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February 2013 News

• 2-28-13 Association of the United States Navy:  AUSN Monitors New Details in Report about Military Health Service (MHS) Transitioning to Defense Health Agency (DHA)
  • 2-28-13 Federal Health Care News.com:  Navy Surgeon General Admiral Nathan announced that the new Defense Health Agency (DHA) will be established in October 2013.  
• 2-28-13 Washington Business Journal:  Defense officials detail billions in cuts from sequestration, continuing resolution
• 2-28-13 Maryland Capital Gazette:  Defense agency could move from Annapolis to Fort Meade
• 2-28-13 Washington Post:  In praise of a reliable workout buddy -- The Capital Crescent Trail is an 11-mile arc of wooded refuge that runs through the heart of suburbia and deep into the city, from Silver Spring in the northeast to Georgetown in the southwest
• 2-28-13 Gazette.Net:  Developers break ground on Fenwick Station in Silver Spring -- Site could be the home to the county’s first Capital Bikeshare station
• 2-28-13 Gazette.Net:  Purple Line planners concerned about state revenue source -- Potential project delays if state does not find funding mechanism
• 2-28-13 Bethesda Now:   MTA Discusses Possible Bethesda Row Fan Tower
• 2-28-13 Bethesda Now:   Purple Line Officials Show Off Noise Mitigation Techniques In Town Of Chevy Chase
• 2-27-13 Chevy Chase Patch:  Funding Issues, Design Considerations with Purple Line -- County planners still are determining the details of just how the Purple Line would cut across the region, but the biggest issue of all is funding
• 2-27-13 Bethesda Now:   Revised Bethesda Apartment Plan Set For Review
• 2-27-13 Baltimore Sun:  Md. military bases brace for reductions -- Obama, at Va. nuclear submarine factory, presses for sequester delay
• 2-27-13 Baltimore Sun:  Comfort leaves Baltimore for final time -- Navy says moving hospital ship to Norfolk will save $2 million a year
• 2-26-13 Bethesda Now:  Akridge Cuts Ribbon On Brand New Downtown Office
• 2-26-13 Maryland Capital Gazette:  Federal budget cut could have widespread effects
• 2-25-13 Montgomery County Dept. of Transportation:  Bethesda Avenue-Woodmont Avenue project (parking lot #31) update: blasting concludes; concrete pouring soon to begin
• 2-25-13 Bethesda Now:  Capital Crescent Trail Tunnel Could Be Rebuilt
• 2-25-13 Bethesda Now:  Chevy Chase Residents Simmering Over Apartment Heights, Planning Process
• 2-25-13 Washington Post:  Military is required to justify using animals in medic training after pressure from activists
• 2-25-13 Washington Post (Associated Press):  War zone killing leaves troops with ‘moral injury,’ may rival PTSD cases
• 2-25-13 Association of Defense Communities:  BRAC Badly Needed to Operate Efficiently, Air Force Commander Says
• 2-24-13 Maryland Capital Gazette:  Anne Arundel Outlook: Business growing around west county, Fort Meade
• 2-24-13 Maryland Capital Gazette:  Anne Arundel Outlook: Federal spending fight makes tech industry uncertain
• 2-24-13 Fayetteville (NC) Observer:  Mural from now closed Walter Reed Army Medical Center on display at Womack
• 2-23-13 Maryland Capital Gazette:  Meade prepares for sequestration reality
• 2-23-13 Odenton-Severn Patch:  Committee to Get Update on Fort Meade Transformation -- The Odenton Town Center Plan Oversight Committee will meet Tuesday and get an update on the changes at the installation
• 2-22-13 Washington Business Journal:  Major developers take part in Walter Reed tour
• 2-22-13 Bethesda Patch:  92-Foot Ventilation Tower, Part of Purple Line Plans, Proposed For Woodmont Plaza -- The tower would be used in emergencies to clear the Purple Line tunnel of smoke, according to a planning staff memo
• 2-22-13 Bethesda Now:  Purple Line Planners To Talk Noise Mitigation In Chevy Chase
• 2-22-13 Marine Link,com (Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD) News Release):  USNS Mercy (T-AH-19) Anemometer Positioning Evaluation (APE) Testing Completed
• 2-22-13 Fort Detrick Standard:  Success through Proper Medical Management
• 2-22-13 Frederick News-Post:  Officials hear about concern near Area B
• 2-22-13 Washington Examiner:  New bus rapid transit proposal centers around Route 355
• 2-21-13 Bethesda Now:  Planners Say Rockville Pike Could Handle Major Bus Rapid Transit System
• 2-21-13 Washington Post:  Montgomery’s Leggett touts financial accomplishments
  • 2-20-13 Montgomery County Government News Release:  Leggett on the State of Montgomery: Broad Progress Despite Fiscal Challenges; “The Future Is Here – Let’s Move Forward”
  • 2-20-13 Text of County Executive Leggett's State of the County Address
• 2-21-13 Baltimore Sun:  Big pay cut contemplated for civilian defense workers -- Defense Department plans weekly furloughs if sequestration cuts hit; Md. to see one of the biggest hits
• 2-21-13 Washington Post:  Pentagon warns workers may need to take unpaid leave if sequester kicks in -- A report this week by economists at Wells Fargo Securities said Maryland, Virginia and the District — in addition to Hawaii and Alaska — are the places that are likely to be most hurt by the sequester. Federal spending represents about 20 percent of economic activity in those three local jurisdictions — higher than anywhere else in the country, the economists said.
  • 2-18-13 Wells Fargo Securities Economics Group:  Sequestration: Which States Are Most Vulnerable?
  • 2-21-13 Washington Post:  As sequester nears, Pentagon Comptroller Robert Hale at center of storm
  • 2-21-13 Washington Post:  The Federal Diary -- Budget cuts could result in up to 20 percent pay cut for federal workers
• 2-20-13 Military.com:  DoD Buzz -- Army warns of new BRAC round
• 2-20-13 Odenton-Severn Patch:  As Rents Rise in Odenton, Fort Meade Builds on Base -- Fort Meade officials broke ground on a new privately-developed apartment complex. The project will target junior enlisted service members who have been priced out of apartments nearby
• 2-20-13 Washington Post:  Navy releases guidance on potential furloughs for civilian employees
• 2-20-13 Bethesda Now:  Residents Lay Out Issues With Chevy Chase Lake Plan
• 2-20-13 Gazette.Net:  Rockville working on plan for ‘controlled evolution’ on the Pike -- Public hearing on draft Pike Plan expected next month
• 2-19-13 Bethesda Now:  Leggett: ‘Severe Slowdown’ Possible For MoCo If Sequester Hits
• 2-19-13 Bethesda Now:  NIH, MoCo Stormwater Pond Entering Final Stages
• 2-19-13 Washington Examiner:  Montgomery County bus rapid transit scaled down, less expensive
• 2-19-13 Federal News Radio 1500 AM (Associated Press):  Younger vets still struggle as jobs scene improves
• 2-18-13 Baltimore Sun:  Md. among the most at risk from federal cuts -- Md., Va. and D.C. all have high levels of federal spending
• 2-18-13 Frederick News-Post:  Commuter trends shifting -- Public transit use in county doubled in last decade
• 2-17-13 Washington Post:  Montgomery County looks to get hip -- County Executive Isiah Leggett wants to make Montgomery more competitive with the District and Arlington County for the coveted millennial demographic, or “Generation Y” — roughly defined as those between ages 18 and 34. Plans include a revised set of policies that officials hope will spawn the next U Street corridor, Adams Morgan or Clarendon — dynamic, walkable communities where the young will not only play but also live and work.
• 2-17-13 Washington Post:  Maryland to start building long-delayed transit center in Prince George’s
• 2-15-13 WRC / NBC4 TV:  Changes Coming to Ease Rockville Pike Traffic Pain
  • 2-15-13 Gazette.Net:  New entrance, pedestrian tunnel planned for Medical Center Metro -- Construction expected to begin next year
  • 2-15-13 Bethesda Patch:  Metro Advances Rockville Pike Pedestrian Underpass Project -- Underpass and elevators would improve connectivity between Walter Reed Bethesda and the Medical Center Metro station
  • 2-15-13 Washington Post:  Metro inches closer to new entrance, walkway at Medical Center
  • 2-14-13 Bethesda Now:  Metro ‘Advances’ New Medical Center Metro Entrance
  • 2-14-13 WMATA (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority):  Metro Board advances new entrance at Medical Center Station
• 2-15-13 Bethesda Now:  Local Officials Warn Of Sequestration Damage As Deadline Looms -- At a Walter Reed BRAC Integration Committee meeting last month, an official from NIH said one direct effect of the budget cuts could be the closing of the campus’ Old Georgetown Road entrance near Greentree Road, at least in the mornings
• 2-15-13 Joint Base Andrews Gazette:  79th Medical Wing earns national recognition for patient-centered care
• 2-15-13 San Diego Union-Tribune (Associated Press):  Walter Reed study compares depression treatments
• 2-14-13 Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  New NSAB Parking Rules Take Effect in March
• 2-14-13 Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  Gate Security a Priority at Naval Support Activity Bethesda
• 2-14-13 Bethesda Patch:  Six More Weeks of Blasting at Lot 31 -- Excavation continues at the project site where a public parking garage and two residential developments are under construction
• 2-14-13 Bethesda Now:  Planning Board Approves Wisconsin Avenue Apartment Project
• 2-14-13 Washington Examiner:  Forecast: 6.9 million to live in D.C. region by 2040
• 2-13-13 Federal News Radio 1500 AM:  Military issues dire warnings of readiness crisis, decries political gridlock -- DoD would have to try to scramble to fill a multibillion dollar hole in its separate 2013 healthcare budget, hopefully avoiding cuts to TRICARE services. But Dempsey said most other services military members rely on would suffer. "The support services, whether it's teachers in schools or medical professionals in clinics, about 30 percent of base operations will be degraded," he said.
• 2-13-13 Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System:  Joint Task Force Civil Support tests deployment readiness ahead of presidential State of the Union address
• 2-13-13 Bethesda Patch:  Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Set For New Bethesda Office Space -- The re-developed office building at 7550 Wisconsin Avenue marks Bethesda's first new commerical office property in more than ten years, according to developers
• 2-12-13 Bethesda Now:  (VIDEO)  10 Minutes On Rockville Pike -- Naval Support Activity Bethesda (NSAB) says it takes between 10 and 15 minutes to drive from downtown Bethesda to the Beltway/I-270 junction during rush hour on northbound 355
• 2-12-13 Bethesda Now:  Bethesda Area Boasts Highest Ratio of Single Women To Single Men In the Country
• 2-12-13 Maryland Capital Gazette:  Fort Meade: VA outpatient clinic set to serve 80,000
• 2-12-13 Gazette.Net:  Army class in Silver Spring offers ‘a glimpse of what’s ahead’ -- Montgomery recruits work on fitness, mental goals
• 2-12-13 Bethesda Patch:  Why Does Bethesda-Chevy Chase Hate Helicopters? -- Residents complain of overhead flight noise
• 2-12-13 Washington Post:  Study casts doubt on bus rapid transit for Montgomery County
• 2-11-13 Gazette.Net:  Army finds contaminants near Forest Glen Annex -- Arsenic, radon found in soil
• 2-11-13 Gazette.Net:  Mikulski: Feds catch cold, but Montgomery gets pneumonia -- Mikulski: ‘Big economic punch to the county’
• 2-11-13 Montgomery County Dept. of Transportation:  Bethesda Avenue-Woodmont Avenue project (parking lot #31) update: blasting continues
• 2-11-13 Bethesda Now:  Bethesda Sector Plan Unlikely To Be Expedited, Other Options Remain
• 2-11-13 Bethesda Now:  County Official Says Many Factors Contribute To “Night-Time Economy"
• 2-11-13 Bethesda Now:  White Flint Coordinator Talks Cooperation, Challenges Of Redevelopment
• 2-11-13 Bethesda Patch (Capital News Service):  NIH Braces for Automatic Spending Cuts -- Automatic spending cuts at the National Institutes of Health could cost the economy as many as 100,000 jobs
• 2-10-13 Washington Post:  Purple Line advocates in Maryland worry about losing momentum
• 2-10-13 Washington Post:  Researchers find new way to measure the anxiety created by urban traffic
• 2-10-13 Corpus Christi (TX) Caller-Times:  Time well spent in D.C. for South Texas -- Column by Sharon Kollaja, chair-elect of the Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce
• 2-8-13 Bethesda Patch:  New Traffic Pattern on Pearl Street Near B-CC -- One lane of Pearl Street between Montgomery Avenue and East-West Highway will be closed, and that block of Pearl Street will become a one-way street.
• 2-8-13 Bethesda Now:  Officials Show Off New Bethesda Intelligence Base Designs
• 2-8-13 Washington Examiner:  Blasting shakes up downtown Bethesda
• 2-8-13 Washington Post:  Maryland bill mandating bike helmets gets a cold shoulder from cyclists
• 2-8-13 Frederick News-Post (Associated Press):  Montel Williams joining Fort Detrick scientists in medical research deal
• 2-8-13 Fort Detrick Standard:  Fort Detrick RAB Quarterly Meeting Update
• 2-8-13 Joint Base Abdrews Gazette:  Retiree Corner -- ID cards change
• 2-7-13 Association of Defense Communities:  Spending Cuts Would Delay Construction, Air Force Says
  • 2-7-13 USA TODAY:  Military services outline their spending cut plans
• 2-7-13 Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  Wounded Warriors share patient side of trauma care at panel
• 2-7-13 Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  Walter Reed Bethesda Physical Therapist Earns AMSUS Award
• 2-7-13 Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  Renovations of Café 8901 UnderwayTemporary Dining Facility to be Located in front of Tower
• 2-7-13 WTOP 103.5 FM (Associated Press):  Giant military blimps coming to Aberdeen, Md.
• 2-7-13 Bethesda Now:  Developer: No More Late Night Construction Planned For Bethesda Apartment
• 2-7-13 Bethesda Now:  County Officials Gradually Turning Focus Toward ‘Night-Time Economy’
• 2-7-13 Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  Commander’s Column -- We've already hit the ground running this year and our frantic pace is only going to increase
• 2-7-13 Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  Bethesda Notebook -- 2013 Parking Distribution - Purple Placards
• 2-7-13 Washington Post:  Design work on local transit projects would stop without new tax, state says
• 2-7-13 Stars and Stripes:  Panetta: BRAC back on the table in 2014 Pentagon budget
• 2-6-13 Bethesda Now:  With No Funding In Sight, State Considers Halting Purple Line Design Work
• 2-6-13 Gazette.Net:   Harris Teeter coming to downtown Bethesda -- Store to be located on Wisconsin Avenue, no opening date set
• 2-6-13 Inside NoVA:  USO Wounded Warrior Center a life changing addition to Fort Belvoir
• 2-6-13 Nextgov.com:  To cut costs, Defense and VA scrap plans for new electronic health record
• 2-6-13 Association of Defense Communities:  ’14 Budget to Include BRAC Request, Panetta Reveals
  • 2-6-13 U.S. Department of Defense:  Panetta Discusses 2014 Defense Budget Request
• 2-5-13 Association of the United States Navy (AUSN) blog:  AUSN Receives Update on Establishment of Defense Health Agency (DHA) at the Department of Defense (DOD)
• 2-5-13 Association of Defense Communities:  New BRAC Round Key to Trimming Budget, Former DOD Official Says -- The Right Way to Cut Pentagon Spending: The U.S. has an abysmal record of postwar drawdowns that undermine military readiness and modernization
• 2-5-13 Washington Post (Associated Press):  More than 500,000 vets had a post-traumatic stress disorder diagnosis in fiscal year 2012
• 2-5-13 Gazette.Net:  Blasting restarts at Lot 31 site in Bethesda -- Lot 31 crews clearing rock for parking garage over next few weeks
• 2-5-13 Bethesda Now:  Renderings For 17-Story Bethesda Apartment Project
• 2-5-13 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Wounded warriors at Walter Reed practice yoga for balance, calm
• 2-5-13 Washington Post:  Washington rated the worst for traffic congestion — again
  • 2-5-13 Washington Post:  (GRAPHIC)  In traffic congestion, D.C.'s No. 1 -- The D.C. area has the nation's worst traffic, according to a study that tracks time and fuel commuters lose in traffic delays
• 2-4-13 Washington Post:  Veterans in Maryland seeking disability benefits can face a perilous wait
• 2-4-13 Bethesda Now:  Group Argues New Transit Options Key To Growth In Bethesda, Montgomery
• 2-4-13 Silver Spring Patch:  Who Will Re-Develop DC's Walter Reed Site? -- Washington, DC government is looking for companies to transform the former military hospital into a mixed-use development, according to the Washington Business Journal
• 2-3-13 Maryland Capital Gazette:  Fort Meade to install monitoring wells in Odenton
• 2-1-13 Gazette.Net:  Plans in place for White Flint Mall -- White Flint groups drum up support to make “hip” urban vision a reality
• 2-1-13 Fort Detrick Standard:  Forest Glen-Based Allergen Lab Has Worldwide Impact
• 2-1-13 Fort Detrick Standard:  Medical Museum to install artifacts, images from Civil War battles of 1863
• 2-1-13 Fort Detrick Standard:  U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command and Fort Detrick Welcomes New Commander
• 2-1-13 Washington Post:  VA study finds more veterans committing suicide
• 2-1-13 Joint Base Andrews Gazette:  Prince George’s County Vet Center helps combat vets readjust
• 2-1-13 Houston Chronicle:  Military an option for those with health-care goal


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