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March, 2018 News 

• 3-30-18 Bethesda Magazine:  Office Construction at Sunoco Site in Bethesda Could Begin By Fall 2019 -- Nonresidential building is the third and final element of the Woodmont Central project
• 3-30-18 Bethesda Magazine:  State Plans to Make Temporary Improvements Permanent at Braeburn Parkway and River Road -- Also plans to add new pedestrian signals on River Road near Walt Whitman High School
• 3-30-18 Montgomery County Sentinel:  Purple Line progresses throughout county
• 3-30-18 PBS News Hour:  An exclusive look behind the scenes of the U.S. military’s cyber defense
• 3-30-18 Southern Maryland News:  Once opened, Pax River achieved several milestones
• 3-30-18 Fairfax County Times:  National Museum of the United States Army takes shape at Fort Belvoir
• 3-29-18 Washington Post:  New chief of Purple Line construction promises a ‘transformational’ project
• 3-29-18 Bethesda Magazine:  Developer Wants To Add Another Five Levels, 30 Units to St. Elmo Avenue Apartments Plan -- Bethesda design committee will review the expanded project at an April 4 meeting
• 3-29-18 Bethesda Magazine:  Decisions About Future of Local Discovery Employees ‘Months Away’ -- As company prepares for move out of Silver Spring headquarters, CEO receives significant pay bump
• 3-28-18 Bethesda Magazine:  Machine Demolition Set To Begin Next Month at the Marriott Headquarters Project Site -- Workers are starting to prepare the Bethesda Court Hotel, other buildings for removal
• 3-28-18 Washington Post:  Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s Amazon plan moves forward in legislature, barely
• 3-28-18 Bethesda Magazine:  Crescent at Chevy Chase Developer Requests Approval of Project Plan -- Application includes images of proposed apartment community
• 3-28-18 Association of Defense Communities:  Omnibus Includes $235M to Upgrade, Replace Dilapidated Schools on Bases -- Meanwhile, the omnibus includes $57.8 million for OEA’s various grant programs supporting communities and states addressing BRAC and mission changes, defense industry cutbacks and compatible land use issues.
• 3-27-18 Bethesda Magazine:  State Transportation Officials Invite Public to Meeting on Safety at River Road Intersection -- SHA will release renderings of proposed upgrades at site near Walt Whitman High School
• 3-27-18 Washington Post:  For military veterans suffering from PTSD, are service dogs good therapy?
• 3-27-18 Security Boulevard blog:  Can the Washington D.C. Metroplex Become a Major Hub for Cybersecurity Startups?
• 3-27-18 WAMU 88.5 FM:  (National Public Radio)  How The Pentagon Plans To Spend That Extra $61 Billion
• 3-27-18 Northern Virginia Transportation Coalition:  Northern Virginia Transportation Coalition Statement on Importance of Securing Sustainable Metro Funding -- After reviewing the General Assembly’s proposal, we are pleased that it provides $154 million per year. We are concerned, however, with the reliance on reprogramming more than $100 million dollars per year in existing regional and local transportation funds and the impact this will have on the region’s ability to meet other longstanding critical regional transportation needs.
• 3-27-18 Washington Post:  ‘Suspicious packages’ received at military installations in Washington area
• 3-27-18 Baltimore Business Journal:  Maryland businesses upbeat about state's economy, plan to hire more, new survey says
• 3-26-18 Washington Post:  Secret tunnels beneath Bethesda home ‘dangerous,’ county says in lawsuit
• 3-26-18 Governing:  Washington Metro May Finally Fix Its 40-Year-Old Funding Problem -- The transit agency has long been divided along regional lines. But it looks like local leaders may be able to put aside those differences to provide the troubled agency with long-term funding
• 3-26-18 Federal News Radio WFED 1500 AM:  Army installations commander says time to scrap 2005 concept that created joint bases
• 3-23-18 Bethesda Magazine:  Montgomery County’s Population Continues To Grow, New Census Estimates Show -- County added more than 10,000 people last year
• 3-23-18 Washington Business Journal:  Elon Musk's company says it has a route for its Baltimore-Washington hyperloop
• 3-23-18 MCDOT:  MD 355 Crossing Project Update: SINGLE LANE CLOSURES planned MARCH 26-30 on Rockville Pike between Woodmont Ave and Chestnut St
• 3-23-18 MCDOT:  MD 355 Crossing Project Update: CONTROLLED BLASTS PLANNED FOR MARCH 26, 29 & 30
• 3-22-18 Washington Post:  Metro gets third and final ‘yes’ as Maryland commits to its full share of dedicated funding
• 3-22-18 Bethesda Magazine:  Firm Building Purple Line Changes CEO -- Alfred Craig replaced former CEO Rob Chappell last month and is now overseeing light-rail project
• 3-22-18 Bethesda Magazine:  North Bethesda Property Owner Plans “Heroic” Office Tower, Active Adult Housing Near Pike & Rose -- Guardian Realty LLC proposes three new buildings arranged around its corporate office
• 3-22-18 Bethesda Magazine:  Downtown Silver Spring Property Owners Exploring Potential ‘Business Improvement District’ -- Group wants to redirect county funds to a public-private partnership to better market the downtown area
• 3-22-18 NAVSAE Carderock Naval Sea Systems Command:  Carderock Engineer's Work on Risk Assessment in Bridges Benefits Shipbuilding
• 3-22-18 NSA Bethesda/Walter Reed NMMC JOURNAL:  USU Researchers Work to Discover New Treatments for Depression
• 3-22-18 Washington Business Journal:  Greater Washington has added more than 580,000 residents since 2010
  • 3-22-18 Baltimore Business Journal:  Baltimore City was No. 2 across the U.S. for population loss last year -- As a whole, the Greater Baltimore region's population grew by 7,147, or 0.3 percent, to 2,808,175. The increase was enough to move Baltimore past St. Louis to the 20th most populous region in the U.S.
• 3-21-18 Bethesda Magazine:  Development Partners Enter Contract To Buy Farm Women's Market in Downtown Bethesda -- Proposal to redevelop neighboring properties could help preserve, enhance historic site
• 3-21-18 Bethesda Magazine:  High-End Apartments on Rugby Avenue in Bethesda Scheduled To Open This Fall -- Gallery Bethesda II will offer 219 units, ground-floor retail space
• 3-21-18 Washington Post:  Where We Live: Town of Somerset -- Between Bethesda and D.C., a family-friendly town with a sense of community
• 3-21-18 Frederick News-Post:  Detrick lab funding restored in federal omnibus spending bill
• 3-20-18 Bethesda Magazine:  Design of Proposed Capital Crescent Trail Tunnel in Downtown Bethesda Moves Ahead -- Montgomery County is on track to build the project before the Purple Line is scheduled to open in 2022, official says
• 3-20-18 Washington Post:  Part of historic Maryland bridge will be preserved along Purple Line trail
• 3-20-18 Washington Post:  Montgomery council delays Montrose Parkway East for at least a year
  • 3-20-18 Bethesda Magazine:  County Council Agrees to Leggett’s Compromise on Montrose Parkway East Funding -- Move would delay construction of North Bethesda-area road by one year and free up capital funds for school construction and other transportation projects
• 3-20-18 U.S. Department of Defense:  Army medical general discusses readiness with DLA Troop Support leaders
• 3-20-18 Washington Businmess Journal:  Maryland Senate signs off on Amazon HQ2 incentive package
• 3-20-18 MedShadow:  Trump Opioid Plan Involves Vaccine, Death Penalty -- Researchers from the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research and the National Institute on Drug Abuse have developed an experimental heroin vaccine that works in mice and rats
• 3-20-18 Science Codex:  Music therapy aids healing of military personnel
• 3-19-18 Washington Post:  Hope and opposition emerge as Maryland scouts locations for a new Chesapeake Bay Bridge
• 3-18-18 The Hill is Home:  Lost Capitol Hill: The Experimental Model Basin Eventually, the Navy settled on a site in Carderock, Maryland, and the David Taylor Model Basin has continued to be an important part of the Navy’s research since it opened in 1940
• 3-19-18 MCDOT:  MD 355 Crossing Project Update: CONTROLLED BLASTS PLANNED FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 22
• 3-19-18 Bethesda Magazine:  Westbard Residents Will Press Ahead With Legal Effort To Overturn County Growth Plan -- Community group has announced decision to file an appeal
• 3-18-18 Washington Post:  Federal agency’s shift away from allowing employees to telecommute could add to region’s congestion
• 3-18-18 New York Times:  Buoyed by Financial Support, Military Veterans Are a Growing Part of the Paralympics
• 3-16-18 Association of Defense Communities:  Legislative Change Needed to Allow DOD to Repay Communities Addressing Contamination, Air Force Says
• 3-15-18 Bethesda Magazine:  Judge Rules Against Bethesda Plaintiffs in Lawsuit Over Westbard Growth Plan -- Plaintiffs are in talks about whether to appeal
• 3-15-18 NAVSEA Naval Sea Systems Command:  Wounded Warrior Hiring Summit to offer opportunities and resources
• 3-15-18 NAS Pax River TESTER:  A glance back: Celebrating Pax River's 75 years of naval aviation excellence, 1943-2018
• 3-15-18 MCDOT:  MD 355 Crossing Project Update: CONTROLLED BLAST PLANNED FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 16
• 3-15-18 MCDOT:  MD 355 Crossing Project Update: SINGLE LANE CLOSURES planned MARCH 19-22 on Rockville Pike between Woodmont Ave and Chestnut St
• 3-15-18 NSA Bethesda/Walter Reed NMMC JOURNAL:  NSAB Changes Carpool Parking Distribution -- Naval Support Activity Bethesda (NSAB) is changing the way it distributes carpool parking permits and plans to move the carpool parking spaces into three garages
• 3-15-18 Bethesda Magazine:  Leggett’s Last Budget Proposal Includes Increased Funding for Schools, Steady Tax Rates -- Spending plan honors agreements with employee unions
  • 3-15-18 Montgomery County Government:  Leggett’s Final Operating Budget for FY19 Closes $208 Million Gap; Funds 100 Percent of Schools Request; Holds Line on Property Taxes
• 3-14-18 Bethesda Magazine:  Supernus To Expand, Will Move From Rockville To Gaithersburg -- The pharmaceutical company aims to add 160 new jobs over the next five years
• 3-14-18 WAMU 88.5 FM:  Mall No More: Why White Flint Could Be Amazon HQ2’s New Home
• 3-14-18 Washington Post:  Traffic deaths continue to soar despite cities’ pledges to get them to ‘Zero’
• 3-14-18 Inside Defense:  Sen. Warner urges White House to prioritize security clearance reform -- The office of the director of national intelligence, in concert with other government agencies, is embarking on an initiative to reform and modernize the clearance process called "Trusted Workforce 2.0," according to Brian Dunbar, the assistant director of the special security directorate within the national counterintelligence and security center. "We look forward to conceptualizing, implementing and ultimately accomplishing the revolutionary change required across the clearance enterprise," Dunbar said during the March 7 hearing. He said the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative would kick off this week at the Intelligence Community Campus in Bethesda, MD.
• 3-14-18 MeriTalk:  Is The Military’s New Health Records System Already In Trouble?
• 3-14-18 Frederick News-Post:  Transportation seen as among county's most pressing needs in development plan session
• 3-14-18 Stars and Stripes:  Political climate helps shut down BRAC efforts – for now
  • 3-14-18 Inside Defense:  Smith advocating for base flexibility short of BRAC
• 3-13-18 Healthcare Design:  Naval Facilities Engineering Command Awards Contract For Medical Projects -- The new buildings include...an approximately 478,000-square-foot research and laboratory addition to the medical school at the Uniformed Services University of Health Services in Bethesda, Md. This roughly $280-million project will comprise approximately 120,000 square feet of laboratories, a bio-safety Level 3 laboratory and six radiology rooms, including MRIs.
• 3-13-18 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Elon Musk has a new priority with his hyperloop concept
• 3-13-18 Washington Business Journal:  The final jobs numbers are in. The news is not good for suburban Maryland
• 3-12-18 U.S. Department of Defense:  Former Sub Designer Tells Naval Architects to Have Curiosity and Perseverance in Their Work
• 3-9-18 Bethesda Magazine:  Overnight Beltway Lane Closures To Begin Tuesday in Montgomery County -- Crews are working on the Seminary Road Bridge
• 3-9-18 Federal News Radio WFED 1500 AM:  Defense officials acknowledge early problems in EHR rollout, but no plans to delay it
  • 3-8-18 Politico:  ‘We took a broken system and just broke it completely’ -- Trump touted a project to make veterans’ health care seamless, but some doctors say it’s a disaster
• 3-8-18 Bethesda Magazine:  County Council Duels Over Montrose Parkway East Funding as Amazon Looms Over Debate -- At-large council member Nancy Floreen criticized a group of council members who aim to divert about $ 94 million in funds from the road pro
  • 3-8-18 Washington Post:  How a debate over a Montgomery County road project revealed new information about Amazon incentives
  • 3-8-18 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Committee votes to further delay Montrose Parkway East project
• 3-8-18 The Economist:  It make sense for Amazon to build its second HQ near Washington -- The federal government is a big client of the web giant
• 3-8-18 MCDOT:  MD 355 Crossing Project Update: CONTROLLED BLASTS Planned for MARCH 14 & 15
• 3-8-18 Washington Post:  With urging from Montgomery Co. officials, Metro preps to ramp up Shady Grove service in early 2019
• 3-8-18 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Montrose Parkway East plan could face more delays
  • 3-7-18 Washington Post:  With Amazon watching, Md. politicians debate whether roads or schools are most in demand
  • 3-7-18 Bethesda Magazine:  County Executive Plans Push To Maintain Montrose Parkway East Funding -- Ike Leggett said the long-planned road is needed to support and promote development in the area
• 3-8-18 Source of the Spring blog:  Upcoming EVent -- Medical Museum Science Cafe – Looking Ahead: The Future of Assessing and Treating Traumatic Brain Injury -- March 27 @ 6:00 pm-7:00 pm Free
• 3-7-18 Capital News Service:  State may be paying more for some Purple Line properties
• 3-7-18 Bethesda Magazine:  North Bethesda Ranked ‘Best Place To Live in Maryland’ -- Garrett Park and North Potomac place in top 10 on Niche list
• 3-7-18 Washington Post:  The Amazon finalists are already building tech economies. Which are the best?
• 3-7-18 MCDOT:  MD 355 Crossing Project Update:  SINGLE LANE CLOSURES planned MARCH 12-16 on Rockville Pike between Woodmont Ave and Chestnut St
• 3-7-18 Bethesda Magazine:  Developer of La Madeleine Site Is Shooting To Break Ground in Mid-2019 -- Residential high-rise is tentatively scheduled to open June 2021
• 3-6-18 Bethesda Magazine:  Leggett, Hogan Reluctant To Provide New Details on Effort to Woo Amazon -- Governor was in Montgomery County Tuesday to meet with police leaders and discuss gang-related initiatives
  • 3-6-18 Washington Business Journal:  Social Tables CEO, other local tech execs ask D.C. for Amazon HQ2 incentives
• 3-5-18 MCDOT:  MD 355 Crossing Project Update:  RESCHEDULED SINGLE LANE CLOSURES on Rockville Pike in MARCH and APRIL, near Jones Bridge Road and Woodmont Avenue
• 3-5-18 Bethesda Magazine:  Three Council Members Propose Alternatives to Montrose Parkway East Project -- The legislators suggest spending part of the $ 94 million budgeted on mass transit, bike and pedestrian projects
• 3-5-18 Washington Business Journal:  What's being done to help biotechs find talent in Maryland
• 3-5-18 Business Insider:  The evidence is piling up that Amazon will choose Washington, DC, for its HQ2
  • 3-5-18 Washington Business Journal:  Amazon tours Greater Washington's HQ2 options
  • 3-5-18 ARLINGTON Now:  Sources: Amazon Toured Crystal City and Rosslyn Last Week
  • 3-5-18 Washington Post:  Amazon tours D.C., Maryland and Virginia in search for new headquarters
• 3-5-18 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Metro could extend rush-hour service to Shady Grove and Rockville
• 3-5-18 The Hill is Home:  History -- Lost Capitol Hill: The Navy Yard’s Wind Tunnel
• 3-4-18 Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star:  Keeping an eye on job changes at Dahlgren -- Commentary by Susan Spears, president and chief executive officer of the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce
• 3-3-18 Defense News:  Despite skipping BRAC request, Pentagon should still cut infrastructure costs, says Reed
• 3-2-18 MCDOT:  MD 355 Crossing Project Update -- Controlled Blasts Planned for MARCH 5, 6 & 8
• 3-2-18 Bethesda Magazine:  New Housing Development on Auburn Avenue Could Replace Offices with 160 Multifamily Units -- Project partners say the building could be between 110 and 130 feet tall
• 3-2-18 Washington Post:  Breakthrough in Maryland on Metro funding, as Hogan and legislature come together
• 3-2-18 The American Prospect:  The Little Agency That Could Have Tamed the Military-Industrial Complex -- The Pentagon’s Office of Economic Adjustment mostly missed its chance to wean communities off America’s dependence on defense economics
• 3-1-18 Bethesda Magazine:  Construction Work Begins for New Park Along Capital Crescent Trail in Bethesda -- Project partners are still seeking funds for River Road Park
• 3-1-18 Montgomery Community Media:  Sector Plan Aims to Alleviate Congestion Along Georgia Avenue
• 3-1-18 MCDOT:  MD 355 Crossing Project Update:  Single Lane Closures planned March 5-9 on Rockville Pike between Woodmont Ave and Chestnut St
• 3-1-18 NSA Bethesda/Walter Reed NMMC JOURNAL:  WRNMMC Earns Joint Commission Accreditation, Again
• 3-1-18 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Amazon would bring $17 billion to Md. economy, if it picks Montgomery Co. for HQ
  • 2-28-18 Baltimore Sun:  $3B tax break for Amazon HQ2 in Montgomery County pushed as economic boom for all of Maryland
  • 2-28-18 Washington Post:  Some Maryland lawmakers question cost of Hogan’s Amazon package at hearing
  • 2-28-18 Bethesda Magazine:  Leggett, Maryland Commerce Secretary Urge General Assembly To Approve Amazon Incentive Package -- State released a study Wednesday that found the company would add $ 7.7 billion in wages to Maryland’s economy if second headquarters was built in Montgomery County
     
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