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TIME Europe February 15, 2010 Aaron Lake Smith	Postcard from Cairo In a corner of Illinois with a turbulent history and a grim future, a punk-rock impresario is trying to make a difference. Bringing a town back to life, one cup of coffee at a time
InternetNews February 5, 2010	DoJ Still Wary About Google Book Settlement Federal attorneys say amended settlement still doesn't address fundamental antitrust and copyright concerns.
Popular Mechanics February 5, 2010 Joe Pappalardo	Are Iran's New Anti-Helicopter Missiles A Real Threat to Apaches? An Iranian colonel this week spoke publicly about a "special weapon" that was tailor-made to destroy U.S. Apache attack helicopters.
Insurance & Technology February 4, 2010	Pelosi Plans Vote to Revoke Health Insurers' Antitrust Exemption U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she plans to schedule a vote on a bill to revoke the health insurance industry's exemption from antitrust laws.
T.H.E. Journal February 3, 2010 David Nagel	Education Groups 'Extremely Concerned' over EETT Cut in Obama Budget If adopted by Congress without alteration, President Obama's proposed fiscal year 2011 budget would cut the sole source of dedicated federal funding for education technology
National Defense March 2010 Stew Magnuson	No Need to Rethink 'No-Fly' List Criteria, Say Intelligence Chiefs The former director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the Defense Department's top intelligence chief both called for common sense answers to questions of who is and isn't added to terrorist watch lists.
National Defense March 2010 Stew Magnuson	Airlines Collecting Exit Data from Travelers Still Possible, DHS Official Says A controversial plan to have airlines collect biometric data from foreign passengers leaving the United States is still a possibility, a Department of Homeland Security official said.
BusinessWeek February 4, 2010 Terhune & Weintraub	Take Your Meds, Exercise -- and Spend Billions Washington wants to pump big money into so-called disease management, though there's scant evidence that it works.
BusinessWeek February 4, 2010 Peter Coy	Debt: The U.S. Is on the Edge of a Cliff There are still buyers aplenty for Treasury obligations. But if Uncle Sam's borrowing gets much higher, investors could abruptly lose confidence in the U.S.
BusinessWeek February 4, 2010 Robert Schmidt	Darrell Issa, Tim Geithner's Tormentor The California Republican won't rest until Treasury and the Fed tell all about their roles in bailing out Wall Street firms.
BusinessWeek February 4, 2010	Darrell E. Issa's Remarkable Journey A short biography of Representative Darrell E. Issa (R - CA).
BusinessWeek February 4, 2010 Weintraub et al.	Swine Flu: The Pandemic That Wasn't Swine flu is waning, but the lessons of H1N1 could come in handy during a more serious epidemic.
BusinessWeek February 4, 2010 James Pressley	The Meltdown According to Hank Paulson How the former Treasury Secretary, exhausted and careworn, labored to save the financial system -- and made plenty of mistakes.
InternetNews February 4, 2010	Air Force Taps Big Blue for Cloud Project IBM will embark on a 10-month project with the Air Force to build a secure, high-level defense network in the cloud.
InternetNews February 4, 2010	House Panel Probes Comcast-NBC Merger Executives from cable and television giants seek to assuage lawmakers' concerns about the joint venture's impact on the video market.
Registered Rep. February 4, 2010 Halah Touryalai	NY AG Names Names -- Charges Ken Lewis With Fraud The New York Attorney General's office today charged Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis with fraud for failing to disclose material details about Merrill Lynch in its merger with the brokerage.
The Motley Fool February 4, 2010 Anders Bylund	Will Google Run the Nation? Google is either brilliantly involved in political issues or meddling where no mortal company should tread. Maybe both.
The Motley Fool February 4, 2010 Rich Smith	Ahmadinejad's Ark, and Why Boeing Must Stop It Iran's "research rocket" puts missile defense back in play. Seems to me, Iran's just added "missile defense" to that list of "musts" for our government's attention.
The Motley Fool February 4, 2010 Rich Smith	Pentagon to Boeing: Get Real! And get used to it -- the F-35 is coming.
The Motley Fool February 4, 2010 Rich Smith	Pentagon to Northrop: Go Jump in a Lake Or make a bid. It's all the same to us.
Bank Systems & Technology February 2, 2010	Volcker Pushes to Rein in Banking Presidential adviser Paul Volcker told members of the Senate Banking Committee the U.S. public did not believe in rescuing speculative banks.
BusinessWeek January 21, 2010 Alison Fitzgerald	Dancing Across the Aisle The Senate odd couple who just might pull off a bipartisan deal on financial regulation
BusinessWeek January 21, 2010 Tom Lowry	The FCC's Genachowski: On a Broadband Crusade The commissioner, a Friend of Obama, is charged with bringing the U.S. Internet, a longtime laggard, up to speed.
BusinessWeek January 21, 2010 Jane Sasseen	Taxes: Ready to Rumble How Obama will target business, and how business will fight back
BusinessWeek January 21, 2010 Burt Helm	Obama Still Moves the Merch His approval rating is down, but tourists -- and critics -- are keeping his memorabilia market hot
BusinessWeek January 21, 2010	The Washington Power Grid Here are profiles of several of the Obama Administration's low-profile, highly influential players.
InternetNews February 3, 2010	Senate Leader Seeks Answers on Net Freedom In the wake of Google's revelations about a cyber attack targeting Chinese human rights activists, a top Senate Democrat is renewing his investigation into the practices of U.S. tech companies operating in China.
Popular Mechanics February 3, 2010 Joe Pappalardo	3 Programs That Lose Out in Obama's Defense Budget F-35 Lightning II (Joint Strike Fighter)... CG(X) Next-Generation Cruiser... Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle...
Popular Mechanics February 3, 2010 Cassie Rodenberg	Top 5 Most Damaging Invasive Species in the U.S. As transportation into the country has become more advanced, more invasive species have come in on boats and planes, thus worsening the problems posed to ecosystems.
The Motley Fool February 3, 2010 Alyce Lomax	Weekly Walk of Shame: Corporations Are People, Too Would you trust these "people" with your best interests? The relationship between politicians, special interests, and corporate "persons" was sketchy even before the Court's recent ruling.
Bank Systems & Technology February 2, 2010	Obama to Propose $30 Billion Small Business Loan Plan A primary function of the new fund would be offering capital with incentives to increase small-business lending that has tightened during the economic malaise.
Popular Mechanics February 2, 2010 Jennifer Bogo	X Prize CEO Thinks Obama's 2010 NASA Budget Good for Space The new approach NASA has taken has laid the foundation for the Google, Cisco and Apple computers of space to be born. And, ultimately, lays the foundation for the rest of us to have a chance to get to go to space.
T.H.E. Journal February 1, 2010 David Nagel	EETT Eliminated in 2011 Obama Budget Proposal Despite an overall $3.5 billion increase in education spending, the proposed $3.8 trillion 2011 budget zeroed out the only federal source of funding specifically dedicated to education technology.
U.S. Banker February 2010 Alan Kline	It's Too Soon to Pull the Plug on Higher SBA Coverage In the nine months after the stimulus bill was passed, lenders originated more than $16 billion in SBA-backed loans. It s fair to say that many of those loans would not have been made if not for the increased guarantee.
Chemistry World February 2, 2010 Rebecca Trager	Science shines in Obama's budget proposal US science agencies would fare quite well under President Obama's newly unveiled budget proposal for fiscal year 2011, despite his plan to reduce the nation's trillion-dollar deficit by freezing non-defence discretionary spending.
InternetNews February 2, 2010	Obama Budget Backs R&D, Security Programs Massive budget proposal focuses on economy, but would also spur IT efforts in basic research, cybersecurity and cloud computing.
Popular Mechanics February 2, 2010 Benjamin Chertoff	Medevac, IM: The Navy Opens a Chatroom in Haiti Onboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan, a real-time chatroom is dedicated to streamlining patient transport by allowing the Navy hospital ships to communicate with medics on the ground in real-time.
Popular Mechanics February 2, 2010 Tom Jones	Launching NASA on a Path to Nowhere: Analysis The president released his FY 2011 budget Monday, and his policy for NASA's human spaceflight program sets the nation on a course to second-class status in space.
The Motley Fool February 2, 2010 Rich Smith	Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and Defense Spending Cuts What do these three things have in common? Just like the mythical creatures, the threat to defense spending is a total myth.
The Motley Fool February 2, 2010 Susan Antilla	There's Been Enough "Blame to Go Around" It's time to attach names from now on when we pontificate that there's some blame to go around.
InternetNews February 1, 2010	AT&T Next Up for Google's Nexus One FCC documents show that a new Nexus One is in the works and will support a GSM network. That fits one major U.S. provider.
InternetNews February 1, 2010	Study: Cell Phone Laws Don't Curb Crashes Insurance-backed study argues laws don't eliminate distractions; Department of Transportation begs to differ.
Popular Mechanics February 1, 2010 Michael Belfiore	Human Space Flight Needn't Rely on NASA: Guest Analysis Is Obama's just-released NASA budget the "death march for the future of U.S. human space flight," as Senator Richard Shelby proclaims on his website today? Or is it in fact a new beginning for the space agency?
Popular Mechanics February 1, 2010 Joe Pappalardo	5 Winners in Obama's Space Budget Obama's space budget is beneficial to certain projects such as the Kennedy Space Center among others.
CFO February 1, 2010	Support for Health Reform: Concept Versus Realities Readers question the level of public support for health reform and comment on compensation trends and more.
Information Today February 1, 2010	National Archives Releases New Data Sets on Data.gov The National Archives is creating a plan that lays out what it needs to do to further meet the goals of Open Government and how it will get there.
IEEE Spectrum February 2010	Back Story: Braving the Looky-Loos Photographers Take Note: California is the capital for rubbernecking onlookers.
Insurance & Technology January 28, 2010 Anthony O'Donnell	Legislative Reform Remains a Long-Term Issue for Health Insurance IT The death of proposed reform legislation in Washington could mean more rather than less regulation for the insurance industry. But it is unlikely to change the course of IT investment influenced by long-term reform considerations.
Bank Technology News February 2010 John Dodge	Finally, a CyberCzar. Now What? Howard Schmidt's appointment as White House Cybersecurity Coordinator is a welcome development, but will he focus on problems in the banking industry?
Investment Advisor February 2010 Melanie Waddell	The Effect of Dodd's Retirement Opinions vary as to what Senator Christopher Dodd's retirement, announced in January, will mean for financial services and healthcare reform.
Investment Advisor February 2010 Melanie Waddell	Washington Watch: Fiduciary Wrangling Resumes Groups urge Dodd and Shelby to maintain strong fiduciary language in reform bill.
Investment Advisor February 2010 James J. Green	Editor's Note: Migrant Musings in a New Age Our nation has survived for over 100 years with a high percentage of "foreigners" roaming the country.
Investment Advisor February 2010 Melanie Waddell	Retirement Planning: Top Trends in Retirement Longevity risk takes center stage. Also on tap this year will be the likely approval by Congress of the auto IRA, which many small employers will be required to offer.
Investment Advisor February 2010 Melanie Waddell	Retirement News Retirement-related legislation to watch for this year. Lord, Abbett waives annual custodial fee for new IRA accounts.
Investment Advisor February 2010	Securities Lawsuits Down The number of federal securities class action law suits filed dropped sharply in 2009.
Chemistry World January 29, 2010 Rebecca Trager	UCLA faces possible criminal charges for chemistry lab death One year after a research assistant at the University of California, Los Angeles in the US died following an accident in the lab, the university awaits news on whether criminal charges will be filed.
InternetNews January 29, 2010	Groups Continue to Dog Comcast-NBC Merger Comcast has filed the paperwork to get regulatory review underway, drawing howls of protest from critics.
Popular Mechanics January 29, 2010 David Noland	Rebel Engineers Sit With NASA to Chart Future of Manned Space President Obama will officially reveal his budget, and his plans for NASA, on Monday, Feb. 1. NASA officials deferred answers to questions until after the budget is released.
The Motley Fool January 29, 2010 Dan Caplinger	The Only Bond Bear Worth Listening To The U.S. Treasury itself is signaling higher rates ahead.
Insurance & Technology January 28, 2010	Full Text: Obama's State of the Union Address The following are remarks U.S. President Barack Obama made during his State of the Union Wednesday before a joint session of Congress in Washington.
InternetNews January 28, 2010	Social Networking Sites Lobby Against New Regs Facebook, LinkedIn say less is more when it comes to regulating data collection practices.
Popular Mechanics January 28, 2010 D.J. Hopson	Addicted to Satellites? Air Force Searches For Alternatives to GPS Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. Norton Schwartz, gave voice to a chink in the U.S. military's armor, one that many know about but few like to discuss in public: Without satellites, modern militaries lose most of their edge.
Bank Systems & Technology January 27, 2010	Frank in Davos Says U.S. Bank Reform is Only Months Away Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, said a financial reform bill could be signed into U.S. law within months.
Registered Rep. January 27, 2010 David A. Geracioti	The SEC "Reforms" Money Market Funds but Votes to Allow Funds to Suspend Redemptions So now the SEC can decide when your client may take his or her money out of an investment?
On Wall Street February 1, 2010 Steven Sloan	Don't Expect Clarity From The Top The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission's first public hearing gave the industry's top leaders an opportunity to express remorse for their role in the financial market collapse, but did little to enhance the public's understanding of the meltdown.
Chemistry World January 28, 2010 Rebecca Renner	US helium strategy threatens supply The US should change the way it sells helium from its huge federal stockpile to remove its influence over the world market and avert national shortages of the material.
InternetNews January 28, 2010	National Archives Breach Tags Ex-Clinton Staffers The National Archives and Records Administration is notifying hundreds of thousands of people that a hard drive storing their Social Security numbers and personal data has gone missing.
InternetNews January 28, 2010	New Consumer Privacy Bill In the Works Rick Boucher (D-Va.) says he's about to take a bill to the House that would give Internet users greater control over how much information they share with marketers, advertisers.
Popular Mechanics January 28, 2010 Adam Hadhazy	Infrastructure, Energy, Arms and the State of the Union Last night, President Obama delivered his first official State of the Union address to Congress and the nation. Here are some highlights, in the president's own words.
The Motley Fool January 28, 2010 Brian Orelli	Health-Care Reform Is Dead. Probably. Breaking up the bill doesn't seem like the answer. What do insurers and pharmaceutical companies have to say?
The Motley Fool January 28, 2010 Russ Krull	How Taxing Will Bank Taxes Be? Proposed fee hits some banks hard.
InternetNews January 27, 2010	Is the U.S. Headed for a Cyber War? With cyber threats from abroad coming fast and furious, how serious is the United States about going on the offensive?
InternetNews January 27, 2010	U.S. Cyber Czar Says He Has Obama's Full Support Howard Schmidt has an ambitious agenda, but he says things are moving in the right direction.
Insurance & Technology January 22, 2010	2 Charged with $1.8M Healthcare Fraud A grand jury in San Antonio has returned an indictment charging a couple in connection with an alleged $1.8 million healthcare fraud scheme, officials said.
Bank Director 1st Quarter 2010 Kenneth A. Guenther	Solving Too Big to Fail Will Require Legislation The time is at hand to lobby Congress to pass legislation to solve this problem. No legislation is an unacceptable alternative.
Bank Director 1st Quarter 2010	Banks in the Crosshairs & Finding the Best Leaders for Banking's Next Phase States are increasingly taking aim at banking institutions for fees, discrimination, and more. Is banking the next "big tobacco"? How can banks find strong leadership in the new decade?
U.S. Banker February 2010 Rob Garver	What Now? If Washington really wants to get credit flowing to small businesses, it could modify TARP, relax capital requirements and rethink its stance on industrial loan companies. Or it could do nothing at all.
U.S. Banker February 2010 Steven Sloan	Community Banks Sound Off on Pay Plan The Fed wants more control over executive pay, but many are arguing that smaller institutions should be exempt from the proposed rules.
U.S. Banker February 2010 Scott Anderson	Not Just Hype -- Small Business Means Jobs Bankers are stuck between Obama's wishes and regulators heightened caution over extending credit to small firms. Meanwhile, the recovery stalls.
Popular Mechanics January 27, 2010 Adam Hadhazy	17 Projects Shaping the Future of LED Lights The Department of Energy announced $37 million in grants earlier this month in its sixth round of funding for solid-state lighting. The cash will go toward basic research, product development and manufacturing of light-emitting diodes and carbon-containing organic light-emitting diodes.
Popular Mechanics January 27, 2010 Joe Pappalardo	What Happens If NASA's Constellation Program Dies? Reporters at the Orlando Sentinel created a stir today by breaking news -- citing anonymous sources -- that President Barack Obama's budget will not include any funds for hardware for NASA's human space flight program.
The Motley Fool January 27, 2010 Alex Dumortier	Obama's Budgetary Window Dressing In response to a federal budget deficit spiraling to heights not reached since WW II, the administration is starting to turn its attention toward America's fiscal position.
Entrepreneur February 2010 Jennifer Wang	Ask a Pro: Closing Time When should you close your business?... Learning more about Mary Schapiro, Chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission...
Chemistry World January 26, 2010 Rebecca Renner	EPA targets chemical confidentiality loopholes The US Environmental Protection Agency is taking a tougher stance on confidentiality claims that allow firms to prevent the names of chemicals identified as potential health risks being made available to the public.
InternetNews January 26, 2010	Groups Call for Counterfeit Agreement Openness Criticism mounts as negotiations press forward in landmark international IP agreement.
Bank Systems & Technology January 23, 2010 United Press International	House Eyes Abolishing Fannie, Freddie The House Financial Services Committee is seriously considering scrapping the giant mortgage guarantors and establishing alternative forms of home financing.
Chemistry World January 25, 2010 Rebecca Trager	US science lead slips The US appears to be losing its global lead in science and technology according to data released by the US National Science Foundation.
CIO January 25, 2010 Stephanie Overby	Mobile Video: Why the Port of Los Angeles Will Use It to Fight Crime Fighting Los Angeles harbor police are deploying mobile video as a new tool for securing the nation's busiest cargo port.
Home Theater January 25, 2010 Mark Fleischmann	Cable Sports Loophole Closed FCC votes to prevent video providers from withholding local sports.
Information Today January 25, 2010 Nancy Herther	The DOJ and ADA Mandate Ebook Readers Be Accessible to All Ebook reader makers received a major reality check earlier this month when, after investigating charges of Americans with Disabilities Act violations, the U.S. Department of Justice announced settlements with four major universities that had been part of the Kindle DX project
Information Today January 25, 2010	Open Book Alliance Urges a Public Guardian for Digital Book Database--Not Google The Open Book Alliance has asked Congress to help establish a digital book database that provides greater access to books, respects the rights of authors and publishers, and doesn't grant undue power to any single company.
InternetNews January 25, 2010	China Says Not Behind Cyber Attacks The alleged Chinese cyber attack on Google and other top U.S. Internet firms - and larger issues of China's Internet censorship - continue to fuel the escalating war of words between U.S. and Chinese officials.
Popular Mechanics January 25, 2010 Joe Pappalardo	The Big Money Behind Europe's U.S. Warplane Trash-Talk Eurofighter's Typhoon is considered a leading contender in a $10.4 billion contract to sell 126 warplanes to India.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2010 Shannon Zimmerman	Obamacare FAIL: The One Stock to Buy What should gain if the president's plan loses.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2010 Selena Maranjian	How Washington Might Change Your 401(k) These financial reforms could affect your future retirement.
Bank Systems & Technology January 22, 2010	Clinton Warns Hackers; China Warns Clinton The Chinese Foreign Ministry answered a U.S. warning against cyberattacks with a warning to stop using Internet freedom to make accusations against China.
Bank Systems & Technology January 19, 2010	Bank Robberies Down Despite Recession The recession has not spurred more U.S. bank robberies; such crimes plunged to their lowest levels in at least 10 years, FBI crime statistics indicate.
Humanities Jan/Feb 2010 Jim Schlosser	North Carolina's Shelley Crisp Crisp tends to see the humanities in the stories of the many peoples who make up the quickly changing and fast-growing state.
InternetNews January 22, 2010 David Needle	China Pushes Back on Clinton's Internet Speech Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's call for greater Internet freedom got an unhappy response from China.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2010 Rich Duprey	Obama's Glass Ceiling Resurrecting the Depression-era Glass-Steagall Act won't solve anything.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2010 Jennifer Schonberger	A Key Congressman Weighs In on Obama's Bank Proposals Rep. Paul Kanjorski gives his thoughts on President Obama's proposed limits on banks.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2010 Morgan Housel	Will This Fix Our Financial System? Will yesterday's proposed overhauls -- touted by some as a return to the Glass-Steagall days -- sufficiently stomp on sin and folly?
Bank Systems & Technology January 21, 2010	Report: Obama to Call for New Bank Limits An official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told The New York Times the president will announce his decision Thursday during an appearance with Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner.
Fast Company February 2010 Jeff Chu	How Anil Dash Applies the Lessons of Web 2.0 to Government Anil Dash, Director of Expert Labs, plans to exploit the massive amount of data that the government has to create policy proposals for the White House.
Chemistry World January 21, 2010 Rebecca Renner	FDA shifts on BPA safety The US Food and Drug Administration has revised its position on the possible developmental health risks from bisphenol A, the controversial and widely used ingredient in hard plastic bottles and food packaging that it declared safe in 2008.
IndustryWeek January 20, 2010 Peter Alpern	The Future of Energy Part One -- Emissions Regulation: A New Era Dawns Whether by the hands of Congress or the EPA, regulations on carbon emissions loom in the near future. Here's how U.S. industry is mobilizing.
IndustryWeek January 20, 2010 Peter Alpern	EPA Sets Stage to Battle Climate Change The Environmental Protection Agency has signaled that it might not wait for Congress and instead move ahead with its own regulations in the coming months.
Popular Mechanics January 20, 2010	U.S. Military Presence in the Haiti Relief Effort: Gallery Pictures of United States military on the scene in Haiti.
Popular Mechanics January 20, 2010 Glenn Harlan Reynolds	Lessons for U.S. Preparedness From Haiti Relief Efforts: Analysis Nobody cares more about helping you and your family in time of disaster than, well, you. So it makes sense for you to be prepared to take care of yourself.
Insurance & Technology January 15, 2010	China Takes Hard Line on Google A Chinese official took a hard line on Google's threat to pull out of the country. But the White House supports Google's decision to stop censorship.
Registered Rep. January 15, 2010 David A. Geracioti	Obama's Bank Tax Is Onerous, but "Banks Are Creative" Is taxing banker's bonuses and increasing taxes for financial institutions really necessary?
Popular Mechanics January 15, 2010 Joe Pappalardo	Researchers Decry Proposed Rules to Secure Bio Research Labs New proposals put forward by Congress and supported by a recently released federal study are roiling researchers at labs that work with biological agents.
Bank Systems & Technology January 14, 2010 United Press International	Obama to Propose Fee to Recoup TARP Funds U.S. President Obama plans to propose a hike in taxes paid by financial institutions that would help recoup the cost of bailing them out, an official said.
National Defense February 2010 Grace V. Jean	'Culture Maps' Becoming Essential Tools of War The U.S. military has access to the world's best topographic maps. It is now trying to build "culture maps" that include details such as a region's tribal affiliations, ethnicity, religion and language.
National Defense February 2010 Austin Wright	Military Medical Advisor Calls for Development of 3D Human Models A medical advisor to the U.S. military is urging the government to support the development of modeling technologies in order to create advanced computer simulations of the human body.
National Defense February 2010 Grace V. Jean	Cost of Current Operations Jeopardize Marine Corps' Modernization Plans Current wars are draining the Pentagon's modernization accounts, not just for the Marines but for the other services as well.
National Defense February 2010 Grace V. Jean	Marine Corps Faces Gap in Ground Tactical Vehicles Officials say the Corps needs billions of dollars to repair and replace battle-worn vehicles and to modernize its fleet with humvee-like trucks with V-shaped hulls to offer better protection from roadside bombs.
National Defense February 2010 Grace V. Jean	Teaching Non-Pilots to Fly Predators Requires More Cockpit Hours in Manned Aircraft The Air Force last fall graduated its first class of Predator pilots from an experimental program aimed at training non-aviators how to fly remotely-operated aircraft.
National Defense February 2010 Sean M. Connolly	New Personal Conflicts of Interest Rules Proposed Federal Acquisition Regulations call for contractors to police their employees' personal conflicts of interest or face serious disciplinary action.
Registered Rep. January 13, 2010 Halah Touryalai	Citi Files Motion To Dismiss In Bonus Pay Class Action The original lawsuit was brought on behalf of 6 former Citigroup brokers who allege that the payback terms on their upfront bonuses violate contract law, and that they do not owe the firm any money.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2010 John McHale	Training and Simulation Systems a Cost Saver for Military Military leaders are turning toward realistic and high-fidelity training systems as way of cutting down on training costs.
Popular Mechanics January 13, 2010 Joe Pappalardo	Tragedy in Haiti: The American Response When calamity on the level of Haiti's earthquake strikes, the first U.S. responders bear a heavy load. Outnumbered and overwhelmed, Navy sailors, Coast Guardsmen and professional urban rescue teams will be some of the first to save lives amid the rubble.
Outside January 2010 Bob Friel	The Ballad of Colton Harris-Moore In the Northwest's San Juan Islands, best known for killer whales and Microsoft retirees, a teen fugitive has made a mockery of local authorities.
National Defense February 2010 Sandra I. Erwin	Tough to Free Troops From Oppressive Tyranny of Fuel The current wars have exposed a previously ignored military vulnerability: the huge dependence on fossil fuels.
National Defense February 2010 Stew Magnuson	Malicious Firmware Could Sabotage Military, Security Systems Microscopically small and enormously complex circuits inserted surreptitiously into military or security hardware could potentially turn U.S. weapons against their users.
National Defense February 2010 Stew Magnuson	Intelligence Agencies Reach Out to Scientists to Counter Terror Weapons To better understand the potentially deadly technologies unearthed by intelligence operators, the government is seeking help from experts in the scientific community.
National Defense February 2010 Stew Magnuson	DHS Making 'Moderate' Gains in Acquisition Management The Department of Homeland Security in 2009 made some improvements to the way it acquires technology and services.
National Defense February 2010 Stew Magnuson	Job Creation Argument May Prompt Congress to Move on Arms Export Reform With elections approaching and a worsening unemployment outlook, observers are wondering if 2010 will be the year when Congress begins reforming the regulations that control the export of military technology and data overseas.
National Defense February 2010 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Predicted Fiscal Train Wreck Fast Becoming a Grim Reality The defense budget is about to be released by the Obama administration and, with other documents, will provide the first real insight into the administration's long-term military and national security strategies.
MyBusiness Jan/Feb 2010 U.S. Sen. John Thune	Eye on the Economy Washington should be working to foster an environment in which small businesses can prosper and create new jobs.
MyBusiness Jan/Feb 2010 Michelle Dimarob	A Difficult Pill to Swallow The president and small business agree on one thing: Time is running out for Congress to pass meaningful healthcare reform.
Chemistry World January 11, 2010 Helen Carmichael	EPA: Bankrupt chemical firms must pay for site clean up The US Environmental Protection Agency has tabled new proposals to prevent taxpayers footing the environmental clean up bills for cash-strapped chemical companies.
National Defense January 2010 Sandra I. Erwin	Acquisition Reform Act: The Backlash Has Begun It's only been seven months since President Obama signed the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009. Predictably, a chorus of disapproval already is being heard.
National Defense January 2010 Stew Magnuson	Border Agencies to Fly Maritime Unpiloted Aircraft in Caribbean Customs and Border Protection and the Coast Guard will begin flying a maritime version of the MQ-9 Predator B Guardian unmanned aircraft vehicle out of Cape Canaveral Air Force Base in January.
National Defense January 2010 Stew Magnuson	Bad News All Around for DHS Cargo Technology Programs The Department of Homeland Security's advanced radiation detection portal monitor program continues to struggle.
National Defense January 2010 Stew Magnuson	DHS Intelligence Nominee to Revamp Beleaguered Office's Hiring Practices Caryn Wagner, nominee to be undersecretary for intelligence and analysis at the Department of Homeland Security, said she will try to improve the low morale, high turnover and slow hiring process at the organization.
National Defense January 2010 Stew Magnuson	House, Senate Spar Over FEMA's Status Within Homeland Security Critics of the of the U.S. government's response to Katrina and Rita propose that the Federal Emergency Management Agency return to its status as an independent organization.
National Defense January 2010 Austin Wright	Army Replaces Half-Century-Old Parachutes For the first time in more than 50 years, the Army is upgrading soldiers' parachutes.
National Defense January 2010 Austin Wright	DHS Tests Multi-Band, Interoperable Radio The Department of Homeland Security has entered the final stages of its four-year, nearly $9 million effort to develop a multi-band radio that can communicate across virtually all spectrums.
National Defense January 2010 Austin Wright	Coast Guard Examines Future of Patrolling The Arctic The Coast Guard anticipates increased duties patrolling the Arctic region due to global warming.
National Defense January 2010 Austin Wright	Commandant Discusses Coast Guard's Efforts to Modernize The Coast Guard's Deepwater acquisition program aims to overhaul the Coast Guard's fleet by 2027, but the project is more expensive than anticipated and may take longer to complete.
National Defense January 2010 Stew Magnuson	Military 'Swimming In Sensors and Drowning in Data' Synthesizing all the collections of intelligence and disseminating them quickly is a challenge facing the military.
National Defense January 2010 Stew Magnuson	Ground Forces Still Want Manned Surveillance Aircraft, General Says While the U.S. military during the last eight years has become enamored of remotely piloted aircraft, the Air Force is rapidly fielding a new manned twin-propeller airplane to monitor battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan.
National Defense January 2010 Stew Magnuson	Struggling Spy Satellite Agency Tries to Right Itself The National Reconnaissance Office, the agency responsible for developing and launching the U.S. fleet of spy satellites, is embarking on an ambitious plan to right itself after years of cost overruns and program cancellations.
National Defense January 2010 Sandra I. Erwin	Air Force to Army: There Are Better Ways to Deploy Surveillance Aircraft Dozens of robotic and piloted aircraft have been deployed to the war zones, but little information is garnered because they are employed inefficiently.
National Defense January 2010 Grace V. Jean	Trident Program Intent On Avoiding Past Shipbuilding Pitfalls As the Navy begins to design its next ballistic-missile submarine, officials caution that the service must avoid shipbuilding practices of the past that have led to cost overruns and delays.
National Defense January 2010 Grace V. Jean	Submariners Going 'Back to Basics' The Navy struggles to adequately train mariners to use the technology aboard ships and submarines.
National Defense January 2010 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	In-Sourcing Efforts Require Careful, Balanced Approach The government should ensure that the justifications for in-sourcing are fair and do not unreasonably punish the private sector.
National Defense January 2010 Grace V. Jean	Maritime 'Target Drones' Used In Counter-Piracy Training As pirates continue to use small boats to swarm and hijack cargo ships, naval forces increasingly will be employing unmanned systems to help train merchant seaman to fend off attackers.
Bank Systems & Technology January 7, 2010	Investor Calls China Mother of All Bubbles A prominent Wall Street investor has predicted that China's booming economy is a bubble in the making -- perhaps several -- due for a massive crash.
T.H.E. Journal January 6, 2010 Scott Aronowitz	NASA Launches Student Site The National Aeronautics Space Administration has launched a Web site aimed specifically at teenagers that gives them access to current NASA spacecraft data, potentially taking school science projects to a new level.
Registered Rep. January 8, 2010 Halah Touryalai	A Hedge Fund Resurgence There is legislation in Congress that would require hedge funds to make greater disclosures about the details of their operations. The increased regulation coupled with a recent uptick in hedge fund performance will likely entice some advisors to put their clients back into hedge funds.
Bank Systems & Technology January 6, 2010	Report: Sen. Dodd to Announce Retirement Dodd, who has served longer in the Senate than anyone else in the history of Connecticut, has gone from a safe bet for re-election to a weak candidate in recent years.
Registered Rep. January 3, 2010 David A. Geracioti	Bernanke Says Regulators Should Stop Future Bubbles Before They Happen Monetary policy isn't to blame for the real estate bubble, he says.
IEEE Spectrum January 2010 Cherry & Corley	Loser: Bad Vibes A U.S. government new security system seeks to look into your soul as you wait in line at the airport checkpoint, where thermal and other types of cameras and laser- and radar-based sensors will try to get a fix on the baseline parameters of your autonomic nervous system
Registered Rep. December 30, 2009 Christina Mucciolo	Independent Contractor Status On Senate's Agenda in 2010 The Financial Services Institute plans on lobbying against recently re-introduced legislation in the Senate that threatens financial advisors' "independent contractor" worker classification.
Bank Systems & Technology December 29, 2009 Henry Ristuccia	Washington's Regulatory Agenda Will Shape Banks' Risk IT Strategies Now is the time to examine governance, risk and regulatory compliance processes and to get your house in order so that your bank can be ahead of any requirements that may be enacted.
Investment Advisor January 2010 Melanie Waddell	Congress Reaches Year-End Goal A House-passed bill nixes FINRA's oversight of RIAs and a comprehensive financial services reform bill likely by the end of first quarter.
Investment Advisor January 2010	Estate Tax Extended The House of Representatives passed on December 3 by a vote of 225 to 200 an estate tax bill.
Registered Rep. December 30, 2009 David A. Geracioti	Government Regulators Are Not Gods The concept of some elite, enlightened government committee monitoring systemic risk, guiding the economy is as ridiculous as Obama's health care plan.
Financial Planning January 1, 2010 Bob Veres	Angels and Demons Do you wonder about the tenor of conversations about financial regulatory reform? Here's how I imagine them.
On Wall Street January 1, 2010 Steven Sloan	Curbs on Fed Power Move from Fringe to the Forefront Once considered the biggest winner under the Obama administration's regulatory revamp plan, the Federal Reserve Board is likely to lose substantial power if reform legislation is enacted, as expected.
U.S. Banker January 2010 Glen Fest	Hank Paulson's "Gift" Two economists conducted a study, Paulson s Gift, which showed a cumulative $131B boost in asset value to the nine institutions that received the initial $125B in bailout funds.
U.S. Banker January 2010 Rob Garver	No (More) Quarter...Perhaps The SEC says we've seen the last of the reprieves for small companies that have so far avoided complying with the 404(b) provision in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Community bankers best hope now is that Congress will step in and give them a permanent exemption.
U.S. Banker January 2010 Eugene Ludwig	A Three-Step Approach to Repairing the Industry's Image The disconnect between Wall Street and Main Street has tarnished the reputation of banking generally and made it harder for the industry to collaborate with the government.
U.S. Banker January 2010	Noted and Noteworthy It looks like community bankers complaints about excessive regulatory burden haven t completely fallen on deaf ears.
Bank Director 4th Quarter 2009 William M. Aukamp	Some Thoughts on Regulatory Reform Before creating a new agency, Congress should be mindful of the already-heavy compliance burden born by banks.
HHMI Bulletin November 2009 Aaron Levin	Where Past Meets Future Winston Anderson filled his garage with objects and documents tracing the history of African slaves and their American descendants. Now anyone can see his collection at the Sandy Spring Slave Museum and African Art Gallery
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