The Pentagon recommended closing nearly 180 military installations and offices, including 33 big bases like Groton's.

George has told them he'll keep the Castle Point base open, even if the commission recommends closing it.

She says the panel will not recommend closing the labs.

It comes less than three weeks before a state panel is expected to recommend shrinking or closing some hospitals.

On purely economic grounds, the report recommended closing all country passenger services as they were judged unviable, however this was not politically acceptable.

In April, the local authority recommended closing the school "as soon as practicably possible".

It recommended closing 22 major United States military bases and the "realignment" (either enlarging or shrinking) of 33 others.

Earlier this month the panels recommended closing a number of embassies around the world that are vulnerable to terrorist threats.

Mr. Ryan's report did not recommend closing the institution.

The commission recommends closing 86 bases, including 52 military housing units.