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October, 2015 News
- 10-30-15 Federal News Radio 1500 AM: DoT’s ‘Beyond Traffic’ is a sobering look at the next 30 years
- 10-30-15 Federal News Radio 1500 AM: VA pitches ‘fundamental shift’ in veterans’ health care to Congress -- The Veterans Affairs Department will meet veterans’ health care needs through closer coordination with outside hospitals, clinics and doctors, the department says in a plan its sending to Congress on Sunday. It is an admission that VA will never be able to meet all of veterans’ health care demands on its own. Rather, the department will focus on specialized care related to veterans’ service that other facilities cannot replicate. It may stop providing services commonly found in the health care industry.
- 10-30-15 Washington Business Journal: This Maryland bank is betting big on the I-270 corridor
- 10-30-15 Bethesda Magazine: Floreen Raises Concern about Cost of Montgomery County’s Permit Fees -- County Council member questions whether the department’s structure results in fees that are out-of-line with neighboring jurisdictions
- 10-30-15 Frederick News-Post: USAMRIID featured in new National Geographic tv series
- 10-29-15 National Public Radio: Apps, Maps And Head Counts Transforming Public Transit -- Transit decisions are made by political bodies, and the results are often that the communities with the most political and economic power drive the bus, so to speak. Big data may change that.
- 10-29-15 Business Wire: Fitch Affirms Harford County, MD APG $53.6MM Series 2009 Military Housing Project Bonds at 'A+'
- 10-29-15 NSA-Bethesda/Walter Reed NNMC Journal: National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE) Turns Five
- 10-29-15 Bethesda Magazine: Long-Delayed Rock Spring Centre Project Could be Headed Toward Construction -- Developer behind the Bethesda mixed-use center said Wednesday night the project could re-start soon
- 10-28-15 Washington Post: The military lost control of a giant, unmanned surveillance blimp
- 10-27-15 Washington Post: 'I am not homeless.’ He was a cop trying to catch texting/talking drivers
- 10-27-15 Washington Business Journal: Leggett appoints 11 biz leaders to run MoCo economic development. Here are their names
- 10-27-15 Washington Post: Real Estate -- Gymnasium Condos: A Greek revival in Silver Spring -- ....The school remained open until 1942, when it was seized under the War Power Act for Walter Reed hospital. Renamed the Forest Glen Annex, it continued to serve the wounded through the end of the Vietnam War. By the time Maryland designated the property as a National Register Historic District in 1972, the Army had begun to scale down its use. The expansion of the Walter Reed campus in Washington eventually led the Army to abandon the site.
- 10-24-15 Washington Post: Government transit data gets techies’ gears spinning for new apps -- Transportation “nerds” are using open data streams to plan trips, get to the ballgame easier and know when it’s okay to sleep in on snowy days
- 10-23-15 Washington Post: Where We Live -- In Carderock Springs, houses go with the flow
- 10-23-15 Bethesda Magazine: Despite Two Pedestrian Deaths in 12 Hours, County Officials Say Pedestrian and Vehicle Collisions Are Decreasing
- 10-23-15 Baltimore Business Journal: Greater Baltimore bus overhaul will happen in 3 phases
- 10-23-15 Forbes: Obama's Defense Veto Message: A Powerful (Yet Unnoted) Attack On Wasteful Spending
- 10-22-15 Baltimore Business Journal: Larry Hogan announces $135M transit plan, revamped bus routes for Baltimore
- 10-22-15 Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch: Bethesda Tagged as the Snobbiest City in Maryland -- Apparently, the Top 10 snobbiest cities in Maryland are largely located in Montgomery County, according to RoadSnacks
- 10-22-15 Association opf Defense Communities: McCain Expresses Regrets over Past BRAC Recommendations -- He also criticized the 2005 BRAC recommendation to close Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington and consolidate it at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland over the tens of millions of dollars being spent to upgrade the roads and Metrorail station in Bethesda.
- 10-22-15 BayNet.com: Local officials hear update on state road projects -- As could be expected, the Gov. Thomas Johnson Bridge, the area’s number one transportation priority, was at the top of the list of subjects discussed in each county. Rahn said in St. Mary’s, “The bridge is funded through design. We do not have it funded through construction.” He said that the completion of the design was an important step. “We know it’s important. We know it has an impact. We know its impacts to BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure).” That’s a reference to transportation being a key factor in protecting Pax River from future closure actions.
- 10-22-15 Frederick News-Post: Data: Commute times increase for Frederick County residents
- 10-21-15 Bethesda Magazine: County Hopes to Start Construction on Bethesda North Conference Center Garage Next Year -- Garage will replace parking lot lost to realignment of Executive Boulevard in new White Flint street grid
- 10-21-15 Association of Defense Communities: Community, Congressional Support Boost Value of Pax River, Navy Official Says
- 10-21-15 Association of Defense Communities: Excess Capacity Expected to Reach 21 Percent, Army Says
- 10-20-15 Phys.Org: (BOOK REVIEW) What is life really like after fighting a war? -- After War: The Weight of Life at Walter Reed
- 10-20-15 Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio: 10-year anniversary of BRAC remembered by those who lived it
- 10-20-15 Baltimore Business Journal: U.S. highway infrastructure is crumbling because millennials drive less, and do it in more efficient cars, report says
- 10-19-15 Tampa Bay Times: As millennials redefine the American Dream, here's how other regions are adapting
- 10-19-15 Splice Today: Pathos and Peace for Pink -- Roger Waters leads a rousing MusiCorps benefit for wounded vets
- 10-17-15 WTOP 103.5 FM: New school wenrollment data for local Md., Va. counties show growth
- 10-16-15 Washington Business JOurnal: Montgomery County’s I-270 life sciences corridor is running out of room
- 10-16-15 Association of Defense Communities: Aberdeen Proving Ground Support Group Gains New Chief
- 10-15-15 WUSA/CBS9 TV: Road reopens 2 days after Bethesda water main break
- 10-15-15 Southern Maryland News.Net: The Patuxent Partnership, St. Mary’s County Chamber of Commerce and Southern Maryland Navy Alliance Host Upcoming Program “Preparing for BRAC.”
- 10-14-15 Bethesda Magazine: With Redevelopment, Future of Chevy Chase Supermarket is In Doubt -- Shopping Center where family-owned grocery store has been for 57 years is slated for a mixed-use project
- 10-14-15 Washington Post: Traffic on Intercounty Connector is growing faster than on other Md. tollways
- 10-14-15 Frederick News-Post: Biolabs in the county: How many and where?
- 10-14-15 WTOP 103.5 FM: Traveling exhibit honors Vietnam vets from Maryland
- 10-14-15 U.S. Department of Defense: Brig. Gen. King visits Spring Valley Site
- 10-14-15 Bethesda Magazine: Utility Work Around Bethesda Purple Line Station Site Could Start By End of the Year -- County waiting for detailed traffic plan and information on possible lane closures that could accompany the work
- 10-14-15 Bethesda Magazine: How 18 Neighborhoods In and Around Bethesda Got Their Names -- The history behind names of local communities past and present
- 10-13-15 Bethesda Magazine: Montgomery Parks Warns of ‘Aggressive Owl’ Living Along Popular Trail in Bethesda -- Department official says owl has struck some trail users from behind, likely mistaking people for prey
- 10-13-15 Association of Defense Communities: Defense Bill Requests Report on New Installations Organization at DOD
- 10-12-15 Military Times: Military med school training saves student's life, livelihood
- 10-12-15 WUSA/CBS9 TV: (VIDEO REPORT) Army Research Labs parodies "Honey I'm Good"
- 10-12-15 Bethesda Magazine: Residents Opposed to New Middle School in Kensington Continue Fight -- County Council set to decide soon on extra $1.8 million for project that could pave way for future school addition
- 10-12-15 Baltimore Business Journal: The agency formerly known as DBED is getting more than a name change
- 10-9-15 Bethesda Magazine: County Planning Department Shows Scale of Potential Development in Downtown Bethesda -- Department created images showing potential building heights along Bethesda’s Wisconsin Avenue core
- 10-9-15 Frederick News-Post: Fort Detrick liaison is link between children and schools -- She also coordinates with parents working at Fort Detrick’s Forest Glen Annex who have children in Montgomery County Public Schools in the Silver Spring area
- 10-8-15 Government Executive: Intel Community Opens Campus in Suburban Maryland -- Some 3,000 employees of the 17-agency intelligence community have begun switching their commute to report to a “state-of-the-art” campus that opened on Wednesday in Bethesda, Md
- 10-8-15 U.S. Department of Defense: Warrior Transition Brigade (WTB) squad leaders lend helping hand to transitioning troops -- With a motto that reads “heal, educate, transition” as their mantra, outpatient squad leaders for the Warrior Transition Brigade-National Capital Region at both NSAB and Fort Belvoir, Virginia, work to ease some of the headaches that wounded, ill or injured (WII) Soldiers experience as they prepare to transition either back to duty or to the civilian world.
- 10-8-15 NSAB/Walter Reed NMMC Journal: Safety is a Two-Way Street -- Naval Support Activity Bethesda (NSAB) leadership wants to remind our community of the importance of practicing traffic safety while transiting on, to or from the installation-whether on foot or in a vehicle.
- 10-8-15 NSAB/Walter Reed NMMC Journal: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) Welcomes Home Sailors, Soldier From USNS Comfort
- 10-8-15 The Hill: Military suicide prevention: Where is the leadership? -- Is the Pentagon conducting an “all hands on deck” response to the ongoing crisis? -- Commentary by John Madigan, vice president of Public Policy at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- 10-7-15 Association of Defense Communities: DOD Report Chronicles States’ Reliance on Defense Spending
- 10-6-15 Bethesda Magazine: Downtown Bethesda Gas Station Reportedly Sold for $5.8 Million -- Exxon on Old Georgetown Road is one of four remaining gas stations in downtown area
- 10-6-15 Washington Business Journal: $3B White Oak project finally has momentum — and a new name
- 10-5-15 Montgomery County Dept. of Transportation: Two New Traffic Signals Activated -- One is located at Cedar Lane and Elmhirst Parkway/Stone Ridge Driveway in Bethesda and was activated on August 24 in time for the opening of school
- 10-5-15 Bethesda Magazine: East West Highway Paving to Begin This Week -- The Bethesda portion of the road was pothole-ridden for the previous week
- 10-5-15 Southern Maryland News.Net: Hoyer Announces Departure Of Longtime Senior Advisor John Bohanan
- 10-2-15 Baltimore Business Journal: Alternative transportation plans build excitement, if not immediate transit systems
- 10-2-15 Military Times: Report: Pentagon suicide prevention office in disarray
- 10-2-15 Military Times: Defense Health Agency reaches operational milestone -- In 2013, officials at the Defense Health Agency were handed a mandate: Create an organization to oversee aggregated medical functions to support the military health system.... Two years after DHA stood up on Oct. 1, 2013 — in the midst of a budget-fueled government shutdown — the agency marked its "full operational capability” Thursday, with leadership reflecting on accomplishments while celebrating, for now, the sidestepping of another shutdown.
- 10-1-15 MD Magazine: Combining the Best of Military and Civilian Medicine at Walter Reed Means Best Treatment for Patients -- As the hub of military medicine in the United States Walter Reed National Military Medical Center combines the talents of both military and civilian medical personnel to provide care for nearly one million patients every year
- 10-1-15 Washington Post: D.C. Council ponders: What should D.C.’s official amphipod be? -- The D.C. Council is considering a bill that would designate the endangered Hay’s Spring amphipod the official amphipod of Washington, D.C.
- 10-1-15 Baltimore Business Journal: Goodbye, Maryland DBED; hello, Department of Commerce
- 10-1-15 Bethesda Magazine: Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Prepares for Construction -- Addition project would start in June 2016 if it isn’t delayed in upcoming county budget
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