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National Defense March 2010 Anand Datla	Government Contracting Culture Impedes Progress in Cybersecurity The government is spending billions of dollars on IT products and services but does not hold its vendors accountable for cyberintrusions.
National Defense March 2010 Grace V. Jean	Builders of the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship Pull Out All the Stops When the Navy later this year picks a winner to build its littoral combat ship, no matter which contractor is selected, the decision will be seen as a turning point for the troubled program.
National Defense March 2010 Austin Wright	If You Can't Afford a UAV, Rent One The U.S. military hires contractors to operate certain unmanned aerial vehicles in combat zones. Federal agencies might one day do the same here in the United States.
National Defense March 2010 Sandra I. Erwin	Navy's Acquisition Methods Slow Down Deployment of Undersea Robots The Navy recently experienced sticker shock when estimates for a robotic mine-hunting vehicle came in at more than $12 million apiece, or 51 percent higher than expected.
Chemistry World February 12, 2010 Ned Stafford	Belief in climate change plunges Recent polls suggest the public in the UK and US are becoming increasingly sceptical about climate change.
InternetNews February 12, 2010	Verizon to Allow Skype Onto Its Smartphones? Wireless and VoIP operators are planning to make an announcement at next week's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, fueling speculation that Verizon could allow Skype app onto its devices.
PHONE+ February 12, 2010 Kelly M. Teal	Net Neutrality Rules Mean Job Losses -- Consultancy If the feds really want to create jobs, they'll have to end the push for net neutrality regulation.
The Motley Fool February 12, 2010 Morgan Housel	Another 1990s Economic Explosion? So says the White House in their prediction of growth and inflation for the next few years.
The Motley Fool February 12, 2010 Alyce Lomax	Wall Street's Insane Poker Game Continues Its perpetual loop of asinine behavior needs to stop.
BusinessWeek February 11, 2010 Jessica Silver-Greenberg	A Caribbean Tax Holiday for U.S. Businesses The IRS is investigating how $100 billion a year in credit-card receipts are escaping U.S. sales and income taxes in locales like Aruba and St. Kitts.
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