IN THE NEWS
Please report any bad linksAugust - September 2007 News
- 9-30-07 Washington Post: Shock and Trauma -- What I Faced After Iraq, by Kimberly Dozier, CBS News correspondent
- 9-30-07 Baltimore Sun: Schools look to specialized future -- County to offer signature college and career programs for all 12 high schools
- 9-29-07 Salisbury (MD) Daily Times: BRAC talks bring recruiters, educators together -- 35,000 high-tech jobs expected to flood region
- 9-29-07 Frederick News-Post: Workforce development system praised -- Frederick County used as model for other Maryland programs
- 9-28-07 Baltimore Business Journal: Some BRAC deals omit minority goals
- 9-27-07 Gazette.Net: Move over Purple Line, the CCT is on its way -- Upcounty advocates launching campaign to increase the visibility of the Corridor Cities Transitway
- 9-27-07 Annapolis Capital: Eric Hartley (commentary): Let's keep BRAC in perspective
- 9-27-07 Baltimore Examiner: Fort’s commander defends right to lease land to developers
- 9-27-07 Washington Post: Report Says Fixes Slow To Come at Walter Reed
- 9-26-07 Washington Examiner:Department of Defense begins building on Belvoir expansion (note: this article references the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency)September 2007: Department of Defense Plan to Achieve the Vision of the DoD Task Force on Mental Health
- 9-25-07 Baltimore Sun: Editorial – Tracking the Future
- 9-25-07 Washington Post: Md. Officials Plan To Expand MARC As Region Grows -- N.Va. Service, Greater Capacity Sought
- 9-25-07 Washington Post: O'Malley Roads Funding: Plan Falls Short, Some Officials Say -- Governor Rejects Calls for Higher Gas Tax Than Proposed
- 9-24-07 Baltimore Sun: MARC aims to triple service -- 28-year plan calls for more trains, track, 2008 weekend runs 9-23-07 Baltimore Sun: State road funds wither -- Budget problems threaten plans for BRAC upgrades
- 9-22-07 Washington Post: U.S. Agency Assails Ft. Meade Plan -- Impact Report Cites Concerns About Traffic and Environment
- 9-22-07 Washington Examiner: State gets grant to research BRAC infrastructure
- 9-22-07 Washington Examiner: Study: Traffic costs motorists $426 million
- 9-21-07 WBAL-TV (Baltimore): Group To Lobby For 10 Cent Gas Tax Increase
- 9-20-07 WRAMC Stripe:entagon’s ‘top doc’ praises improvements at Walter Reed
- 9-20-07 Baltimore Sun: Cut sprawl, help environment, report says -- Living in pedestrian-friendly area would cut emissions, according to report's author
- 9-20-07 Baltimore Sun: Md. receives $4 million for base expansion -- Pentagon funding to go for road, transit and school upgrades 9-17-07 Corridor Inc.: Q&A with Sen. Barbara A, Mikulski and Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger
- s 9-17-07 Corridor Inc.: BRAC Bulletin
- s 9-17-07 Capital Gazette (Annapolis): State seeks to boost transportation funds
- s 9-17-07 Commercial Property News: New Equity Partner on Board for $60M Mixed-Use Project Near Baltimore
- s 9-16-07 Baltimore Sun: Housing plan boosted -- Lt. governor backs request to run water lines under parkway
- 9-15-07 Stars and Stripes: Report says Army miscounts could slow stateside moves
- 9-15-07 Baltimore Sun: Pentagon takes on a tight timeline -- Auditors question ability to shift jobs by BRAC deadline 9-14-07 Integration Week in Review, National Capital Area Military Health System, Week of 10 – 14 September 2007: Assistant Secretary of Defense established the Joint Task Force National Capital Region/Medical (JTF CapMed)style="TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none"> (final item in news updates).
- 9-14-07 Baltimore Sun: Worker shortage called Md., U.S. threat -- Report urges state to prepare students for high-tech jobs
- 9-14-07 Asbury Park (NJ) Press: GAO debunks BRAC logic -- Base-closing figures called way off-base
- 9-13-07 GAO Report GAO-07-1007: Defense Infrastructure: Challenges Increase Risks for Providing Timely Infrastructure Support for Army Installations Expecting Substantial Personnel Growth
- 9-13-07 GAO Report GAO-07-1040: Military Base Realignments and Closures: Plan Needed to Monitor Challenges for Completing More Than 100 Armed Forces Reserve Centers
- 9-13-07 Baltimore Sun: Crime issue raised at BRAC session -- Police funding discussed in Harford
- 9-13-07 Washington Examiner: Senate OKs funds to address traffic woes created by base realignment
- 9-13-07 Northeast Reporter (Baltimore County): Editorial: More BRAC Openings Looming for County
- 9-13-07 The Daily Record: Md. likely to gain more money for military expansion, bridges
- 9-13-07 Washington Post: For War's Wounded, Space to Heal -- At New Walter Reed Center, Amputees Try to Readjust to Life in or Out of Battle 9-12-07 Hagerstown Herald-Mail: BRAC might bring back some jobs lost when Ritchie closed
- 9-11-07 Baltimore Sun: Army urged to share cost of local BRAC upgrades
- 9-10-07 Federal Times: Revitalizing excess property
- 9-9-07 Baltimore Sun: News Digest -- "BRAC: Transforming the Regional Workforce" Meeting to focus on impact of BRAC
- 9-9-07 Baltimore Sun: A workable approach to BRAC -- Agencies try to attract, retain employees with telecommute options
- 9-9-07 Baltimore Sun: Study predicts where BRAC jobs are heading -- Harford expects competition from Baltimore County
- 9-9 07 Annapolis Capital: Eric Hartley column: Fewer buses just when we need more
- 9-9 07 Annapolis Capital: Workforce development needed to handle BRAC jobs
- 9-8-07 Maryland Gazette (Annapolis): County seeking law to tax Meade project
- 9-7-07 Baltimore Sun: Senate OKs $963 million for Md. bases
- 9-7-07 Washington Examiner: Senate OKs nearly $300M for area military projects
- 9-7-07 Baltimore Sun: BRAC requires marketing Md. -- Officials try to persuade defense workers reluctant to move here
- 9-7-07 Gazette.Net: Fighting for BRAC dollars -- Brown: Minority business issues still need attention
- 9-6-07 Gazette.Net: With BRAC, Bowie woman plans for influx of people, business -- Task force director feels changes are needed in light of Base Realignment and Closure plan
- 9-6-07 Gazette.Net: Sykesville, county eye BRAC potential -- Twele: Sykesville, Eldersburg could see greatest growth in county as a result of Base Realignment and Closure
- 9-6-07 North County News (Baltimore County): County says it's prepared for influx of military jobs
- 9-6-07 WRAMC Stripe: New joint task force commander to be named
- 9-5-07 Gazette.Net: Growth, taxes and quality of life: It’s decision time for the county
- 9-5-07 The Connection Newspapers: The Victory Center: A Work In Progress -- Will BRAC regulations work for or against the Victory Center?
- 9-5-07 Baltimore Sun: HCC plan extends degree options -- Bachelor's to be offered in partnership with online college
- 9-2-07 Baltimore Sun: Army study is approved -- Project details plans to protect environment amid APG growth
- 9-1-07 Maryland Gazette: Maryland is richest state in country8-31-07 Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay (Bay Journal): Message from the President -- Defense move could be model for future growth
- 8-31-07 Columbia (MD) Flier: Meeting on military base growth set for Aug. 10
- 8-30-07 WRAMC Stripe: General discusses base realignment issues at town hall
- 8-30-07 NNMC Journal: Montgomery County Officials Warn Against Sewer Runoff
- 8-30-07 NNMC Journal: Commander’s Column (NNMC Strategy and Goals for Fiscal Year 2008)
- 8-30-07 Washington Post: Traffic Experts Brace for Congestion at Fort Meade -- Key Access Routes Could Be Bottlenecks
- 8-30-07 Gazette.Net: Rosapepe named to base realignment panel
- 8-30-07 Connection Newspapers: Herrity’s ‘Vision’ For Fairfax’s Future --
Pat Herrity hopes to replace Elaine McConnell in Springfield District - 8-30-07 Connection Newspapers: Time for a Change -- Mike McClanahan hopes to replace Elaine McConnell this November
- 8-30-07 News from the Maryland Dept. of Veterans Affairs: October 17, 2007 set for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned & Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Industry Day For Manufacturing & Related Industries (pdf)
- 8-30-07 Frederick News-Post: Military Intelligence – Biodefense campus' trickle-down effect
- 8-29-07 Connection Newspapers: DeWitt Army Hospital Celebrates 50 Years -- Time capsule to be placed at site of new DeWitt Hospital
- 8-29-07 Baltimore Daily Record: Baltimore County says it will be ready for BRAC overflow
- 8-29-07 Baltimore Sun: Balto. Co. officials say they're ready for BRAC
- 8-27-07 Washington Post: From the Ground Up -- Army's Arrival May Mean a New Day for Springfield
- 8-26-07 Capital Gazette Newspapers (Annapolis): O'Malley faces tough choices Taxes, transportation, slots are challenges
- 8-26-07 Asbury Park (NJ) Press: Backers refuse to give up fight -- Probe spurs flurry of bills
- 8-21-07 Asbury Park (NJ) Press: Ballooning BRAC costs vex Maine lawmaker -- Inquiry urged by Sen. Collins
- 8-20-07 Federal Times: D.C.-area building projects await nod from commission
- 8-18-07 Baltimore Sun: United front on BRAC favored --- But counties resist sacrificing top priorities for good of all
- 8-18-07 Southern Maryland Online: Governor Says Workforce, Sustainability, Security are Key Themes for Maryland -- Governor's address to Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) focuses on the future, resolving deficit, transportation and infrastructure
- 8-17-07 Capital Gazette Newspapers (Annapolis) Editorial: Our Say:
BRAC expansion -- Area's planners have been warned - 8-17-07 RISMedia Real Estate News: Regional Spotlight: In Some Washington Neighborhoods, it’s Still a Seller’s Market
- 8-17-07 Gazette.Net: Barry Rascover – Will We Be Ready for BRAC?
- 8-15-07 The Connection Newspapers: Final Belvoir BRAC Realignment Decision Official -- Total number arriving drops by 3,000
- 8-14-07 Washington Business Journal: Army pulls back on plans for Fairfax roadwork
- 8-14-07 Washington Examiner: Montgomery officials want more time for base realignment report comments
- 8-12-07 Washington Post: Counties Envision Cutbacks in State Funding -- Governments 'Have to Be a Part of the Solution' as Md. Confronts $1.5 Billion Shortfall, Delegate Says
- 8-10-07 Gazette.Net: Blair Lee Column: My Maryland -- Will BRAC bring us together?
- 8-9-07 Southern Maryland Online: $56 Million Hughesville Bypass Officially Open; La Plata Park-N-Ride Opens Next Week
- 8-9-07 Gazette.Net: Letter -- BRAC growth is good for Prince George’s
- 8-9-07 Gazette.Net: What does it take to make BRAC work for Maryland? -- Preparing a regional plan in cooperation with each other, Brown tells local leaders as they prepare recommendations for the state
- 8-9-07 Washington Examiner: Officials grapple with BRAC traffic
- 8-7-07 Fredericksburg (VA) Free Lance-Star: Extension sought to answer Marines -- Stafford, Prince William supervisors want more time to comment on Marine Corps BRAC statement
- 8-7-07 Baltimore Sun: Brown's BRAC message to local officials: Think regionally
- 8-7-07 Washington Times: Leaders vow unity in BRAC planning
- 8-5-07 Baltimore Sun: Army to build complex at APG -- $500 million project to house operation moving from N.J.
- 8-3-07 GazetteNet.com: Bullock tapped to spearhead $9B project
- 8-3-07 GazetteNet.com: BRAC may have minimal impact on Baltimore -- Mayor looking for ways to draw more military personnel into city
- 8-2-07 Senator Barbara Mikulski press release: Team Maryland, U.S. Army Confirm Commitment to APG
- 8-2-07 Cecil Whig: Mayors invited in on state’s BRAC planning
- 8-2-07 Gazette.Net: BRAC to charge region’s economy -- Montgomery will see new jobs, new businesses, new commuters and new problems as military’s base realignment plan advances
- 8-1-07 Corridor Inc.: BRAC Invasion -- Baltimore & Jay Brodie offer Corridor’s Housing Solution
- 8-1-07 Corridor Inc.: Q & A with Renée M. Winsky, Executive Director Maryland Technology Development Corp
- 8-1-07 Corridor Inc.: Arundel Inc.: Calm, cool and ready for growth
- 8-1-07 Corridor Inc.: BRAC Bulletin
- 8-01-07 Fairfax County Times: Army agrees to complete long-delayed artery link
- 8-1-07 Asbury Park (NJ) Press: Is Army unfazed by cost overrun? – Lawmakers Speaking Out
- 8-1-07 Baltimore Sun: City asks state's help on BRAC -- Road, neighborhood upgrades to draw workers, Dixon says
- 8-1-07 WJZ-TV: Lt. Gov. Brown Looks At Baltimore For BRAC Options
- 8-1-07 Washington Post: Letter to the Editor -- Seeking BRAC Solutions
- 8-1-07 Corridor, Inc.: The Great BRAC Debate – Is the current pace of BRAC preparation adequate?
January-July 2007 news
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