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June, 2018 News
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- 6-30-18 Washington Post: Maryland races to catch up with Virginia in toll road projects
- 6-28-18 Washington Post: Pushed by Virginia lawmakers, Metro board agrees to internal restructuring
- 6-28-18 Source of the Spring blog: Housing Commission Breaks Ground on Thayer Avenue Project
- 6-28-18 Source of the Spring blog: UPDATE: Post Office Scheduled to Open in Library on July 30
- 6-28-18 NSA Bethesda/Walter Reed NMMC JOURNAL: USU Holds Brigade Change of Command
- 6-28-18 NSA Bethesda/Walter Reed NMMC JOURNAL: Walter Reed Bethesda Observes Army’s 243rd Birthday
- 6-27-18 Bethesda Magazine: Bethesda Metro Center Plaza Developer Leaning Toward Residential High-Rise -- Design panel considers updated plans for high-rise proposal
- 6-26-18 Washington Post: Maryland’s proposed expansion of Beltway and I-270 ranks among top U.S. ‘boondoggles,’ group says
- 6-26-18 New York Post: Jeff Bezos may reveal new HQ location on Amazon’s birthday
- 6-25-18 Washington Business Journal: Proposed development next to Westfield Montgomery Mall breeds hope for Rock Spring area
- 6-25-18 Baltimore Sun: Feds agree to study transferring ownership of I-295 to Maryland
- 6-25-18 Baltimore Business Journal: Cool Digs: Inside APL's Intelligent Systems Center — security clearance required
- 6-24-18 Washington Post: From potholes to perfect pavement: My neighborhood has lovely new streets
- 6-21-18 Bethesda Magazine: Marriott International Breaks Ground for New Headquarters in Downtown Bethesda -- Hogan and Montgomery County officials attend ceremony held in Woodmont Avenue parking lot
- 6-21-18 Bethesda Magazine: Westfield Montgomery Reps Say Sears Will Close in March 2019 -- Retailer says it ‘looks forward to continuing to serve’ customers at the store
- 6-21-18 Fort Belvoir Eagle: Belvoir Hospital marks change of authority
- 6-21-18 Association of Defense Communities: BRAC Hiatus Won’t Extend Indefinitely
- 6-21-18 Stars and Stripes: Navy’s hospital ships will remain afloat despite talks of scrapping one to cut costs
- 6-20-18 Bethesda Magazine: New Development at Westfield Montgomery Mall Could Bring Apartments, Upscale Dining -- Property owners reveal proposal for mixed-use project on Sears site
- 6-19-18 Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA): Carderock, National Intelligence University sign education partnership agreement
- 6-19-18 Washington Business Journal: Tim Kaine: D.C. area's morning commute may be Achilles heel in Amazon HQ2 bid
- 6-19-18 Bethesda Magazine: Clark Enterprises Looks To Sell Headquarters Building in Downtown Bethesda -- Metro Center Plaza developer accuses the construction company of protecting its own interests rather than looking out for community
- 6-19-18 Association of Defense Communities: New Authority Could Benefit Installation Resiliency, Niemeyer Says
- 6-18-18 WTOP 103.5 FM: Purple Line pain: Project moving, but it will mean a 6-month bridge detour
- 6-18-18 Baltimore Sun: 'The traffic is horrible': Baltimore commute ranks among nation's longest
- 6-18-18 Associaition of Defense Communities: Panel Asks for New Excess Capacity Analysis
- 6-15-18 MCDOT: MD 355 Crossing Project Update: PLANNED LANE CLOSURES ON ROCKVILLE PIKE FOR WEEKS OF JUNE 18-22 AND JUNE 25-29
- 6-15-18 NBC News: These volunteers want to get malaria. The goal? A better vaccine -- Can the existing malaria vaccine be made to work better?
- 6-15-18 U.S. Department of Defense: New facility to increase capability and capacity of nation’s Cyber Mission Force
- 6-15-18 Source of the Spring blog: Lyttonsville Place Bridge to Close Monday for Replacement Work
- 6-15-18 Bethesda Magazine: Triple Lane Closures Planned for Beltway’s Outer Loop This Weekend -- Crews will work on resurfacing the bridge over Kensington Parkway
- 6-15-18 Baltimore Business Journal: Maryland to invest $890M to expand I-95 express lanes into Harford County
- 6-14-18 Washington Post: Board funds more Red Line service to Shady Grove, but Metro doesn’t know if system can handle it
- 6-14-18 WTTG/FOX5 TV: More than 32,000 citations issued to drivers for illegally passing Montgomery County school buses
- 6-14-18 Washington Post: The Parks at Walter Reed -- Massive redevelopment coming to former Walter Reed Army Medical Center site in Northwest
- 6-14-18 WTOP 103.5 FM: Capital Crescent Trail needs safety boost at key crossing -- Montgomery County is developing plans aimed at boosting safety on the Capital Crescent Trail where it crosses Little Falls Parkway in Bethesda
- 6-13-18 Science Daily: Content of service members' art linked to their trauma levels -- A new study found that military service members recovering from PTSD who still identified as a member of a unit have lower levels of psychological injuries
- 6-13-18 WDVM TV (Hagerstown): Opportunity Zones spur economic growth -- Montgomery County could get an economic boost thanks to a new federal program
- 6-13-19 Washington Business Journal: AECOM laying off hundreds in region -- The planned layoffs, at offices in Bethesda and Riverdale, are the result of the scope of an intelligence community contract being reduced.
- 6-13-18 Source of the Spring blog: Silver Spring and the Perfect Retail Mix - Commentary by Gwen Wright, Director of the Montgomery County Planning Department
- 6-13-18 WTOP 103.5 FM: $2 billion in federal funds sought for Metro over the next decade
- 6-12-18 C4ISR.net: The cyber bases of the future: The U.S. Army’s Futures Command is going to seek a metropolitan area to attract innovation, momentum and access to the intellectual torque embedded in our business communities. The cyber units of the future that are expected to support federal, state and private sector needs must not be at a remote spot. -- Commentary by Jan Kallberg, research scientist at the Army Cyber Institute at West Point and assistant professor in the Department of Social Sciences at the United States Military Academy
- 6-12-18 Sioux City (IA) Journal: Bud Day receives posthumous promotion to brigadier general
- 6-12-18 Bethesda Magazine: Bethesda Pedestrians, Officials Trying To Navigate Around Expected Spate of Sidewalk Closures -- Some people are walking into Wisconsin Avenue to avoid closure at Marriott headquarters site
- 6-12-18 Bethesda Magazine: Deadline Passes for Costco To Appeal Ruling Squashing Plans for 16-Pump Gas Station in Wheaton -- Critics of station proposal celebrate end to protracted legal fight
- 6-11-18 WTOP 103.5 FM: Virginia eyes Beltway toll lane extension to Maryland border
- 6-8-18 MCDOT: MD 355 Crossing Project update: DAYTIME SINGLE LANE CLOSURES JUNE 11-15 on Rockville Pike, NORTHBOUND between Glenbrook Pkwy/Jones Bridge Rd, AND EASTBOUND ON JBR between Rockville Pk/Brandt Place
- 6-8-18 Marine Technoplogy News: Navy Tests Scale Models in Big Facilities -- Inside Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division
- 6-8-18 Association of Defense Communities: Senate Milcon Panel Would Cut Spending on Past BRAC Closures
- 6-7-19 WRC/NBC4 TV: (VIDEO REPORT) Purple Line Construction Changing Silver Spring Neighborhood -- Construction on the Purple Line is picking up. News4 Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss explains how the work affects residents
- 6-7-18 Association of Defense Communities: Senate Version of Defense Bill includes Authority for Off-Base Infrastructure Projects
- 6-7-18 Fort Belvoir Eagle: Regional Health Command-Atlantic welcomes new commanding general
- 6-7-18 Washington Post: Where We Live -- Wood Acres: In Bethesda, a neighborhood holds on to its ‘throwback’ feel
- 6-6-18 WTOP 103.5 FM: ‘Metro option’ ending for MARC, VRE riders
- 6-5-18-Bethesda Magazine: White Flint Neighbors Kick Off Placemaking Project -- County planning department brings in nonprofit that helps communities create identity
- 6-5-18-Bethesda Magazine: Silver Spring and Bethesda Developers Look To Fill Vacant Restaurant Spaces -- Several large locations remain unfilled after last tenant closed
- 6-5-18 FEDweek: GAO Questions DoD Rationale for Base Realignment
- 6-4-18 Bethesda Magazine: Construction Set To Begin on Purple Line Tunnel in Long Branch -- Plus Lyttonsville Place Bridge to close in mid-June, street closures coming to downtown Silver Spring
- 6-4-18 Bethesda Magazine: Why So Many Cantilevers in Downtown Bethesda Development Plans? -- Design panel asks developers to justify use of the architectural feature
- 6-4-18 Federal News Radio WFED 1500 AM: DoD champions civilian workers, asks for more in new business plan
- 6-1-18 Bethesda Magazine: New Report Shows Race Is On for Limited Supply of Downtown Bethesda Building Density -- Eleven sketch plans have been filed for area since May 2017
- 6-1-18 Bethesda Magazine: Westwood Shopping Center Project Scheduled for September Review by County Planning Board -- Proposal calls for mixed-use buildings, more than 500 new homes in the Westbard neighborhood
- 6-1-18 Bethesda Magazine: Bethesda Neighbors Wonder Whether Term ‘Citizens Association’ Sounds Non-Inclusive -- Community group ponders name change
- 6-1-18 Washington Post: Mysterious tunnels in Bethesda murder case were being built as nuclear bomb shelter
- 6-1-18 Affordable Housing Finance: Veterans Housing Breaks Ground in D.C. -- HELP USA to provide 77 units on the Walter Reed Medical Center campus for formerly homeless vets
- 6-1-18 THE HILL: Congress should authorize new round of military base closures -- Commentary by Frederico Bartels, policy analyst at the Center for National Defense at the Heritage Foundation
- 6-1-18 MCDOT: MD 355 Crossing Project Update: DAYTIME LANE CLOSURES PLANNED JUNE 4-8 on Rockville Pike, NORTHBOUND between Glenbrook Pkwy and Jones Bridge Road
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