I thought WRAMC was supposed to be combined with the National Naval Medical Center?
Yes, BRAC recommended the closing in 2005. The funding plan for the combination w/ Bethesda runs to 2011. ASK CONGRESS why the funds are held up for so long. If CONGRESS (and the DoD, making the request,) wanted to expedite things, CONGRESS could provide the money. According to the BRAC plan, demolition of the Bethesda VOQ to make way for the replacement facility for the worst WRAMC facility was supposed to start this year.