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November 17, 2009 - January 27, 2010 News

• 1-27-10 Washington Post:  Report shows how Montgomery, Fairfax measure up
• 1-27-10 Washington Examiner:  Fairfax creates more jobs, has lower taxes than Montgomery
• 1-27-10 Washington Examiner:  Alexandria to seek federal grants for new rapid bus services
• 1-27-10 Gazette.Net:  Study compares Fairfax, Montgomery by the numbers -- Report requested by Leventhal is a ‘tale of two great counties,' Floreen says
• 1-27-10 Gazette.Net:  A week into mission, Comfort sees rare medical cases -- About 120 children, including infants, are on board the Navy ship
• 1-27-10 Gazette.Net:  O'Malley's budget has no shocks for county -- Leggett unlikely to propose additional cuts for fiscal 2010, spokesman says
• 1-27-10 Gazette.Net:  Residents call for large-scale development supervisor -- White Flint Sector Plan would be in crosshairs
• 1-27-10 Gazette.Net:  Forum addresses future of growth for county -- Elrich: Infrastructure must precede development
• 1-27-10 Gazette.Net:  Passengers urge county to reconsider bus line cuts -- Proposed changes would save $1 million for remainder of fiscal year
• 1-27-10 Gazette.Net:  Retail, housing at Crown Farm project gets going again -- Project had been stalled by lawsuits and bankruptcy
• 1-27-10 University of Delaware UDaily:  UD, U.S. Army announce research and development agreement
• 1-26-10 U.S. Department of Defense News Release:  Pay, Medical, Family Issues Highlight Budget Request
• 1-26-10 U.S. Department of Defense News Release:  First Lady Announces Family Program Budget Boost
• 1-26-10 United States Army News Release:  Franks recommends streamlining disability evaluations
• 1-26-10 USA TODAY:  Caregiving strains families of veterans with severe injuries
• 1-26-10 Annapolis Capital:  Federal BRAC funding trickles in -- Road improvements slated for Route 175
• 1-26-10 Washington Post:  Montgomery County proposes outside operator for golf course
• 1-26-10 New York Times:  Benefits Eligibility Extended
• 1-26-10 Charlottesville (VA) Weekly:  Local leaders are pumped that high-paying government work is coming to Albemarle County. But Will the Defense Intelligence Agency payoff match the promise? -- In jobs we trust?
• 1-25-10 The Huffington Post blog:  Hal Donahue Commentary -- Make Navy Bethesda a Joint Military Installation
• 1-25-10 Baltimore Business Journal:  Maryland wins $5.6M in federal funds for BRAC road upgrades
• 1-25-10 Baltimore Sun:  Maryland ready to take cyber security industry to the next level
• 1-25-10 Baltimore Sun (Associated Press):  Military agrees to expedite review of records of thousands of Iraq, Afghanistan vets with PTSD
• 1-25-10 CNN:  Group: Lawsuit could help thousands of veterans with PTSD
• 1-25-10 TIME:  Study Points at a Clear-Cut Way to Diagnose PTSD
• 1-25-10 Washington Examiner:  Transit riders pinched amid budget crunch
• 1-25-10 Washington Business Journal:  CACI wins $81M Army BRAC support deal
• 1-25-10 Stars and Stripes:  Stigma clings to counseling -- Despite military efforts, troops still shy from seeking mental care
• 1-24-10 Prince William (VA) News & Messenger:  Bus Rapid Transit eyed for Woodbridge
• 1-24-10 Baltimore Sun:  Property tax bills are set to rise -- Revenue to grow about 3% as most pay more, panel told
• 1-24-10 Army Times:  VA, DoD discuss suicide research, screening
• 1-23-10 Stars and Stripes:  Doctors study link between combat and brain disease
• 1-23-10 New York Daily News:  Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), often hidden, could be diagnosed using brain imaging
• 1-22-10 Washington Post:  Montgomery residents may face taxes for new development
• 1-22-10 Baltimore Business Journal:  Higher learning needed to fill BRAC jobs in Harford County
• 1-22-10 Gazette.Net:  Cyber sentries -- New state initiative could boost burgeoning industry
• 1-22-10 Gazette.Net:  Incubators, educators ramp up for cyber growth -- Government, private push a 'perfect storm'
• 1-22-10 Gazette.Net:  DBED's $94.5M budget is lowest since 2005 -- O'Malley proposes 4 percent funding cut, fewer positions
• 1-22-10 Gazette.Net:  A new strategy, weapon in the war on malaria -- Bethesda nonprofit launches collaboration to develop novel vaccine
• 1-21-10 Gazette.Net:  Editorial: BRAC progress -- Report indicates solid effort, but work remains to be done
• 1-21-10 Mount Vernon (VA) Gazette:  Moran Close To Securing Money To Widen Route 1, Improve I-95 Exit -- Officials call funding "a start" to addressing military relocation problems
• 1-21-10 Washington Examiner:  Montgomery County considers development czars
• 1-21-10 Washington Post:  Montgomery County may create development coordination office
• 1-21-10 WTOP 103.5 FM (Associated Press):  BRAC transformation underway at Aberdeen
• 1-21-10 Washington  Post:  GPS study ranks Capital Beltway third worst for freeway congestion
• 1-21-10 Gazette.Net:  County Council members criticize ICC changes -- Scalebacks on Prince George's environmental projects irk lawmakers
• 1-21-10 NNMC Journal:  Comfort Deploys to Aid Haitian Survivors
• 1-21-10 Government Executive:  Grim trend in Army suicides continues
• 1-20-10 Washington Business Journal:  Transportation board to fix bus stops
• 1-20-10 Baltimore Business Journal:  Baltimore ranks No. 3 city for job seekers
• 1-20-10 Federal News Radio WFED 1500AM:  BRAC brings a new home for NGA
• 1-20-10 Washington Examiner:  Montgomery council pushes back on Leggett's bus cuts
• 1-20-10 Washington Examiner:  Montgomery County eager to nab Northrop, rare victory
• 1-20-10 Gazette.Net:  Leggett proposes $3.9 billion budget for capital spending -- Six-year plan calls for more funding for school construction, modernization
• 1-20-10 Gazette.Net:  O'Malley budget could add county cuts -- Leggett: Committed to saving jobs
• 1-20-10 Gazette.Net:  O'Malley's $13.2B budget includes layoffs, furloughs -- Spending plan closes $1.9 billion gap
• 1-20-10 Gazette.Net:  Municipalities may get share of speed camera funds -- County negotiating MOUs with Poolesville, Kensington, Chevy Chase View
• 1-20-10 Gazette.Net:  Neighbors irked by Berliner's plan for BRAC -- Proposal would use funding for a countywide BRT system
• 1-20-10 Gazette.Net:  Prominent builder calls for new development authority -- Foulger concerned that Montgomery lags behind Fairfax County
• 1-20-10 Gazette.Net:  Report calls for private operator for golf course -- Proposal aims to get struggling course back in the game
• 1-20-10 Gazette.Net:  State paves way for rehab of National Park Seminary -- Developer receives $2 million in tax credits for residential project
• 1-20-10 Frederick News-Post:  County woes to continue under proposed state budget
• 1-19-10 Baltimore Sun:  Harford offers buyouts to one-third of employees
• 1-19-10 Baltimore Business Journal:  O'Malley's $12.7B budget includes $1B in cuts
• 1-19-10 NewsChannel 8:  Beltway Ranked Nation's Third Worst Bottleneck
• 1-19-10 Washington Post:  Montgomery County to hold public hearing on BRAC projects
• 1-19-10 Baltimore Business Journal:  O'Malley's $12.7B budget includes $1B in cuts
• 1-18-10 Gazette.Net:  Major Prince George's multi-use project still in foreclosure -- Virginia developer owes more than $48 million to Wells Fargo
• 1-18-10 Baltimore Business Journal:  Budget cuts force end to Laurel bus route
• 1-17-10 New York Times:  Home Fires: A Guide and an Ally -- Commentary by Michael Jernigan
• 1-17-10 Washington Post:  The Anacostia bridge: Changes we've needed for so long
  • 1-17-10 Washington Post:  (GRAPHIC)  The Anacostia bridge
• 1-17-10 Washington Post:  Turning the page back to '09 for more transportation reviews
• 1-17-10 Frederick News-Post:  Detrick soldiers steadily being sent to Middle East
• 1-16-10 Washington Examiner (Associated Press):  Fort Detrick to inherit medical museum
• 1-16-10 Washington Post:  7% hike sought for Montgomery, Md., capital budget
• 1-16-10 Maryland Gazette (Glen Burnie):  Business Digest -- Realtors upbeat on influx of BRAC
• 1-16-10 Maryland Gazette (Glen Burnie):  Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) appeals any possible lab fund cut -- Board suggests taking funds from college's savings
• 1-15-10 Gazette.Net:  Leggett proposes $3.9 billion capital construction budget -- Six-year plan would increase school building, modernization spending
• 1-15-10 Gazette.Net:  Gaithersburg West delayed two more months -- County, Hopkins nearing deal to help spell out university's biotech vision
• 1-15-10 Baltimore Business Journal:  Odenton project not ready for BRAC
• 1-15-10 Washington Post:  Developers sought for Wheaton
• 1-15-10  WJLA/ABC7 TV:  Sailors Prepare to Deploy to Haiti
• 1-15-10 Baltimore Sun:  Second Opinion -- The feds get it right on transit
• 1-15-10 Gazette.Net:  County leaders play defense against local aid cuts -- Appeals go out to delegations
• 1-15-10 Gazette.Net:  O'Malley: State to be leader in cybersecurity -- Initiative could add up to 28,000 jobs in IT, homeland security
• 1-15-10 Washington Business Journal:  Biotech -- Ignite Institute deal a spark for Fairfax County incubator
• 1-15-10 WTOP 103.5 FM:  'Theater of War' helps soldiers cope with PTSD
• 1-15-10 Washington Post:  Leggett's budget preserves school construction in Montgomery
• 1-15-10 Washington Post:  Metro-oriented neighborhood is planned for Tysons Corner
  • 1-15-10 Washington Post:  (GRAPHIC)  Complex planned for Tysons
• 1-14-10 The Hub (Central NJ):  Gov't funds aim to retain fort workers -- $3 million supports N.J. Technology Solutions Center
• 1-14-10 Gazette.Net:  DOT: Traffic at Andrews to hit ‘failing' level by 2011 -- Intersection improvements unlikely to be completed in time for base expansion
• 1-14-10 United States Army News Release:  Eliminating stigma key to suicide prevention
• 1-14-10 WRAMC Stripe:  Everyone helps influence Warrior Care experience -- Seek excellence for patients, staff, families, says transformation official
• 1-14-10 Joint Base Andrews Capital Flyer:  USO plans family centers at Bethesda, Belvoir
• 1-14-10 Joint Base Andrews Capital Flyer:  Partnership to provide inpatient OB⁄GYN services
• 1-14-10 Joint Base Andrews Capital Flyer:  Readiness team helps reintegrate downrange warriors to Team Andrews
• 1-14-10 Joint Base Andrews Capital Flyer:  Toolkit helps answer health care questions
• 1-14-10 WRAMC Stripe:  Navy, WTC team up to offer careers to wounded warriors
• 1-14-10 Washington Post:  Montgomery planning board lifts Bethesda, Germantown building ban
• 1-14-10 WFED Federal News Radio 1500AM:  Work on Army BRAC project proceeds, despite local concerns
• 1-14-10 Annapolis Capital:  Officials look to improve transit in Odenton -- Commuter shuttle, express train likely to start in the spring
• 1-14-10 Baltimore Sun:  Howard Co. spending panel hears of economic challenges -- But expert also sees potential for job growth within two years
• 1-14-10 Washington Examiner:  Battle brewing over new sidewalks in D.C.
• 1-14-10 Biloxi-Gulfport (MS) Sun-Herald:  VA, DoD Expand Ranks of Federal Recovery Coordinators
• 1-14-10 Washington Post:  Bethesda, Md., building moratorium may end
• 1-14-10 Washington Post:  Federal funding shift could aid D.C. area transit projects
  • 1-14-10 Washington Post:  (GRAPHIC)  K Street busway proposal -- The District has applied for federal help for its $140 million project to transform two lanes of K Street into a transitway to speed buses through the heart of downtown. A change in policy by the Obama administration could give such transit projects priority in the competition for $1.5 billion in economic stimulus funds.
• 1-14-10 New England Journal of Medicine:  Deployment and the Use of Mental Health Services among U.S. Army Wives
• 1-13-10 New York Times:  Administration Loosens Purse Strings for Transit Projects
• 1-13-10 Portland (OR) Daily Journal of Commerce:  Streetcar funding restrictions eased
• 1-13-10 Baltimore Business Journal:  Turner Development Corp. begins Westport work
• 1-13-10 Journal Watch Psychiatry:  Morphine and PTSD Risk in Injured Combat Veterans -- Early use of morphine seems to protect against the later development of the disorder
• 11-13-10 Gazette.Net:  Leggett proposes budget cuts, layoffs -- Bus drivers, riders worried over reductions to Ride On bus services
• 1-13-10 Gazette.Net:  Bus riders prepare for renewed fight to keep routes -- Two Olney buses could be eliminated under proposed budget cuts
• 1-13-10 Gazette.Net:  Group continues push for Purple Line shift -- MTA says it could consider shifting rail to south side of Capital Crescent Trail
• 1-13-10 Gazette.Net:  Long Branch Sector Plan sparks excitement, apprehension -- Residents caution planners despite assurances in meeting
• 1-13-10 Gazette.Net:  Some cyclists seek snow, ice removal on trail -- Department of Parks officials say effort too expensive; urge caution for Capital Crescent Trail users
• 1-13-10 Gazette.Net:  Gaithersburg West plan will see months more of delay -- County, Hopkins near terms on relationship that would spell out university's vision for biotech at Belward
• 1-13-10 Maryland Gazette (Glen Burnie):  Doing business with the NSA -- Secretive agency needs contractors to supply everything from tech services to dog food
• 1-13-10 Annapolis Capital:  Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) appeals possible lab fund cut -- Board suggests taking funds from college's savings
• 1-13-10 WMAR/ABC2-TV:  USNS Comfort Ship on Standby for Haiti
• 1-13-10 Baltimore Sun:  Baltimore-area office vacancies hit 15-year peak in 2009 -- But city real estate well positioned for recovery, experts say
• 1-13-10 Baltimore Sun:  Editorial: Geeks 'R' us -- Our view: Maryland's future as the 'epicenter' of U.S. cyber security efforts will require more than the helpful presence of the National Security Agency
• 1-13-10 USA TODAY:  Repeated deployments weigh heavily on U.S. troops
• 1-13-10 Washington Examiner:  Police turn to mobile speed cameras to nab savvy drivers
• 1-13-10 CityBizList Baltimore.com:  Greater Baltimore Committee Priorities for 2010 General Assembly
• 1-13-10 Stars and Stripes:  Wounded warriors to get specialized barracks
• 1-12-10 WMAR/ABC2 TV:  Maryland Wages Border Battle For BRAC Jobs
• 1-12-10 United States Army News Release:  Army Family Action Plan conference begins
• 1-12-10 Fairfax Times:  Officials pressured to widen, upgrade Route 1 -- Feds kicking in $150 million to support transportation needs after Fort Belvoir growth
• 1-12-10 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Is I-395 heading for a traffic catastrophe?
• 1-12-10 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Montgomery Co. worries state's budget woes will trickle down
• 1-12-10 Frederick News-Post:  Fort Detrick to inherit medical museum
• 1-12-10 TIME:  VA: Higher Suicide Rates for Male Vets
• 1-12-10 Government Executive:  Suicide prevention continues to elude Army leaders
• 1-12-10 Washington Times:  Military misconduct may be symptom of stress disorder -- Navy doctor gives warn
• 1-12-10 Annapolis Capital:  Slots could be gamble for west county -- Some expect changes to crime, real estate, services
• 1-12-10 Washington Post:  Politicians say Maryland is ripe for cybersecurity industry
• 1-12-10 Baltimore Sun:  O'Malley to promote Md. as U.S. cyber security hub -- Governor points to proximity of defense contractors, size of state's technology work force
• 1-12-10 WFED Federal News Radio 1500AM:  CyberMaryland seeks federal jobs from cybersecurity push
• 1-11-10 Gazette.Net:  Report: Spend more on transit to create more jobs -- State trying to maximize stimulus dollars for roads, transit
• 1-11-10 Gazette.Net:  State pushes smart growth through historic tax credits -- O'Malley announces remodeled heritage program
• 1-11-10 Washington Business Journal:  Montgomery County ponders new commercial residential zone
• 1-11-10 ABC News (Associated Press):  Maryland Aims to Develop Cybersecurity Industry -- Gov. O'Malley wants Maryland to be 'Silicon Valley of cybersecurity' in developing industry
• 1-11-10 Gazette.Net:  O'Malley: State to be cybersecurity leader -- Initiative could add up to 28,000 jobs in IT and homeland security
• 1-11-10 Gazette.Net:  Legislators push transit development at Prince George's business roundtable -- Cardin calls county 'ideal' for cybersecurity industry
• 1-11-10 Gazette.Net:  O'Malley budget could make over government -- Official: We are 'crossing our fingers' that hundreds of millions in write-downs at end
• 1-11-10 Maryland Daily Record:  Office vacancy rate up in Baltimore in 4th quarter
• 1-11-10 U.S. Department of Defense News Release:  Defense, VA Officials Address Suicide at Conference
• 1-11-10 U.S. Department of Defense News Release:  Better Mental Fitness Will Help Prevent Suicide, Sutton Says
• 1-11-10 U.S. Department of Defense News Release:  'Real Warrior' Describes Post-traumatic Stress
• 1-11-10 WFED Federal News Radio 1500 AM:  Sen. Ben Cardin on efforts to fix traffic before BRAC breaks it
• 1-11-10 SmartPlanet.com:  New facility will address TBI, PTSD in returning soldiers
• 1-11-10 Washington Examiner:  Montgomery considers new plan for high-density developments
• 1-11-10 Associated Press:  APNewsBreak: Increase in suicide rate of vets
• 1-11-10 CBS News (Associated Press):  Money for Roads not Reducing Unemployment -- AP Report: No Tangible Impact on Jobless from Government Stimulus Funds for Rebuilding Roads and Bridges
• 1-10-10 Washington Post:  Washington area officials eye deep cuts to fill budget gaps
• 1-10-10 Washington Examiner:  With stimulus spigot drying, Md. and Va. face budget crises
• 1-10-10 Annapolis Capital:  Downturn forces hard political choices -- AACC expansion holdup just one example of effects of budget fears
• 1-10-10 Baltimore Sun:  Dorsey project decision delayed -- Planning board to decide on mixed-use plan Jan. 21
• 1-10-10 Inside NoVA:  Prince William County vies for Northrop Grumman
• 1-10-10 Urbanite Baltimore:  Edge City -- A long-neglected neighborhood is about to get a billion-dollar makeover. But what will the Westport of the future owe to the Westport of the past??
• 1-8-10 U.S. Department of Defense News Release:  USO Plans Family Centers at Bethesda, Belvoir
• 1-8-10 Gazette.Net:  Editorial -- BRAC progress: Report indicates solid effort, but work remains to be done
• 1-8-10 Gazette.Net:  Commercial Real Estate: Comatose office market relying on feds -- Indices point to anemic recovery in 2010
• 1-8-10 Gazette.Net:  Giant, Hopkins buck trend with hires -- Other large employers cut work forces over year
• 1-8-10 Gazette.Net:  State, counties strategize to land Northrop Grumman HQ -- Military contractor to move corporate offices to D.C. region
• 1-8-10 Gazette.Net:  Business groups gird for session -- Chambers, others wary of new tax proposals for 2010 Assembly
• 1-8-10 Washington Post:  $70 million more in budget cuts proposed for Montgomery
  • 1-8-10 Washington Post:  Proposed midyear budget cuts
  • 1-8-10 Montgomery County News Release:  Ride On to Hold Public Forum about Proposed Service Cuts; Changes Needed to Help Close Projected $600 Million Shortfall in FY2011
• 1-8-10 Washington Examiner:  Leggett proposes cuts to bus services, schools
• 1-8-10 Federal Times:  Plans approved for DoD complex, Coast Guard headquarters
• 1-8-10 Washington Business Journal:  Jurisdictions vie for Northrop Grumman
• 1-8-10 Fredericksburg (VA) Free Lance-Star:  A. P. Hill proposal brings out protests -- About 150 people packed the Port Royal Volunteer Fire Department building last night to weigh in on the Army's plans to move demolition ranges closer to the Caroline County town
• 1-7-10 Gazette.Net:  Leggett proposes $70M in midyear budget cuts -- Montgomery County still faces $608 million budget hole in fiscal 2011 after cuts
• 1-7-10 Washington Examiner:  Moran wants specific BRAC traffic plans
• 1-7-10 Washington Examiner:  District seeks 2-lane busway for K Street
• 1-7-10 NNMC Journal:  Garage opens, offers 240 spaces
• 1-7-10 NNMC Journal:  Deputy Commander for Integration and Transition -- Recent upgrade of the Medical Center Integration and Transition intranet site
• 1-7-10 NNMC Journal:  General Dynamics wins contract to outfit WRNMMC
• 1-7-10 WRAMC Stripe:  Commanding general: Guaranteed Placement Program transition planning includes hospital, garrison employees
• 1-7-10 WRAMC Stripe:  Officials address Mologne House concerns with residents at town hall
• 1-7-10 WRAMC Stripe:  AER earns high rating among charity agencies
• 1-7-10 WRAMC Stripe:  Retired Marine inspires wounded warriors, cadre
• 1-7-10 WRAMC Stripe:  Stop-loss payments continue, but some no longer eligible
• 1-7-10 Fort Detrick Standard:  Research network for spinal cord injury beginning clinical trial
• 1-7-10 Federal News Radio WFED 1500 AM:  Analysis: Northrop Grumman follows the money to D.C. -- A year from now, Northrop Grumman's corporate headquarters will move from California to the Washington, D.C. area
• 1-7-10 Baltimore Sun:  Red Line would bring almost 10,000 jobs, study contends -- Report commissioned by Dixon administration foresees $2.1 billion in total economic activity
• 1-7-10 Great Falls (MT) Tribunr:  Commissioners hire Maryland group to study base missions
• 1-6-10 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Traffic chaos predicted as BRAC draws near
• 1-6-10 Washington Business Journal:  D.C. Economic Development -- Historic review of Walter Reed
• 1-6-10 Gazette.Net:  Leggett could announce more budget cuts this week -- Latest reduction might reach $70 million
• 1-6-10 Gazette.Net:  Budget woes slice into Ride On service -- Public hearing on proposed cuts set for Feb. 1
• 1-6-10 Gazette.Net:  Committee on Purple Line to hold first meeting -- Chevy Chase group will focus on mitigation measures
• 1-6-10 Gazette.Net:  Leggett: outside operator for golf course -- Sligo Creek could be bid on by private operators
• 1-6-10 Washington Examiner:  D.C. offers millions in tax breaks to lure Bethesda company
• 1-6-10 Baltimore Sun:  Unneighborly tussle for Northrop HQ -- Md., D.C., Va. wooing Fortune 100 company
• 1-6-10 Baltimore Sun:  Jay Hancock Commentary -- Northrop HQ could boost egos more than economics
• 1-6-10 Baltimore Sun:  Editorial -- Earmarks: Mend it, don't end it -- Our view: Congressional pet projects aren't all bad, but the process needs big reforms
• 1-6-10 Navy Times:  Warrior Games seeks wounded troops to compete
• 1-6-10 CBS News:  The Future of America's Military
• 1-6-10 WJZ TV13 (Baltimore):  Baltimore Starting To Use Hybrid Buses
• 1-5-10 Lt. Governor Anthony Brown News Release:  Lt. Governor Brown Releases 2009 Annual BRAC Report
  • 1-5-10  State of Maryland BRAC Action Plan: 2009 Progress Report  (120 pp)
  • 1-5-10 Baltimore Business Journal:  Lt. Gov. Brown: 'Maryland is ready for BRAC'
  • 1-5-10 WBAL AM1090:  BRAC Report Released By Lt Gov
• 1-5-10 Washington City Paper:  Is Walter Reed the Next St. Elizabeths?
• 1-5-10 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Md. lawmakers brace for budget fights
• 1-4-10 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Longer waits, more crowds in store for Metro riders
• 1-4-10 Washington Business Journal:  Northrop will relocate HQ to Washington area
• 1-4-10 Maryland Daily Record:  Northrop eyes move to D.C.- area
• 1-4-10 Gazette.Net:  Montgomery vying to land Northrop Grumman HQ -- Defense giant to move corporate office to Washington region
• 1-4-10 Washington Business Journal:  Walter Reed could get historic district status
• 1-4-10 Baltimore Business Journal:  Baltimore office market sluggish in first half of 2010, Grubb & Ellis predicts
• 1-4-10 Corridor Inc.:  BRAC Briefs -- BRAC contractor sets up shop near Fort Meade; Maryland awarded $12.5 million to improve intersections at four bases;  More transportation funds approved ;  BRAC higher education grants awarded to 11 schools
• 1-4-10 Corridor Inc.:  Prince George’s plans to build region as Biotech center
• 1-3-10 Washington Post:  2010 to bring ICC milestone; labor pains drag on elsewhere
  • 1-3-10 Washington Post:  2009's good, bad: Transportation experts make their calls
• 1-3-10 Annapolis Capital (Capital News Service):  Growing need for cybersecurity drives tech sector
• 1-3-10 Baltimore Sun:  Howard entering new phase in urbanization -- County expected to see biggest changes in developed areas
• 1-3-09 Wilmington (DE) News Journal:  Md. will feel impact of UD plans for Chrysler site -- Commentary by Daniel Schneckenburger of Elkton, Md., a member of the News Journal's Community Advisory Board and former president of the Cecil County Chamber of Commerce board of directors
• 1-3-10 Psychology Today:  Traumatic Brain Injury leads to problems with emotional processing
• 1-3-10 Chicago Tribune:  Injured veterans are stuck in limbo -- No longer in war zone but also not 'home,' they battle for normal
• 1-2-10 WTKR TV11 (Norfolk) (Associated Press):  'Fort Lee Mirage' dampens expansion enthusiasm
• 1-2-10 Dubuque (IA) Telegraph Herald:  Depot officials back Thomson prison plan -- Officials say use of the prison would open up development possibilities -- including residences -- at the former sprawling military facility in Savanna
• 1-1-10 Baltimore Business Journal:  Two General Assembly bills aim to free up cash for businesses
• 1-1-10 Baltimore Sun:  Commentary by Jay Hancock: Revival of big government saved Md.'s economy in '00's -- But cutbacks have got to come soon
• 1-1-10 Washington Post:  Dulles Toll Road fees rise to help pay for Silver Line; increases are criticized
• 1-1-10 Gazette.Net:  Developer to turn $100M property into apartments -- Gaithersburg complex to be near Corridor Cities route
• 12-31-09 U.S. Dept. of Defense News Release:  Contract Award for new National Museum of Health and Medicine to be built at Forest Glen Annex, Md -- Costello Construction of Maryland, Columbia, Md., was awarded on Dec. 22, 2009, a $10,503,200 design-build firm-fixed-price contract.  This contract is a two-phase design-build for a new National Museum of Health and Medicine to be built at Forest Glen Annex, Md.  The museum currently resides at Walter Reed Medical Center, Washington, D.C.  Work is to be performed in Silver Spring, Md., with an estimated completion date of April 1, 2011.  One bid was solicited via the FedBizOpps Web site with seven bids received. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, Baltimore, Md., is the contracting activity (W912DR-10-C-0005).
  • Costello Construction of Columbia, MD
  • National Musuem of Health and Medicine
    • 1-1-10 Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal:  Artifacts offer unusual look at Lincoln's death -- Fatal bullet is part of exhibit
    • 12-29-09 Examiner.com:  Infectious disease exhibit featured at national medical museum
• 12-31-09 Air Force Times:  Injured airman has groundbreaking surgery
• 12-31-09 WRC/NBC4 TV:  Will the Silver Line Drive Tysons' Condo Prices Higher? -- Oh hi, Metro effect!
• 12-31-09 Baltimore Business Journal:  COPT plotting $1B development in White Marsh
• 12-31-09 Washington Times:  Citizen Journalism -- Houses help wounded Veterans across the nation
• 12-31-09 Baltimore Business Journal:  Baltimore ranks No. 3 in best places to find a job
• 12-31-09 Army.com (U.S. Department of Defense News Release):  Program Helps Servicemembers Transition to Civilian Life
• 12-30-09 Gazette.Net:  BRAC bike lane project could close part of Cedar Lane -- Upgrades could start as early as fall 2010
• 12-30-09 Military Officers Association of America (MOAA):  Bucks for Bethesda and Belvoir
• 12-30-09 AASHTO News Release (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials):  America's Top Ten Transportation Topics for 2010
• 12-30-09 Maryland Daily Record:  Affordable housing units planned for BRAC
• 12-30-09 Washington Business Journal:  D.C. best place to find work
• 12-30-09 United States Army News Release:  Operation Proper Exit helps injured combat vets heal emotional wounds
• 12-30-09 Discovery News:  Michael Jackson, Muppets and Others Enter National Film Registry:  "Heroes All" (1920) -- The Red Cross Bureau of Pictures produced more than 100 films, including "Heroes All," from 1917-1921, which are invaluable historical and visual records of the era with footage from World War I and its aftermath. "Heroes All" examines returning wounded WWI veterans and their treatment at Walter Reed Hospital, along with visits to iconic Washington, D.C., landmarks. Several Red Cross cinematographers achieved notable film careers, including Ernest Schoedsack and A. Farciot Edouart.
• 12-30-09 Gazette.Net:  Planning Board approves Century campus redevelopment -- Site will have a future CCT stop
• 12-30-09 Maryland Gazette (Glen Burnie):  Editorial -- Third Floor: Decade's top story continues
• 12-30-09 Washington Post:  Older drivers face choice between safety and mobility
  • 12-30-09 Washington Post:  Tips for families of senior drivers
• 12-30-09 Washington Examiner:  Snowstorm costs topping $41 million already, budgets drained
• 12-29-09 Baltimore Business Journal:  Stimulus money to fuel BRAC housing developments near Aberdeen Proving Ground
• 12-29-09 Fairfax Times:  Community news -- Belvoir receives federal funding
• 12-29-09 Washington Examiner:  Tempers flare over Alexandria BRAC project
• 12-29-09 Washington Business Journal:  State and local tax revenue tumbles
• 12-29-09 Washington Post:  Army wife's blog about her injured husband becomes a window into sacrifice
• 12-29-09 Washington Post:  Crush of earmarks in defense bill gives yet another lesson in horse-trading
• 12-29-09 Baltimore Sun:  Md. home assessments to fall an average 19.7% -- 'Unprecedented' slide is reversal of frenetic 2005-06 housing bubble
• 12-29-09 Annapolis Capital:  Enrollment spikes at Meade High School -- Officials crediting new programs, an improved reputation
• 12-29-09 Insciences Organisation:  Progesterone Should Be Considered a Viable Treatment Option for Traumatic Brain Injury, Say Experts
• 12-28-09 Gazette.Net:  JHU to offer tech commercialization program in Montgomery -- Initiative based on UMBC model for creating companies
• 12-28-09 Washington Examiner:  Transit ridership suffering nationwide with nearly 4 percent drop
• 12-28-09 Baltimore Business Journal:  New lanes for buses, bikes opened in downtown Baltimore
• 12-28-09 WTOP 103.5 FM:  More toll roads could pave the way in the future
• 12-27-09 Baltimore Sun:  County gets some good economic news for a change
• 12-27-09 Washington Post:  Top 10 transit stories of '09: Shock but also progress
• 12-27-09 Washington Examiner:  Maryland planning executive quietly ousted
• 12-26-09 Maryland Gazette (Glen Burnie):  Business Sense: Here's hoping for a better year -- Commentary by Fran Schmidt, CEO of the Northern Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce
• 12-25-09 Gazette.Net:  Despite recession, bioscience sector sees gains -- HGS, others mark commercial, research success
• 12-25-09 Gazette.Net:  Ready for 2009 to end -- State sees bright spots in midst of poor year
• 12-24-09 WTTG/FOX5 TV:  Mologne House Helps Military Families
• 12-23-09 Washington Post:  Montgomery, Fairfax get funds to handle base relocation traffic
• 12-23-09 Gazette.Net:  House OKs $300M for BRAC projects -- Senate expected to pass bill
• 12-23-09 Washington Times:  Citizen Journalism: BRAC 'winner' plans for growth -- State takes 'comprehensive' look at impact of Fort Meade
• 12-23-09 Maryland Gazette (Glen Burnie):  BRAC money arriving for road upgrades
• 12-23-09 Gazette.Net:  Head of county Planning Board to leave when term expires -- Deadline is March 8 to apply for Hanson's seat
• 12-23-09 Gazette.Net:  Orchard Pond to get luxury high-rise -- Redevelopment would be at 11-acre parcel on Quince Orchard and Clopper roads
• 12-22-09 Congressman Chris Van Hollen News Release:  Van Hollen, Cardin, Mikulski Join with State and Local Officials to Announce $300 Million for Essential BRAC Traffic Fix in National Capitol Region
  • Language from FY2010 Defense Appropriations bill detailing the $300 million designated for transportation mitigation projects at NNMC Bethesda and Fort Belvoir
    • Defense Health Board -- National Capital Region Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Health Systems External Advisory Subcommittee
    • May 2009:  "ACHIEVING WORLD CLASS: An Independent Review of the Design Plans for the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and the Fort Belvoir Community Hospital"
• 12-22-09 WRC/NBC4 TV:  $300M for BRAC -- Bethesda project gets a big boost
• 12-22-09 WTOP 103.5 FM (Associated Press):  BRAC funds to upgrade Metro, roads in Bethesda
• 12-22-09 WTTG/FOX5 TV:  (VIDEO)  Detours Ahead for Travelers in Bethesda
• 12-22-09 NewsChannel 8:  Maryland Lawmakers Secure $300M to Mitigate BRAC Traffic Congestion
• 12-22-09 Mount Vernon (VA) Gazette:  $100 Million for Route 1? -- Transportation improvements passes in House Defense Appropriations Bill
• 12-22-09 Washington Post (Associated Press):  Caring for Washington's warriors away from home
• 12-22-09 Washington Post:  Md. neighbors present case vs. Suburban Hospital expansion
• 12-22-09 Washington Post:  Montgomery tries to incubate resurgence in biotech industry
• 12-22-09 Annapolis Capital:  Hotelier not scaling back -- Thayer Lodging Group reserves $280 million for 15 more properties
• 12-21-09 Gazette.Net:  Head of county Planning Board to leave when term expires in June -- Deadline is March 8 to apply for seat
• 12-21-09 Annapolis Capital:  Federal, state funds bolster Meade boom -- BRAC money starts to arrive for road upgrades
• 12-21-09 Stars and Stripes:  Veterans turning to poetry to heal their war wounds
• 12-21-09 United Press International:  Vets to receive face transplants in Boston
• 12-20-09 American Chronicle:  Moran, Van Hollen Secure $300 Million for BRAC Traffic Fix -- Defense Bill Includes Transportation Upgrades Connecting New Walter Reed and Fort Belvoir Hospitals to Surrounding Communities
• 12-20-09 Frederick News-Post:  Stimulus funds bring fixes, construction, commuter rage, jobs to Frederick
• 12-20-09 Baltimore Sun:  $113 million in Md. earmarks OK'd
• 12-20-09 Washington Post:  Railway hubs lay down tracks for expansion
• 12-20-09 Charleston (WV) State Journal:  Future Uncertain for Bridge Between W.Va., Md. -- A privately owned toll bridge over the North Branch of the Potomac River near Green Spring needs major repairs and the owner wants to bump up tolls.
• 12-19-09 Baltimore Sun:  Md. unemployment rises to 7.4 percent -- Worse job market since '83 expected to improve over 2010
• 12-19-09 Newport News Daily Press:  Fort Eustis, Langley AFB join forces to save money
• 12-18-09 Washington Examiner:  House OKs $300M for roads near Bethesda Naval, Fort Belvoir
• 12-18-09 WTOP 103.5 FM:  BRAC money to help clear up traffic in Md.
• 12-18-09 Washington Business Journal:  Booz Allen Hamilton expands with customers, employees in mind
• 12-18-09 Gazette.Net:  Commercial Real Estate: Developer starts two new buildings at Aberdeen
• 12-18-09 Gazette.Net:  Lawmakers recommend nearly flat 2011 budget -- Historic zero percent budget guideline would halve $2 billion deficit
• 12-17-09 Washington Post:  House approves $300M for Virginia and Maryland for BRAC
• 12-17-09 Gazette.Net:  House approves $300 million for BRAC projects -- Senate expected to pass bill in the next few days
  • 12-16-09 Congressman Chris Van Hollen News Release:  Van Hollen, Mikulski & Cardin Fighting for $300 Million for BRAC Traffic Fix in National Capital Region -- House Defense Bill Includes Transportation Upgrades Connecting New Walter Reed and Fort Belvoir Hospitals to Surrounding Communities; Senate vote expected in coming days
  • Language from FY2010 Defense Appropriations bill detailing the $300 million designated for transportation mitigation projects at NNMC Bethesda and Fort Belvoir
    • Defense Health Board -- National Capital Region Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Health Systems External Advisory Subcommittee
    • May 2009:  "ACHIEVING WORLD CLASS: An Independent Review of the Design Plans for the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and the Fort Belvoir Community Hospital"
• 12-17-09 Alexandria (VA) Gazette Packet:  Hello Traffic Jam -- Council approves two alternatives
• for offramps - a lose-lose decision
• 12-17-09 NNMC Journal:  NNMC encourages staff to share rides for money
• 12-17-09 WRAMC Stripe:  CG: no decisions made on guaranteed placement program -- World-class care, legacy of Walter Reed remain paramount
• 12-17-09 WRAMC Stripe:  ‘New Walter Reed’ effort on track, officials say
• 12-17-09 WRAMC Stripe:  Doctors perform groundbreaking surgery at WRAMC
• 12-17-09 WRAMC Stripe:  Walter Reed patients testing next-generation prosthesis
• 12-17-09 Christian Science Monitor:  Pentagon plays catch-up as toll of repeat combat duty rises -- A Department of Veterans Affairs study reports a three-fold increase in depression and post-traumatic stress after repeat combat duty, raising questions about the Pentagon's ability to keep soldiers with combat-related psychological problems away from the front.
• 12-17-09 Salisbury (MD) Daily Times (Associated Press):  Md. legislative panel recommends no-growth budget
• 12-17-09 Newport News (VA) Daily Press (Associated Press):  Va 6-year plan project cuts for 2010-2015
• 12-17-09 WUSA TV9:  MDTA Approves ICC Tolls In Face Of Opposition
• 12-17-09 Baltimore Sun:  Md. urges more U.S. aid -- Revenue projections falling more slowly as economy turns; further cuts unneeded
• 12-17-09 Washington Post:  State revenue decline eases in Maryland
• 12-17-09 Washington Post:  Md. board expected to back Intercounty Connector toll plan
• 12-17-09 Politico:  Study links 'dwell time,' mental health
• 12-17-09 WJZ TV13 (Baltimore) (Associated Press):  Army Trims 8 Stories From Fort Lee Hotel
• 12-16-09 Congressman Chris Van Hollen News Release:  Van Hollen, Mikulski & Cardin Fighting for $300 Million for BRAC Traffic Fix in National Capital Region -- House Defense Bill Includes Transportation Upgrades Connecting New Walter Reed and Fort Belvoir Hospitals to Surrounding Communities; Senate vote expected in coming days
• 12-16-09 Corridor Inc.:  Lt. Gov. Brown announces recipients of 2010 BRAC higher education grants -- Programs lauded as spark for job creation and development of Maryland's first-class professional workforce
• 12-16-09 Baltimore Sun:  O'Malley: State facing $77 million drop in revenue -- Governor says latest projections show need for 'additional help from Washington'
• 12-16-09 Gazette.Net:  Planning board a key to economic development
• 12-16-09 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Solution sought for I-270 congestion in Frederick
• 12-16-09 Washington Times:  Citizen Journalism: Extensive growth at Fort Meade -- 22,000 jobs seen by 2011 from BRAC, agency moves
• 12-16-09 Washington Times:  Citizen Journalism: Other BRAC-related development ahead
• 12-16-09 Annapolis Capital:  Editorial -- Our Say: Along with benefits, BRAC will bring major headaches
• 12-16-09 Washington Post:  Walter Reed performs rare transplant of pancreas cells -- Procedure on airman wounded in Afghanistan may be first of its kind
• 12-16-09 Washington Post:  Metro close to getting $150 million in federal funds -- Obama's approval awaited; D.C., suburbs must then chip in
• 12-16-09 Washington Post:  Senate earmarks $3 million for Md.'s Purple Line  (scroll down)
• 12-16-09 Baltimore Sun:  Md. awards $865,000 to colleges for BRAC jobs training -- $865,000 in grants issued to help fill hiring demand
• 12-16-09 Washington Examiner:  Prince William: Bouncing back
• 12-16-09 Washington Times:  Favoritism fears halt major military health upgrade -- Ethics issue raised
• 12-16-09 Gazette.Net:  Some see pro-growth tilt on County Council -- Floreen, Ervin say it's not pro-growth, it's pro-jobs
• 12-16-09 Gazette.Net:  Community input lacking in Germantown sector plan, design guidelines -- Planning Board worksession scheduled next month
• 12-16-09 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Toll roads: Would per-mile trips encourage more use?
• 12-16-09 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Lucky drivers get an extra lane on I-95N
• 12-16-09 Corridor Inc. (Capital News Service):  Once-booming Western Maryland goes green to fight recession
• 12-15-09 Washington Business Journal:  D.C. seeks developers, planners for Walter Reed Medical Center site
• 12-15-09 Baltimore Sun:  11 Md. colleges receive $865,000 in BRAC grants
• 12-15-09 WTOP 103.5 FM:  D.C.'s new streetcars arrive from Czech Republic
• 12-15-09 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Montgomery Co. has 'too many assets' to let Fairfax Co. 'beat us'
• 12-15-09 Annapolis Capital:  Senators push cyber security center for Fort Meade -- Mikulski, Cardin also address stimulus funds, health care and BRAC
• 12-15-09 Frederick News-Post:  A gateway to Frederick
• 12-14-09 WBAL TV11:  Groundbreaking Begins On BRAC Facilities
• 12-14-09 WMAR/ABC2 TV:  BRAC Brings Early Returns at Aberdeen Proving Ground
• 12-14-09 DC StreetsBlog.org:  Bus vs. Rail: Transit's Quiet Culture Clash?
• 12-14-09 Baltimore Business Journal:  Study: Baltimore ranks No. 2 for retail growth
• 12-14-09 Montgomery County Council News Release:  Council President Nancy Floreen Stressed Priorities in Remarks to Legislative Breakfast of the Committee for Montgomery -- Yearly Event is a Virtual “Who’s Who” of Montgomery, Maryland Politics
• 12-14-09 Associated Press:  New VA patients younger, more likely to be women
• 12-14-09 WBAL AM1090:  New Interchange Opened Along Area Interstate
• 12-14-09 Psych Central:  Military Mental Health Care Under Examination
• 12-14-09 Associated Press:  Back from combat, women struggle for acceptance
• 12-14-09 Washington Business Journal:  Raytheon signs Aberdeen lease
• 12-14-09 Wilmington (DE) News Journal:  University of Delaware works to benefit from Aberdeen expansion -- Hundreds of jobs could be created as university partners with Army
• 12-13-09 Annapolis Capital:  County waits for the BRAC boom -- Planning for the equivalent of four Pentagons on a shoestring budget
  • 12-13-09 Annapolis Capital:  BRAC impact to be felt in the classroom -- Curriculum changes, new schools, expansions on horizon
  • 12-13-09 Annapolis Capital:  Realtors upbeat on influx of BRAC families
• 12-13-09 Washington Post:  Whatever Happened To ... Dell McLeod and Walter Reed?
• 12-13-09 Washington Post:  More than meets the eye -- Progress on Silver Spring transit center not so sexy yet
• 12-13-09 Washington Post:  Metro's federal funds come as slowly as improvements
• 12-13-09 Washington Examiner:  Alexandrians: No BRAC attack on Winkler preserve
• 12-13-09 WJLA/ABC7-TV:  Purple Line Gets Funding Boost in Spending Bill
• 12-12-09 Washington Post:  Where We Live -- North Woodside: History, convenience -- and a singing tradition
  • 12-12-09 Washington Post:  North Woodside -- boundaries and demographics
• 12-12-09 Frederick News-Post:  Barry Kissin column -- Real threat
• 12-11-09 Montgomery County Dept. of Transportation News Release:  Congressional Committee Recommends Funding for Naval Medical Infrastructure
• 12-11-09 Washington Times (Capital News Service):  O'Malley pushes federal funds for BRAC -- Transportation projects near bases face budget shortfall
• 12-11-09 Baltimore Business Journal:  Merritt Properties plots Aberdeen office park
• 12-11-09 Washington Business Journal:  Commercial Real Estate -- Defense Department renewals shore up Rosslyn market
• 12-11-09 New York Times:  Editorial -- Lifting the Silence
  • 12-8-09 New York Times:  Military Rules Said to Hinder Therapy
• 12-11-09 WRC/NBC4-TV:  Nature Preserve in the Crosshairs -- Defense Department move threatens peaceful refuge
• 12-11-09 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Roads near Bethesda Naval expected to see improvements
• 12-11-09 Washington Examiner:  Congress gives $4.4M more for Bethesda Naval realignment
• 12-11-09 Washington Examiner:  Study: D.C. area home to many of country's most congested roadways
• 12-11-09 Baltimore Business Journal:  Maryland to spend $42.6 million on Aberdeen BRAC road project
• 12-11-09 WRC/NBC4-TV:  Nature Preserve in the Crosshairs -- Defense Department move threatens peaceful refuge
• 12-11-09 WJZ-TV13 (Baltimore) (Associated Press):  Md. Moves Up $42M BRAC Road Project Near Aberdeen
• 12-11-09 Baltimore Sun:  $42.6 million road project to begin at APG
• 12-11-09 Washington Examiner:  Montgomery County looks to boost lagging biotech
• 12-11-09 Gazette.Net:  Montgomery calls for biotech tax credit -- Accelerator plan also proposed in task force report
• 12-11-09 Gazette.Net:  Talking With Steve Monroe: At home in the hot seat -- Silverman offers deft touch as Montgomery's director of economic development
• 12-11-09 Washington Times:  Gaithersburg West master plan criticized
• 12-11-09 Baltimore Business Journal:  Merritt Properties plots Aberdeen office park
• 12-10-09 Washington Post:  Committee agrees on bill that includes funding for road improvements in Bethesda
  • $4.4 million in FY2010 Transportation funds for Bethesda BRAC intersections project
  • Language to make Defense Access Road program applicable to urban areas like Bethesda
• 12-10-09 Baltimore Sun:  Maryland earmarked projects in year-end spending measure
• 12-10-09 Alexandria (VA) Gazette Packet:  Ramped Up Anger -- Residents and city leaders unite against VDOT proposal
• 12-10-09 Potomac Almanac:  Public Reacts To Sidewalk, Bike Project -- Plans are under development
• 12-10-09 NewsChannel 8:  Residents Want Trail Protected from Purple Line
• 12-10-09 WBAL-TV11:  School Officials Push For More STEM Programs
• 12-10-09 Department of Defense News Release:  Walter Reed Patients Test Next-generation Prosthesis
• 12-10-09 Baltimore Sun:  Md. could reap U.S. windfall in earmarks -- House likely to OK spending bill with nearly $100 million sought for state
  • 12-10-09 Baltimore Sun:  Jay Hancock blog -- Maryland says thanks for the tax dollars, New Jersey
• 12-10-09 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Slower than the speed limit: Area roads make the list
• 12-10-09 Washington Business Journal:  Montgomery County biosciences task force announces goals
• 12-10-09 Gazette.Net:  Developer selected for station project -- Plans call for a transit-oriented, mixed-use project downtown
• 12-10-09 NNMC Journal:  Adm. Nathan receives second star
• 12-10-09 NNMC Journal:  Deputy Commander for Integration and Transition column -- On the Deputy Secretary of Defense decision memorandum directing that the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda(WRNMMCB) and the Fort Belvoir Community Hospital (FBCH) will be permanent joint commands
• 12-10-09 NNMC Journal:  Military Health lists TBI numbers online
• 12-10-09 WRAMC Stripe:  The Brain Gym -- New fitness center aims to improve memory loss, speech of the injured
• 12-10-09 Fort Detrick Standard:  USAISR earns Force Health Protection Award
• 12-10-09 Fort Detrick Standard:  USAMMDA and WRAIR sign CRADA to combat malaria
• 12-10-09 Joint Base Andrews Capital Flyer:  Are you using your GOV correctly?
• 12-9-09 Gazette.Net:  Leggett: County 'resilient' despite economic woes -- Executive is hopeful, realistic in annual State of the County address
• 12-9-09 Baltimore Sun:  Michael Dresser's Getting There blog: Md. orders 18 buses for ICC routes -- Eventual transit service will use 'clean diesel' technology
• 12-9-09 Gazette.Net:  Floreen proposes economic county development authority -- Leggett says idea not new, but worth study
• 12-9-09 Gazette.Net:  Randolph Hills residents upset with White Flint plan changes -- Sites for school, train station are points of contention
• 12-9-09 Gazette.Net:  Map for future strives for balance -- Wheaton's sector plan must create blossoming downtown while protecting neighborhoods, officials say
• 12-9-09 Gazette.Net:  Planners and residents to discuss Purple Line route
• 12-9-09 Gazette.Net:  Rehab program combines sports, competition for veterans -- Injured military  personnel train for chance at U.S. Paralympics
• 12-9-09 Maryland (Glen Burnie) Gazette:  Fort Meade cyber security center sought -- Mikulski, Cardin also address stimulus funds, health care and BRAC
• 12-9-09 Washington Post:  Budget scenario bleak for Montgomery schools: Weast lists potential cuts -- Class sizes, teachers among targets
• 12-9-09 Washington Examiner:  Maryland policies a drain on county
• 12-9-09 Bloomberg.com:  Top-Rated Maryland Revives Refinancing as Muni Bond Yields Fall
• 12-9-09 Navy Times:  Nominee outlines changes in VA health system
• 12-9-09 Business Wire:  Fitch Rates Harford County MD Aberdeen Proving Ground $52.2MM Ser 2009 Military Hsg Proj Bonds 'A+'
• 12-9-09 Washington Technology:  Premium companies stand out from the pack: Strategic tuck-in acquisitions dominate the current M&A landscape -- Commentary by John Hagan, co-head of the defense and government services group at BB&T Capital Markets/Windsor Group
• 12-8-09 Bmore.com:  Getting BRAC on the Road
• 12-8-09 Montgomery County News Release:  Leggett Reviews State of the County; "Weathering Tough Times, Investing in the Future" -- include full text of County Executive Leggett's 2009 State of the County Address
• 12-8-09 Baltimore Business Journal:  Mikulski, Cardin push job creation at BWI speaking event
• 12-8-09 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Sen. Warner wants Va. to avoid BRAC nightmare
• 12-8-09 Baltimore Sun:  Editorial: Repairing an economic hole -- Our view: Want to create jobs? Start by fixing the nation's ailing infrastructure
• 12-8-09 Navy Times:  2 studies: PTSD is chemical change in brain
• 12-7-09 Gazette.Net:  Jobless rate falls, but commercial construction also down again -- nonresidential construction drops 11 percent to $652B in October
• 12-7-09 Washington Post:  Montgomery County may get more economic development cooks in the kitchen
• 12-7-09 Washington Business Journal:  Montgomery County Council president plans new task force
• 12-7-09 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Leaders sift through chaos of traffic signal crash
• 12-7-09 Washington Post:  Feds: Watch out for drivers high on drugs
• 12-7-09 Baltimore Sun:  Michael Dresser's Getting There blog -- Maryland drunken-driving numbers improve
• 12-7-09 The Gov Monitor:  The Second Annual Trauma Spectrum Disorders Conference: A Scientific Conference on the Impact of Military Service on Families and Caregivers will focus on the impact of trauma spectrum disorders on military and veteran families and caregivers across deployment, homecoming, and reintegration.
• 12-7-09 New York Times:  Deployments Taking Toll on Military's Children
• 12-7-09 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Study: Better infrastructure needed for teleworking
• 12-7-09 Rapid City (SD) Journal:  Minneapolis one of four polytraumatic rehab centers
• 12-6-09 Federal Times:  News Digest -- Commission approves FDA, NIST building plans  (scroll down)
• 12-6-09 Washington Post:  Company seeks changes to Tysons Corner plan -- Defense contractor SAIC wants density raised for headquarters expansion
• 12-6-09 Washington Post:  The recession's job roller coaster -- Amid the recession,local governments give and take jobs
• 12-6-09 Washington Post:  More bus routes, less congestion? -- Fairfax drafts a cost-effective solution, but would it be enough to pull drivers from their cars?
• 12-6-09 Washington Examiner:  Feds creating real-time traffic information alerts
• 12-6-09 Annapolis Capital:  Q&A: Helping minority businesses grow -- Joanne Jackson talks about the challenges women- and minority-owned firms face
• 12-6-09 Frederick News-Post:  Test the waters of TransIT's Pool Rewards
• 12-5-09 WTOP 103.5 FM:  D.C. area makes another list of most congested roads
  • 12-2-09 Business Wire:  GPS Users Reveal Which US Cities Are Truly The Most Congested -- Think it's New York or LA? Think Again.  Millions of TomTom users show clearest picture yet of nation's  worst roads
• 12-5-09 Washington Post:  Healers head to war, bearing their own wounds -- Mental-health specialists will face new battlegrounds after Fort Hood
• 12-5-09 Baltimore Sun:  Study: In Md., working class bears brunt of recession -- Study: Most Md. job losses, foreclosures hit lower-, middle-income residents
• 12-5-09 Annapolis Capital:  Capital Mobility: Roundabouts have a place 'round here -- Commentary by Dave Humphreys, Professional Traffic Engineer and planner with 45 years of experience in all modes of urban transportation
• 12-4-09 NewsChannel 8:  Alexandria Residents Rally to Protect Winkler Botanical Preserve
• 12-4-09 Salisbury (MD) Daily Times (Capital News Service):  Despite Maryland's wealth, working families struggle
• 12-4-09 Baltimore Business Journal:  Road to Recovery: A long, winding road to recovery? -- What direction the economy will take continues to baffle Baltimore economists, business owners
• 12-4-09 Gazette.Net:  Commercial Real Estate: Twinbrook plan makes room for Parklawn project
• 12-4-09 Gazette.Net:  State's students need comprehensive financial education -- Commentary by Sheldon Caplis, co-chairperson of the Maryland State Department of Education's Advisory Council  on Financial Literacy Education and the regional director of community relations for Citi
• 12-4-09 Frederick News-Post:  Military spouses may be exempt from Maryland income tax
• 12-4-09 Psychiatric News:  Army Trying to Solve Puzzle of Rising Suicide Rates -- U.S. Army generals are unhappy with suicide rates among soldiers but look for hope in changing event patterns and new resilience training
• 12-3-09 Federal News Radio 1500 AM:  (INCLUDES AUDIO)  Who is in charge at the new Walter Reed? - - The House Armed Services Committee found that the road to the new Walter Reed is currently paved with a lot of uncertainty.
  • 12-3-09 U.S. Department of Defense News Release:  'New Walter Reed' Effort On Track, Officials Say
  • 12-3-09 Navy Times:  New Walter Reed project sparks concerns
  • 12-3-09 Government Executive:  Lawmakers question plans for new Walter Reed
  • 12-2-09 House Armed Services Committee: The New Walter Reed: Are We on the Right Track? -- Joint Hearing of the Readiness and Military Personnel Subcommittees:
    • 12-2-09 Committee Summary Memo  (10 pp)
    • 12-2-09 Opening Statement of Readiness Subcommittee Chairman Solomon Ortiz
    • 12-2-09 Opening Statement of Military Personnel Subcommittee Chairwoman Susan Davis
    • 12-2-09 Statement of Congressman Chris Van Hollen on related traffic congestion issues
    • 12-2-09 Testimony of Mr. Al Middleton, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Health Affairs
    • 12-2-09 Testimony of Dr. Dorothy Robyn, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment
    • 12-2-09 Testimony of Vice Admiral John M. Mateczun, USN, Commander, Joint Task Force National Capital Region Medical
    • 12-2-09 Testimony of Dr. Ken Kizer, Chairman, Defense Health Board National Capital Region Base Realignment and Closure Health Systems Advisory Subcommittee
• 12-3-09 NNMC Journal:  Commander's Column -- Facilities Updates
• 12-3-09 NNMC Journal:  Veterans Affairs' initiative aims to improve health care
• 12-3-09 NNMC Journal:  Did you know? -- Mass transit fringe benefits
• 12-3-09 NNMC Journal:  After 3 weeks without one, temp gym opens
• 12-3-09 New York Times:  Editorial -- Neglected Warriors
• 12-3-09 Politico:  Where's the way forward for veterans? -- Commentary by Paul Rieckhoff, founder  and executive director of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA)
• 12-3-09 NewsWise:  Study of Army Hospitals Shows Increased but Not Unwise End-of-year Spending
• 12-3-09 Washington Post:  Metro fare hikes recommended to close growing budget gap
• 12-3-09 Washington Post:  Region identifies 'ready-to-go' transportation projects in appeal for federal funds
• 12-3-09 Washington Post:  Rockville developer wins rights to land at Laurel MARC station
• 12-3-09 Washington Business Journal:  D.C. region pushes for more road funds
• 12-3-09 Washington Business Journal:  Construction on pause for Quantico Corporate Center's third  building
• 12-3-09 Washington Business Journal:  Metro faces $175.4M budget gap in 2011
• 12-3-09 Baltimore Business Journal:  'Less worse is the new excellent,' economist Anirban Basu says of financial recovery signs
• 12-3-09 Washington Examiner:  Spending spree ends in Montgomery
• 12-3-09 Washington Examiner:  Maryland policies a drain on county
• 12-3-09 Annapolis Capital:  First major BRAC contractor opens office -- MITRE Corp. arrives in National Business Park
• 12-3-09 Annapolis Capital:  What's so bad about 'Boomtown'? -- Commentary by Eric Hartley
• 12-3-09 Corridor Inc.:  Brick Yard project in Prince George’s County a model of 21st-century development
• 12-2-09 Business Wire:  GPS Users Reveal Which US Cities Are Truly The Most Congested -- Think it's New York or LA? Think Again.  Millions of TomTom users show clearest picture yet of nation's  worst roads
• 12-2-09 Baltimore Sun:  Michael Dresser's Getting There blog -- MARC locomotive update: Looking better
• 12-2-09 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Prince William targets defense businesses
• 12-2-09 Gazette.Net:  Sligo Creek Golf Course plan comes under attack -- Veteran says idea for rehab facility exploits ‘wounded warriors'
• 12-2-09 Gazette.Net:  Next fiscal year may bring layoffs to county -- Local budget picture remains in free fall
• 12-2-09 Gazette.Net:  Lawmakers may push for flat budget growth -- Tax collections, however, expected to grow 3.4 percent
• 12-2-09 Gazette.Net:  Fire service looks to shift limited resources -- Under master plan revision, longer response times on non-life-threatening calls
• 12-1-09 Washington Business Journal:  Prince William examines economic development work
• 12-1-09 Washington Examiner:  Montgomery officials shelve critical White Flint road proposals
• 12-1-09 Washington Examiner:  Montgomery County's budget gap grows to $608 million
• 12-1-09 Washington Examiner:  Financial indicators bad for Montgomery County
• 12-1-09 Belleville (IL) News-Democrat:  By land and by sea: New Scott command moves all things military -- including family households
• 12-1-09 Washington Post:  Learning to Lead: Making the Cut -- 'It's supposed to be hard': Many would-be Marines find that Officer Candidates School requires a leap out of the mainstream and into a subculture like no other
  • 12-1-09 Washington Post:  Arthur Colby -- At home and abroad, adjusting to new adventures
  • 12-1-09 Washington Post:  Tyler Martin -- Athlete sets new standards in his quest for perfection
  • 12-1-09 Washington Post:  Jacob Lovelady -- For University of Maryland student, recognition of a new identity
• 12-1-l09 Washington Post:  Prince George's weighs creation of biotechnology research hub -- Report affirms quest for 1,900 jobs, $23 milion in taxes
• 12-1-09 New York Times:  Justices Say Capital Cases Must Weigh War Trauma
• 12-1-09 Baltimore Business Journal:  Mitre Corp. opens new Anne Arundel office as part of BRAC expansion
• 11-30-09 Washington Business Journal:  Montgomery County's 2011 budget gap grows
• 11-30-09 Army Times:  Panel: Plans for new Walter Reed fall short
• 11-30-09 Annapolis Capital:  Struggling 'Boomtown' still in limbo -- 'Has potential to be boutique shopping district'
• 11-30-09 Baltimore Sun:  Michael Dresser's Getting There blog -- Montgomery plans for $89 million garage decried
• 11-30-09 Baltimore Sun:  Michael Dresser's Getting There blog -- New MARC cars have more seats, less comfort
• 11-30-09 Washington Post:  Learning to Lead -- Pushed to the limit: The measure of success -- At Quantico, fired-up Marine recruits struggle to meet expectations that seem impossibly high
• 11-30-09 Washington Post:  Remaking St. Charles in a shade of green -- Developer to test suburban Md. market for energy efficiency
• 11-30-09 Washington Post:  Facing new Loudoun traffic circles, some find it hard to shift gears
  • 11-30-09 Washington Post:  (GRAPHIC)  A roundabout way to traffic safety -- What's the safest and most efficient way to move traffic through an intersection? It may not be the way we're used to, with red, green and yellow lights denying or approving access.
• 11-30-09 WTOP 103.5 FM:  New technology to be used to prevent backups
• 11-30-09 New York Times:  Editorial -- Commuters Beware
• 11-30-09 Broadcasting & Cable:  Market Eye: Battle of Baltimore -- LPMs tighten Charm City race
• 11-29-09 Columbia (MD) Flier:  Group proposes transit bridge over Route 29 -- Would complement downtown Columbia redevelopment
• 11-29-09 Manassas News & Messenger:  Dulles rail opponent says project too costly
• 11-29-09 Washington Post:  High-tech helps developers open doors in Montgomery -- White Flint team goes directly to residents to add them to the lobbying corps
• 11-29-09 Washington Post:  Learning to Lead: The Marines Search for New Officers -- At Quantico, the ultimate test: Fighting two wars, Marines hold new leaders to higher standard
• 11-29-09 Washington Business Journal:  General Dynamics gets $322M Walter Reed job
• 11-29-09 Washington Examiner:  New transportation fines, fees leave many feeling pinched
• 11-29-09 Washington Examiner:  Officials seeking study of charging vehicles for trips
• 11-29-09 Wilmington (DE) News Journal:  Editorial -- Regional military base growth a jobs booster
• 11-28-09 Baltimore Sun:  Md. tax payments to localities plunge -- Baltimore Co. getting 44% less, city 23%, Talbot 65%
• 11-28-09 Fredericksburg (VA) Free Lance-Star:  U.S. 1 widening a top priority -- Group picks top transportation priority near Quantico Marine Corps Base
• 11-28-09 Richmond Times-Dispatch:  Army Ordnance School relocates to Fort Lee
• 11-27-09 Gazette.Net:  Rail project hinges on tunnels, bridges -- Double-stack freight cars cannot squeeze through 61 stretches in state
• 11-27-09 Gazette.Net:  Cyber-security sector fuels 100-plus new jobs in Baltimore -- CyberPoint opens in Inner Harbor, Vir2us in tech center
• 11-27-09 Southern Maryland Online (Capital News Service):  Secondary PTSD Warrants Discussion After Fort Hood Massacre
• 11-27-09 Associated Press:  Military divorces increasing from war stress
• 11-27-09 CNN:  White House policy: No letter to families of military suicides
• 11-27-09 Washington Post:  Peril lurks at home as well as in war for Air Force bomb squad
• 11-27-09 Washington Business Journal:  Streetcar backers gather ammo to sway skeptics
• 11-26-09 Defense Industry Daily:  $322.1M to General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) to Support New US Military Hospitals in the National Capital Region
• 11-26-09 Gazette.Net:  Funding key to extending Purple Line, officials say -- Proposed light rail's reach to Landover still uncertain
• 11-26-09 Baltimore Sun:  Big new office park planned in Eldersburg -- Former golf center to be replaced by 215,000 square feet of offices, shops
• 11-26-09 Wilmington (DE) News Journal:  Delaware base rebirth follows BRAC battle -- Construction signals new, central place in Pentagon's plans
• 11-25-09 Gazette.Net:  Council backs opening school within White Flint -- Move is at odds with Planning Board recommendation to reopen Rocking Horse site
• 11-25-09 Gazette.Net:  Crescent trail could be photographed by Google trike -- Voting to get path featured on Internet ends Tuesday
• 11-25-09 Frederick News-Post:  Driving I-270 - citizen blog -- I-270 and I have a mutual dislike
• 11-25-09 FOX Business:  Business Schools Putting Vets in Driver Seat
• 11-25-09 Army.com:  VA Initiative Aims to Improve Veteran Health Care
• 11-25-09 Military.com:  Tom Philpott's Military Update -- Military Beneficiaries, Vets Shielded From Health Reform
• 11-25-09 WRAMC Stripe:  Army, mental health institute to study suicides
• 11-25-09 Fort Detrick Standard:  Telesurgery mentoring capability in Iraq enabled by MC4
• 11-25-09 Gazette.Net:  Road fixes may not be done by Navy Medical expansion -- Project could bring more traffic before Bethesda intersections are improved
• 11-25-09 Gazette.Net:  Leggett taking more hands-on approach to growth policy -- Council will wait on executive's recommendations
• 11-25-09 Gazette.Net:  Residents decry Bradley Boulevard project proposals -- Options include widening road, adding bike path
• 11-25-09 Federal News Radio 1500 AM:  Virginia Governor calls BRAC an 'amazing mixture' of news
• 11-24-09 Federal News Radio 1500 AM:  Preview: Va. official reflects on BRAC changes during his term
• 11-24-09 Gazette.Net:  Montgomery County budget hole grows -- Council hears fiscal 2011 shortfall could reach $600 million after cuts made last week
• 11-24-09 Federal News Radio 1500 AM:  Intelligence Community plans workforce of the future
• 11-24-09 Washington Business Journal:  Prince George's County hosting six-month public planning process
• 11-24-09 Federal Times:  Plans for new Walter Reed fall short, advisory panel says
• 11-24-09 Washington Examiner:  Council chief throws cold water on Science City plans
• 11-23-09 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Relationship between bikers, drivers at fever pitch
• 11-23-09 United States Air Force:  Wounded warrior program continues assisting Airmen and their families
• 11-23-09 Asbury Park (NJ) Press:  Editorial -- Block transfers to Aberdeen Proving Ground
• 11-23-09 Maryland Daily Record (Associated Press):  Court stops Fort Ritchie development
• 11-22-09 Washington Examiner:  Alexandrians balk at Mark Center access plans
• 11-22-09 Asbury Park (NJ) Press:  Reports clear officials on Fort Monmouth closing -- But congressmen say findings confirm decision ignored key information
• 11-21-09 Southern Maryland Newspapers Online (Capital News Service):  Concerns Over Gridlock in Bethesda Loom as BRAC Draws Near
  • 11-19-09 Remarks of County Executive Isiah Leggett -- Governor's Base Realignment and Closur Subcabinet
• 11-21-09 Culpeper (VA) Star-Exponent:  Perspective: Central Va. will benefit from DIA's relocation
• 11-20-09 U.S. Department of Defense Military Health System News Release:  Neuro-Procedure Succeeds in Treating Depression
• 11-20-09 Associated Press:  Fired therapist: Stressed Marines get shoddy care
• 11-20-09 Washington Business Journal:  Focus on: Talent -- Recession does not deter women entrepreneurs
• 11-20-09 Business Wire:  Fitch Affirms Union Hospital (Affinity Health Alliance), MD Hosp Rev Bonds at 'A'; Outlook Stable
• 11-20-09 Corridor Inc. (Capital News Service):  Concerns over gridlock in Bethesda loom as BRAC draws near
  • 11-19-09 Remarks of County Executive Isiah Leggett -- Governor's Base Realignment and Closur Subcabinet
• 11-20-09 Gazette.Net:  Study: Incubator would bring 1,900 jobs to Prince George's -- Biotech center could bring revenue, establish development 'focal point'
• 11-20-09 Gazette.Net:  Barry Rascovar on Politics Column -- Chinese water torture for Maryland's budget
• 11-20-09 Washington Examiner:  Light rail vote gives heavy boost to Science City
• 11-20-09 Washington Business Journal:  Economic Development -- New 2050 regional plan: Will it change anything?
• 11-20-09 Washington Examiner:  Montgomery County faces new $100M budget hole
• 11-19-09 Business Wire:  Fitch Rates Prince George's County's (Maryland) $30MM GOs 'AA+'; Outlook Negative
• 11-19-09 WRAMC Stripe:  D.C., WRAMC officials discuss land
• 11-19-09 NNMC Journal:  NNMC announces FY ‘10 Annual Plan
• 11-19-09 Washington Post:  Another $85 million down in Montgomery
• 11-19-09 TXA/CBS-TV11 (Dallas) (Associated Press):  Military Experiment Seeks To Predict PTSD
• 11-19-09 Baltimore Business Journal:  New Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore chairman touts region’s assets
• 11-19-09 Washington Examiner:  Alexandria's Victory Center sits empty after BRAC loss
• 11-19-09 Washington Examiner:  Prince William prioritizes transportation, education in budget request
• 11-19-09 Frederick News-Post:  Study: Morale down among soldiers in Afghanistan
• 11-18-09 Washington Post:  Army's record suicide rate 'horrible,' general says -- Despite high total, awareness campaign shows signs of helping
• 11-18-09 Baltimore Sun:  Md. panel approves $362M in budget cuts -- Plan includes elimination of 112 state jobs, closure of  the Upper Shore Community Mental Health Center in Chestertown
• 11-18-09 WRC/NBC4-TV:  O'Malley To Recommend $300M in Budget Cuts --  Maryland board considers governor's plan
• 11-18-09 Washington Examiner:  Montgomery Council asks for lower ICC tolls
• 11-18-09 Gazette.Net:  Council OKs $30M in cuts for fiscal 2010 -- Officials turn attention to bleak budget picture for next year
• 11-18-09 Gazette.Net:  Leggett explains fine balance between tax hikes, service cuts -- Nonprofits, tax-weary residents sound off at executive's town hall
• 11-18-09 Gazette.Net:  Purple Line phasing worries Chevy Chase -- If funding runs short, light rail project could be built in stages, with Bethesda to Silver Spring portion first
• 11-18-09 Gazette.Net:  Federal ethics rules may limit NIH in biomed endeavors -- Johns Hopkins interested in federal collaboration at its Life Sciences Center expansion
• 11-18-09 Gazette.Net:  'Science City' critics get a thumbs down -- Planners say coalition's proposal to redistribute growth won't work
• 11-18-09 Stars and Stripes:  Warrior units in transition: As injures increase out of Afghanistan, WTUs adjust entry criteria
• 11-18-09 Stars and Stripes:  New training helps wounded get ready for combat again
• 11-17-09 Government Executive:  GAO: Costs to implement BRAC have risen significantly
• 11-17-09 Air force Times:  Report finds plans for new Walter Reed lacking
• 11-17-09 Federal Times:  Senate approves VA medical spending for 2010, 2011
• 11-17-09 CNN:  Army suicides set another yearly record
• 11-17-09 Associated Press:  Army helps vets with `invisible wounds' find jobs
• 11-17-09 Maryland Daily Record:  Defense contractor buying Elkridge distribution center
• 11-17-09 Washington Business Journal:  Montgomery County Council backs light rail
• 11-17-09 CBS News:  Army Suicides Set to Top Last Year's Mark -- 140 Soldiers Have Taken Their Own Life So Far, Matching 2008 Total; But Officials Tout Declining Monthly Trend
• 11-17-09 Federal News Radio 1500 AM:  Military Health System taking electronic health record sharing to a new level
  
   
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