You’ll Be Sorry!”
- 10-20-09 Business Wire: Fitch Rates Monmouth County, New Jersey County GOs 'AAA'
- 10-20-09 Washington Business Journal: Fort Meade inches closer to becoming cybersecurity HQ
- 10-20-09 WAFF TV48 (Huntsville, AL): Athens State adds three new majors to prepare for BRAC
- 10-20-09 CNN: PTSD linked to higher post-surgery death rate
- 10-20-09 Washington Post: Free parking spots could sprout meters -- Arlington may join others in telling drivers to use mass transit or pay up
- 10-20-09 Washington Post: Metro's public dialogue starts early -- Fare hikes, service cuts on table 'Everybody should have some skin in the game'
- 10-20-09 Baltimore Sun: Smith urges road, transit projects in Baltimore County -- No new plans, state transportation officials say
- 10-20-09 Kansas City Star (Associated Press): Army closes unit for wounded soldiers at Fort Leavenworth
- 10-20-09 Gazette.Net: New trolley museum ready to roll -- Bigger facility set to open in Colesville on Thanksgiving weekend
- 10-20-09 Washington Examiner: Developers battle White Flint plan to require purchase of farmers' rights
- 10-20-09 Washington Examiner: Rule changes may spur speed bumps in Montgomery
- 10-19-09 Anchorage Daily News: Behind Purple Heart, medical hassle and heartache
- 10-19-09 Cumberland (MD) Times-News (Capital News Service): Md. lawmakers facing creative budgeting task
- 10-19-09 CNN: Unique program brings injured vets back to Iraq -- to heal
- 10-19-09 Baltimore Sun: Md. transportation meeting in Towson today
- 10-19-09 USA TODAY: Combat's positive effects examined
- 10-18-09 Washington Post: Why Northern Virginia's Traffic Is About to Get a Lot Worse -- Commentary by Jim Moran, representing Virginia's 8th District in the U.S. House of Representatives
- 10-18-09 Washington Post: The Danger Zone -- Between '06 and '08, Most Fatal Capital Beltway Crashes Happened on the Interstate's Smallest Stretch: in Pr. George's, Home of the I-95 Connection and Long Sightlines
- 10-18-09 Washington Post: 18 Feet Done, Many More to Go -- Building a Metrorail Tunnel at Tysons Corner Takes Brute Force Applied With a Deft Touch
- 10-18-09 Washington Post: OnLove: Am I Ever Going to Be Loved Again?" -- Laura Sauriol & Ferris Butler
- 10-18-09 WTOP 103.5 FM: Proposed ICC tolls among highest in country
- 10-18-09 Baltimore Sun: Flood of dollars helping Md. cope -- Some hard-hit areas fare better than others
- 10-18-09 Frederick News-Post: City to request U.S. 15 safety study
- 10-18-09 Inside NoVA.com: PRTC to offer new bus service to Tysons
- 10-17-09 Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star: BRAC impact already being felt -- BRAC jobs will have a big effect on Fredericksburg-area economic development
- 10-17-09 U.S. News & World Report: HealthDay: Post-Traumatic Stress May Raise Death Risks -- Veterans with disorder more likely to die within a year of major surgery, study finds
- 10-17-09 WTOP 103.5 FM: VRE sets new one-day ridership record
- 10-17-09 WTOP 103.5 FM: VRE looks to change direction of management
- 10-17-09 Inside NoVA.com: Sowing the seed of a family dream
- 10-16-09 CNN: Report details extra problems women face in military careers
- 10-16-09 Frederick News-Post: City gives Fort Detrick tax break on private utility plant
- 10-16-09 Gazette.Net: State camera law costing county $5 million -- Maryland statute ups threshold, limits when cameras can operate
- 10-16-09 Maryland Daily Record: We need a transportation spending overhaul -- Commentary by Donald C. Fry, President & CEO of the Greater Baltimore Committee
- 10-16-09 Site Selection.com:
- The Military Economy: The Future of the Defense Industry: Economic Impacts & Opportunities
- From Defense to Development: The Opportunities of Military Base Redevelopment
- 10-16-09 Washington Examiner: District weighs bus lanes for center of K Street
- 10-15-09 Gazette.Net: Gail Ewing commentary: Where is the courage on transportation?
- 10-16-09 Inside NoVA.com: One stop processing center on Belvoir
- 10-16-09 New York Times: Panel Finds Shortcomings in Bone Study
- 10-16-09 Wall Street Journal: Panel Undercuts Critics of Bone Study
- 10-16-09 El Paso Times: $56 million Warrior Transition Battalion Complex will treat soldiers' severe wounds, speed recovery
- 10-16-09 Washington Post: Higher Education: Hopkins Still Top School For Research Spending -- 2 U-Md. Campuses; Va. Tech in Top 50
- 10-15-09 Gazette.Net: New retail comes to Frederick amid slump -- Clemson Corner will feature Wegmans, Lowe's, Marshalls
- 10-15-09 WTOP 103.5 FM: Leaders to discuss tolls on 'free' highways
- 10-15-09 CBS News: Max Cleland: Losing Election Brought Back PTSD
- 10-15-09 NNMC Journal: Bethesda kicks off Admiral’s Calls
- 10-15-09 NNMC Journal: Deputy Commander for Integration and Transition
- 10-15-09 NNMC Journal: This Week at Bethesda
- 10-15-09 NNMC Journal: Quick hire of Navy, Marine spouses now possible
- 10-15-09 WRAMC Stripe: BRAC Career Transition Center opens at WRAMC
- 10-15-09 WRAMC Stripe: Town hall addresses BRAC, CFC, climate survey
- 10-15-09 WRAMC Stripe: TRICARE assistance program reaches out over the Web to ease post-deployment stress
- 10-15-09 Fort Detrick Standard: Army promotes awareness of depression to combat stigma
- 10-15-09 Washington Post: In N.Va., Roadwork Is Adding to the Disease, Not the Cure -- Obama Touts Stimulus Funding Of Fairfax Parkway Extension
- 10-15-09 WRC/NBC4-TV: National Army Museum Design Released -- Museum to be built at Fort Belvoir
- 10-15-09 New York Times: Wounded Soldiers Return to Iraq, Seeking Solace
- 10-15-09 News-Medical.Net: NICoE to study how brain works after sustaining combat-related injury using Elekta Neuromag
- 10-15-09 Washington Business Journal: Streetcars still desired in D.C.
- 10-14-09 Gazette.Net: Editorial: Where we grow from here -- Policy proposal big on vision, short on viability
- 10-14-09 Baltimore Sun: Columbia presentation offers glimpse of future but few details -- A second event is tonight at 7 p.m.; will be web-cast
- 10-14-09 Baltimore Business Journal: Cushman & Wakefield: Office, industrial vacancy rates on the rise in 3Q
- 10-14-09 Washington Post: A Historic Success In Military Recruiting -- In Midst of Downturn, All Targets Are Met
- 10-14-09 Washington Post: Road Safety -- In Highway Fatalities, It's Usually Not the Other Guy
- 10-14-09 WTOP 103.5 FM: Single-vehicles account for 60 percent of area's highway deaths
- 10-14-09 Gazette.Net: Student housing zoning changes for NIH rejected -- Hearing examiner to take up issue on Oct. 26
- 10-14-09 Gazette.Net: Planning Board pledges faster process, presents report -- County makes pitch for AAA bond rating
- 10-14-09 Gazette.Net: Towns get grant to improve pedestrian safety -- Chevy Chase View, Kensington encourage students to walk to school
- 10-14-09 Gazette.Net: Exempt hospitals from traffic requirements, Holy Cross says -- Proposed Germantown hospital would be sited in 100 percent mitigation area
- 10-14-09 Gazette.Net: Transit/highway expansion needed for I-270 -- Commentary by Gigi Godwin, President of the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, and Gino Renne, President of UFCW Local 1994/MCGEO
- 10-14-09 Washington Examiner: White Flint development worries parents, school officials
- 10-14-09 Annapolis Capital: Mixed-use center targeted for Route 3 -- Still needs zoning change for condos and offices
- 10-14-09 WBAL 1090 AM: Treasurer: Maryland Maintains AAA Bond Rating
- 10-13-09 United States Army: Army leaders detail commitment to Family Covenant
- 10-13-09 Washington Business Journal: Prince George's OKs new tax incentive area
- 10-13-09 Washington Post: Task Force to Study Development in Ten Mile Creek Watershed
- 10-13-09 Washington Business Journal: Montgomery County planners want to speed up approval process
- 10-13-09 Baltimore Business Journal: University of Maryland Medical System partners with Civista Medical Center
- 10-13-09 Inside NoVA.com: Construction projects ready post for future
- 10-13-09 New York Times: Door Opens to Health Claims Tied to Agent Orange
- 10-12-09 Annapolis Capital: Fort Meade to be cyber defense home -- Officials hint U.S. Cyber Command also may locate there
- 10-12-09 Air Force Times: Andrews AFB becomes Joint Base Andrews
- 10-12-09 Frederick News-Post: Detrick helps economy
- 10-11-09 Washington Examiner: Montgomery faces long winter of big decisions
- 10-11-09 Washington Examiner: Circulator eyed for Georgetown-to-Rosslyn route
- 10-11-09 Temple (TX) Daily Telegram: Mind M.A.S.H.: Fort Hood succeeding in treatment of TBI
- 10-10-09 Air Force Times: Wounded Warrior Program helps injured airmen
- 10-10-09 Army Times: Human Resources Command (HRC) to continue service in midst of move
- 10-9-09 Gazette.Net: Easing the BRAC transition in Bethesda -- Commentary by Anthony Brown, Maryland's lieutenant governor and chairman of the governor's Subcabinet on Base Realignment and Closure
- 10-9-09 Gazette.Net: Counties look to federal lobbyists for contracts -- Spending on them a priority even during recession
- 10-9-09 Gazette.Net: Housing industry seeks federal help -- Cardin pushes extension of $8,000 tax credit for homebuyers
- 10-9-09 WAMU 88.5 FM: (AUDIO) Preparing For BRAC In D.C.
- 10-9-09 Washington Post: Metro Bracing to Make Further Cuts -- If Ridership Continues to Fall, Officials Could See a $22.4 Million Budget Gap This Year
- 10-9-09 Baltimore Business Journal: Aberdeen OKs plan for BRAC offices near Ripken Stadium -- Harford city to gain 500,000 s.f. complex near sports complex, lose anticipated tax income
- 10-9-09 Baltimore Business Journal: Stimulus money hard to find, track for Baltimore's small contractors -- It's not easy being small
- 10-9-09 Business Wire: Fitch Rates Arlington County, Virginia Gos 'AAA'; Outlook Stable
- 10-9-09 Washington Business Journal: Montgomery County Planners send Kensington and Vicinity Sector Plan to county
- 10-8-09 Maryland Politics Watch blog: Let's Make this BRAC Work -- Commentary by Ilaya Rome Hopkins, Chair of the Coalition of Military Medical Center Neighbors and member of the BRAC Implementation Committee representing the East Bethesda Citizens Association
- 10-8-09 NewsChannel 8: Career Center Helps Workers Displaced by BRAC
- 10-8-09 The Post Chronicle.com: (VIDEO) Bob Barker Gifts $3 Million to Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund -- 8 minute interview of Bob Barker and Bill White, the president of the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, with Don Imus on the Fox Business Network.
- 10-8-09 WJZ-TV13 (Baltimore): Development To Bring New Jobs To Harford County
- 10-8-09 United States Army: Education key to overcome PTSD stigma
- 10-8-09 Washington Post: Bethesda: Rockville Pike Underpass Plans Draw Criticism -- Activists Say Link Between Metro, Medical Center Would Be Inconvenient, Unsafe
- 10-8-09 Washington Post: Officials Set To Determine What Region Really Needs -- Report Cards to Follow
- 10-8-09 United Press International: Injured vets hit jackpot with Barker gift
- 10-8-09 Washington Post: Declining Ridership Could Force Metro Cuts
- 10-8-09 Columbia (MD) Flier: CA board rejects proposal to close pools -- But 'under-used' facilities remain a concern
- 10-8-09 Baltimore Sun: Michael Dresser's Getting There blog -- Transportation chief seems cool toward I-270 notion
- 10-8-09 Gazette.Net: Andrews adopts new name, logo -- Air Force base ceremony marks step in military consolidation
- 10-8-09 Washington Business Journal: Andrews Airforce Base gets new name, logo
- 10-8-09 Another Financial Portal: Fairfax County (VA) Set To Issue New Bonds
- 10-8-09 NNMC Journal: Commander’s Column -- The Bethesda Hospitals' Emergency Preparedness Partnership
- 10-8-09 NNMC Journal: Medical Service Corps receives new director
- 10-8-09 WRAMC Stripe: Officials cut ribbon for renovated T-2 building
- 10-8-09 WRAMC Stripe: Bob Barker donates $3 million to defense brain injury center
- 10-8-09 WRAMC Stripe: Chiarelli: Mental wounds ‘no phantom issue’
- 10-7-09 Gazette.Net: Federal funds key to BRAC road projects -- Metro tunnel, intersection work counting on grants
- 10-7-09 Gazette.Net: Easing the BRAC transition in Bethesda -- Commentary by Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown, chairman of the governor's Subcabinet on Base Realignment and Closure
- 10-7-09 Montgomery County statement regarding the proposed pedestrian underpass project
- 10-7-09 Gazette.Net: Planning Board set to vote on town houses for NIH students -- Staff recommends denying 31-unit project
- 10-7-09 Gazette.Net: Housing to open for families at NIH -- Woodmont House will serve as temporary home as children get treatment
- 10-7-09 Gazette.Net: 'Science City' vision has some on council skeptical -- Gaithersburg West draws traffic, density questions
- 10-7-09 ABC News: TV Icon Bob Barker Gives $3 Million to Military Brain Injuries Hospital -- Construction on the Facility Can Finish Thanks to the Former Naval Aviator's Donation
- 10-7-09 Washington Business Journal: Developers sought for Georgia Avenue site
- 10-7-09 Washington Examiner: Montgomery plans traffic tunnel near Bethesda Naval
- 10-7-09 WTTG / FOX5-TV: Controversy Over Bethesda Tunnel Plan
- 10-7-09 USA TODAY: High-tech 'scribes' help transfer medical records into electronic form
- 10-7-09 Army Times: PTSD: An Army colonel’s quest for answers
- 10-7-09 Annapolis Capital: Editorial -- Our Say: Is this any way to pass a vital plan?
- 10-7-09 Mount Vernon (VA) Gazette: Bulova Makes Plea for 95/395 HOT Lanes Project
- 10-7-09 Washington Business Journal: Pr. William declines to join anti-HOT lanes lawsuit
- 10-6-09 Washington Examiner: 'Science City' will be scaled back, council president predicts
- 10-6-09 Montgomery County Council News Release: Montgomery County Council Names 17 to Sligo Creek Golf Course Task Force -- Community Leaders, Golfers, Recreation Advisors Will Study Options for Future of Silver Spring Course
- 10-6-09 United States Army: Army reaffirms Family Covenant
- 10-5-09 Gazette.Net: Big BRAC bucks a long shot for Maryland -- State faces stiff competition for federal money
- 10-5-09 Gazette.Net: Montgomery to hire federal lobbyist by end of month -- Focus will be on attracting, retaining, expanding federal agencies
- 10-5-09 Gazette.Net: More tax credits needed, says real estate industry -- Agents, homebuilders, Cardin want federal help extended
- 10-5-09 Baltimore Sun: Wegmans to break ground in Abingdon
- 10-5-09 KTKA / ABC49-TV (Topeka, KS): Fort Riley complex first in Army to help wounded warriors
- 10-5-09 New York Times: For N.I.H. Chief, Issues of Identity and Culture
- 10-5-09 Annapolis Capital: Key Odenton Town Center project scales back -- Units in development to be cut by 28 percent
- 10-5-09 Baltimore Sun: Baltimore Co. to buy Sparrows Point tract -- Union to lease industrial site for a training center
- 10-5-09 Baltimore Sun: High-tech traffic fix: Advances that use sensors to compile data can improve road and rail efficiency -- Commentary by Jim Sellinger, senior location executive for IBM Baltimore and member of the Greater Baltimore Committee
- 10-5-09 USA TODAY: More colleges develop classes on how to treat war veterans
- 10-5-09 Baltimore Business Journal: Harford County, Aberdeen ink water deal
- 10-4-09 Washington Post: Some Say Md. Research Center Will Be a Study in Sprawl
- 10-4-09 Washington Examiner: Site struggle over proposed MontCo biotech 'city'
- 10-4-09 Inside NoVA.com: Arlington courts Prince William to join HOT lanes suit
- 10-3-09 WTOP 103.5 FM (Capital News Service): Maryland on a slow and steady road to a housing recovery
- 10-3-09 Baltimore Sun: The Real Estate Wonk blog -- Uncle Sam offers relocating military personnel some aid
- 10-3-09 Annapolis Capital: BRAC may bring more commuters than movers -- Many employees headed to Fort Meade undecided on whether to relocate
- 10-3-09 Frederick News-Post: Census: Commuting down, car pooling up in 2008
- 10-3-09 Army Times: Walter Reed at forefront of cancer fight -- Chief oncologist helping to lead national awareness campaign
- 10-3-09 Norfolk Virginian-Pilot: Va. lags in spending stimulus money for roads
- 10-3-09 Tacoma (WA) News Tribune: Tom Philpott's Military Update -- Retiree cost increase for civilian hospital stays sure to rile
- 10-3-09 Washington Post: Roger K. Lewis Shaping the City column -- Transportation Policies Have Miles to Go and Not Much Time
- 10-2-09 Arlington (VA) Sun Gazette: In Military First, Fort Myer and Henderson Hall Become Joint Base
- 10-2-09 Bloomberg.com: Vets Loving Socialized Medicine Show Government Offers Savings
- 10-2-09 United States Air Force: Wounded warriors get hero's welcome at Andrews
- 10-2-09 Psychiatric Times: From War to Home: Psychiatric Emergencies of Returning Veterans
- 10-2-09 Cumberland (MD) Times-News: MDOT secretary: Budget bleak, but still some successes
- 10-2-09 Washington Post: Lone Official Warns Against Blueprint for Gaithersburg 'Science City'
- 10-2-09 Gazette.Net: Laslo Boyd column -- Red ink everywhere, but no place to make cuts
- 10-2-09 Gazette.Net: Events & Networking -- check here for BRAC-related business and workforce opportunities
- 10-2-09 Washington Business Journal: More development in Prince George's County Westphalia area
- 10-2-09 Baltimore Sun: Baltimore County planners back mixed-use development near Red Line stations -- Study outlines transit-oriented office, retail, high-density residential uses
- 10-2-09 PARADE Magazine: Helping Soldiers Heal -- Former Sen. Max Cleland (D., Ga.) lost his legs and one arm in the Vietnam War. More than 30 years later, he returned to Walter Reed to be treated for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). His new book, “Heart of a Patriot,” begins with an open letter to America’s soldiers, urging them to seek help when they need it.
- 10-1-09 Andrews AFB Capital Flyer: Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility Washington unveiled
- 10-1-09 Andrews AFB Capital Flyer: Air Force District of Washington (AFDW) strategic plan published, ready for implementation
- 10-1-09 Gazette.Net: A $296,000 study will not stop expansion of disease labs at Fort Detrick -- Residents remain skeptical over laboratories
- 10-1-09 Hagerstown Herald-Mail: Budget tighter, but Md. roads projects on track -- Strategies for coping with decreased revenue among topics discussed
- 10-1-09 Government Executive: Transportation chief defends stimulus spending efforts
- 10-1-09 Mount Vernon (VA) Gazette: What's Ahead for Mount Vernon? -- Fort Belvoir Community Hospital
- 10-1-09 NNMC Journal: Movers & Shakers: Cmdr. Paul McComb -- This is an installment in a series of articles spotlighting some of the hardworking and dedicated individuals who are making a big difference toward the smooth transition and success of the integration between Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the National Naval Medical Center. Their collective efforts will result in a world class, state-of-the-art military healthcare facility that is the first of its kind, the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
- 10-1-09 WRAMC Stripe: Help us with access to care
- 10-1-09 Fort Detrick Standard: Army combats negative sterotype, promotes awareness of depression
- 10-1-09 Washington Post: For Relief, Region Told To Go East -- Smart Growth in Pr. George's Pushed to Maximize Transit
- 10-1-09 Washington Post: The Traffic Gap -- (GRAPHIC) There exists a divide - along 16th Street NW in the District, and along I-95 in Maryland and Virginia - where economic expansion appears strongest in the west and affordable housing is more prevalent in the east.
- 10-1-09 Washington Post: Transportation -- Va. Gives Intercity Rail Service Trial Run
- 10-1-09 Washington Post: In Train Suicides, a Private Anguish Plays Out in Public -- 'I Believe He Lost His Mind at That Moment'
- 10-1-09 Washington Post: Area Unemployment Rate Fell in August -- Jobs Declined, Too, as Workforce Shrank
- 10-1-09 WTOP 103.5 FM: Va. finds roundabout way to fix congested intersection
- 10-1-09 USA TODAY: U.S. highways inadequately funded -- Letter to the Editor from John Horsley, Executive director of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
- 10-1-09 Gazette/Net: Prince George's County keeps bond rating - barely -- Fitch Ratings agency warns that county's score could be downgraded in future
- 10-1-09 Gazette/Net: A $296,000 study will not stop expansion of disease labs at Fort Detrick -- Residents remain skeptical over laboratories
- 10-1-09 Maryland Daily Record (Associated Press): Scientists: Don’t over-regulate biolabs
- 10-1-09 Newsweek: PTSD: New War on An Old Foe -- Big changes underway at the VA could mean better treatment for thousands of vets. A bureaucracy in transition
- 10-1-09 Air Force Times: Automatic VA enrollment bill gains support
- 9-30-09 Gazette/Net: Montgomery County must 'connect the dots' -- Knapp calls for tax credit, explicit relationships with federal and academic research
- 9-30-09 United States Army: Soldiers telling PTSD stories will decrease treatment stigma
- 9-30-09 U.S. Department of Defense News Release: $555 Million DoD Homeowners Assistance Program Details Announced
- 9-30-09 Associated Press: Work begins on national e-health record network
- 9-30-09 Washington Examiner: Montgomery County Council votes to keep Sligo open
- 9-30-09 Washington Post: Budget Pain Coming in Montgomery: Raises, Reserves Being Examined
- 9-30-09 Baltimore Sun: Obama announces stimulus funds for research during NIH visit -- Funding represents single largest boost to biomedical research in history, Obama says
- 9-30-09 Sports Illustrated: (PHOTO GALLERY) Profiles in Courage -- Every day, brave men and women put themselves in harm's way as they protect and serve in the finest tradition as members of our armed forces. Many of them come back from serving our country with injuries and traumas ranging from loss of limb to post traumatic stress disorder. The National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic promotes rehabilitation by teaching sporting activities to these veterans."As Americans, we have a covenant to care for those who have served our nation with honor," said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. "VA is proud to fulfill this covenant through events such as the Summer Sports Clinic, which gives injured Veterans an opportunity to rediscover their potential and redefine their capabilities."SI presents "Profiles in Courage."
- 9-30-09 Gazette.Net: Roads, growth, zoning are most discussed issues at town hall meeting -- County Executive hosts forum in Bethesda
- 9-30-09 Gazette.Net: Belward deed could be a ‘Science City' roadblock -- Family considering legal action if too much development OK'd for Gaithersburg farm
- 9-30-09 Gazette.Net: Leggett's hiring of consultant on growth policy angers some officials -- Recommendations not due until after council vote
- 9-30-09 Gazette.Net: Residents question vote on speed humps -- Changes in proposal make some votes void
- 9-30-09 Gazette.Net: Chevy Chase West wants speed cameras on Wisconsin -- County study says other traffic-slowing moves may work better
- 9-30-09 Gazette.Net: Residents say overcrowding in downcounty parking lots a problem -- County to launch safety awareness campaign next month
- 9-30-09 Gazette.Net: Council eyes road health studies -- Effort before projects likely would increase cost
- 9-30-09 Gazette.Net: Montgomery economic situation worsens -- Music hall agreement likely next month
- 9-30-09 Gazette.Net: Approval sought for overhauling NIST's aging campus -- 40-year-old campus will see additions and upgrades
- 9-30-09 Gazette.Net: Sligo Creek Golf Course back in the swing -- Council approves funding to keep course open until next summer
- 9-30-09 Gazette.Net: Study: Wheaton should scale back redevelopment -- Residential units, not offices, will be key to spurring projects, panel says
- 9-30-09 Gazette.Net: Montgomery sector plan to be postponed a year, while Prince George's powers ahead -- Coordination on bi-county plan will not be affected, planners say
- 9-29-09 Air Force Times: Homeowner assistance program begins tomorrow
- 9-29-09 KWTX-TV10 (Waco, TX): Pentagon Agrees To Build New Fort Hood Hospital In Single Phase -- The Department of Defense has approved a proposal by two Central Texas congressmen to build a new $1 billion hospital on Fort Hood entirely beginning next year, rather than in two phases spread out over nearly a decade, which was the Pentagon’s original plan.
- 9-29-09 Washington Examiner: Marta Mossburg column -- Virginia poised to take Maryland's business
- 9-29-09 Washington Post: Defense Bill, Lauded by White House, Contains Billions in Earmarks
- 9-28-09 Washington Post: Suburb Braces for An End to Tranquility -- Pr. George's Backs Major Development Of Westphalia Area
- 9-28-09 Congressional Quarertly CQ Today: Earmarks in Defense Bill Draw Fire
- 9-28-09 Washington Post: Montgomery Wants to Know: Will That Road Make You Sick?
- 9-28-09 USA TODAY: Joint Chiefs chairman seeks brain-injury limit
- 9-28-09 Washington Examiner: Transit backup program gave 3,096 free rides home last year
- 9-28-09 Gazette.Net: Jobless rate drops in several areas; state rate stays at 7.2 percent -- Declines in Frederick, Montgomery counties and Baltimore city
- 9-28-09 Maryland Daily Record: Md.'s Unemployment Insurance Fund almost depleted
- 9-28-09 Baltimore Business Journal: BBJ BRAC Breakfast
- 9-27-09 Washington Post: Transportation Officials Boil It Down: Straits and Solutions
- 9-27-09 Washington Post: Dr. Gridlock -- Build More Roads? Why Not Just Drive Less?
- 9-27-09 Washington Post: Scene and Heard -- Mutual Support Between Walter Reed Patients, Staff at the Army Ten-Miler
- 9-27-09 Frederick News-Post: MARC buying new locomotives
- 9-27-09 Washington Examiner: Bumped off: Area motorists besieged by 'raised potholes'
- 9-27-09 New York Times: Women at Arms -- Wartime Soldier, Conflicted Mom
- 9-27-09 Annapolis Capital: Editorial -- Our Say: Work force housing plan deserves council's support
- 9-26-09 Washington Post: Montgomery County -- Planners Approve Historic Status for 3 Sites
- 9-25-09 Washington Post: Metro: Catoe's Contract Renewed In Show of Broad Support -- Dissenting Vote by D.C. Official Surprises Other Board Members
- 9-25-09 Minnesota Finance and Commerce: House passes extension to transportation package
- 9-25-09 Gazette.Net: Proposal calls for health study before roads are built -- Trachtenberg wants air pollution assessment on at-risk residents
- 9-25-09 Gazette.Net: Rules of the road about to change -- Speed cameras, texting while driving among new laws
- 9-25-09 Gazette.Net: Neighboring counties reach for HHS brass ring -- Federal agency renews lease in Rockville - for now
- 9-25-09 Gazette.Net: Events & Networking -- check here for BRAC-related business and employment opportunities
- 9-25-09 U.S. Department of Transportation News Release: TIGER Grant Applications Showcase the Demand for Innovative Transportation Projects Nationwide
- 9-25-09 Arlington (VA) Sun Gazette: Local Officials Pleased With New Flexibility in Housing Federal Agencies
- 9-25-09 CNN: U.S. seeing more female homeless veterans
- 9-25-09 Asbury Park (NJ) Press: Editorial -- Halt decision to close fort
- 9-25-09 Frederick News-Post: Katherine Heerbrandt column -- Upping the distrust ante
- 9-25-09 Washington Examiner: Leggett proposes $30 million mid-year cuts
- 9-25-09 Gazette.Net: Barry Rascover On Politics column -- O'Malley's piecemeal budget cuts
- 9-25-09 Baltimore Business Journal: Maryland's unemployment fund in peril -- Businesses face tax hike as Md.'s jobless drain benefits
- 9-24-09 Washington Post: Underpass Could Be New Metro Entrance -- Access Would Go Below Rockville Pike
- 9-24-09 Washington Post: Proposed ICC Tolls Among Nation's Most Costly
- 9-24-09 University of Delaware UDaily: University units partner for C4ISR symposium, expo
- 9-24-09 Frederick News-Post: Lab safety takes Congress by storm
- 9-24-09 Financial Times: Army confronts its hidden enemy
- 9-24-09 Bloomberg.com: HIV Vaccine Shows Promise for First Time, Study Shows
- 9-24-09 Baltimore Sun: Michael Dressers Get There blog -- Maryland ranked No. 3 in transit gains
- 9-24-09 Washington Post: Metro Chief Is Facing 'The Test of His Life'
- 9-24-09 Washington Post: Transit Plan: Chevy Chase Will Delay Purple Line Challenge -- Light-Rail Route Mars Popular Trail
- 9-24-09 Washington Post: Robert McCartney Metro column -- Car-Free Diet Hard to Swallow For Many
- 9-24-09 Gazette.Net: Proposed ICC toll rates announced by transportation authority -- First section of road expected to open late next year; public comment due by Nov. 23
- 9-24-09 Frederick News-Post: Brown: roads around Fort Detrick are still top concern
- 9-24-09 WTOP 103.5 FM: Speed cameras heading toward Md. highways
- 9-24-09 WTOP 103.5 FM (Associated Press): Best business state: Virginia takes top spot
- 9-24-09 Howard County Times: County leaders excited over timetable for rail line -- Yellow Line a part of county's long-term mass transit plan
- 9-24-09 NNMC Journal: Commander's Column -- Joint Commission Mock Survey
- 9-24-09 NNMC Journal: Did you know? -- Park and Ride system
- 9-24-09 NNMC Journal: Civilians surveyed on work preference
- 9-24-09 WRAMC Stripe: Town hall offers new transition information
- 9-24-09 WRAMC Stripe: Two-way communication enhanced by new kiosks
- 9-24-09 WRAMC Stripe: Civilians respond to canvass letter regarding workplace preference
- 9-24-09 WRAMC Stripe: New surgical intensive care unit opens at WRAMC
- 9-23-09 Maryland Daily Record: Westport developer lands $40M apartment project
- 9-23-09 Baltimore Sun: Maryland remains richest state in nation, new figures show -- But median home value declines in 2008 from previous year, according to Census data
- 9-23-09 Washington Post: Dr. Gridlock's Get There blog -- Maryland Outlines Toll Plan for ICC
- 9-23-09 Gazette.Net: Prince George's County maintains bond rating – barely: Fitch Ratings agency warns that county's rating could be downgraded in future
- 9-23-09 Washington Business Journal: Breaking Ground blog -- GSA renews leases for Department of Defense agencies beyond BRAC deadline before official ruling
- 9-23-09 Black Engineer.com: Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Howard University Partner to Provide Graduate Job Opportunities
- 9-23-09 Business Wire: Fitch Rates Prince George's County's (Maryland) $63MM GOs 'AA+'; Revises Outlook to Negative
- 9-23-09 Federal News Radio 1500 AM: Moran wins reprieve for DoD agencies; no BRAC move until 2014 at earliest
- 9-23-09 Washington Examiner: Military delays deadline on anti-terror building standards
- 9-23-09 Gazette.Net: County proposes underpass for Medical Center Metro -- Pedestrian, bike path would cut under Rockville Pike
- 9-23-09 Gazette.Net: $48.3 million approved for purchase, design of Webb Tract -- 130-acres part of relocation of police and fire training academy, school system facilities
- 9-23-09 Gazette.Net: Clouds gather over ‘Science City' -- Without $1.3B in transportation fixes, jobs-housing imbalance will cause ‘severe congestion,' state says
- 9-23-09 Gazette.Net: Mixed-use project OK'd near Montgomery mall -- Building to include condos, retail, green roof
- 9-23-09 Gazette.Net: County tries out a Car Free Day -- Warning: It's deer mating season, so drive carefully
- 9-23-09 Montgomery County News Release: Montgomery County Chosen from More Than 100 Communities for Federal Smart Growth Implementation Program
- 9-23-09 Baltimore Sun: B'More Green blog -- MDers riding transit more, saving gas
- 9-22-09 News Channel8: BRAC Deadline Pushed Back Amid Traffic, Other Concerns
- 9-22-09 Washington Business Journal: Department of Defense extends deadline for BRAC moves
- 9-22-09 Washington Business Journal: Breaking Ground blog -- Grand Opportunity at Walter Reed
- 9-22-09 Forbes (Associated Press): Md. transit ridership rise among highest in nation
- 9-22-09 Associated Press: Congress puts off action on road, air bills
- 9-22-09 Washington Post: Transportation: Senate Bill Includes $150 Million for Metro -- Safety Improvements Are Prioritized
- 9-22-09 Washington Post: Transportation Safety -- AAA Warns of Rise in Fatal Hit-and-Runs
- 9-22-09 Washington Post: Shortchanging a Military Hospital -- Letter to the Editor from John H. Chiles, a contract physician at Walter Reed Army Medical Center
- 9-22-09 Washington Post: Budget Woes -- Pr. George's Poised To Lay Off Scores Of County Workers
- 9-22-09 Frederick News-Post: I-270 cited for lengthy delays by planning board
- 9-22-09 United Press International: House panel head says turf battles hurting veteran care
- 9-22-09 Associated Press: Fort Detrick leader: safety a priority at biolab
- 9-22-09 Baltimore Business Journal: St. John Properties to team with RKS Realty to enhance BRAC project
- 9-22-09 Baltimore Business Journal: Southern Maryland's St. Mary's Hospital joins MedStar Health
- 9-22-09 WTOP 103.5 FM: The fight continues to keep Sligo Creek golf course
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