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National Defense March 2012 Eric Beidel	Navy Leaders Want a More Flexible Fleet After fighting two land wars for a decade, the military is putting an emphasis back on the sea and is shifting its focus to the Asia-Pacific region and to a more maritime-weighted mission in the Middle East.
National Defense March 2012 Dan Parsons	Air Force Trades Quantity For Quality The Air Force will cut airmen and ditch some underperforming and unwanted aircraft, focusing instead on purchasing fewer but more capable new models in order to bridge a years-long investment gap, officials said.
National Defense March 2012 Erwin & Parsons	Experts See No Logic in Air Force Mothballing New Global Hawks Buried in a long list of Pentagon budget proposals for the next five years is the Air Force's recommendation to retire a fleet of 18 brand-new Global Hawk Block 30 unmanned surveillance aircraft.
National Defense March 2012 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Budget Themes: Investments Leveled, Programs Slipped, Non-Performers Nixed A big portion of the discretionary spending reductions in President Obama's 2013 to 2017 funding request is in the defense budget.
Chemistry World February 14, 2012 Rebecca Trager	FDA proposes biosimilars approval pathway The US Food and Drug Administration has released its long awaited guidance to assist in the development and approval of so-called 'biosimilars' - biological drugs that are very similar to licensed ones.
Registered Rep. February 13, 2012 Kristen French	Due Diligence: Obama Budget Showers SEC with Money, SRO Debate Still Strong According to the SEC's budget request, the regulator would use a chunk of that to fatten up its exam program, adding over 200 examiners.
Fast Company February 13, 2012 Margaret Rhodes	How Discover America Sets Out To Rebrand The Country For Tourists After the first decade of the century saw the United States' share of global-travel spending plummet from 17.2% to just 11.6%, Congress is initiating a new marketing campaign to give America a makeover.
National Defense March 2012 Eric Beidel	Soldier Energy Needs Outpacing Technology, Policy The military over the past decade has been grappling with the issue of power and its effects on everything from the mundane -- like microwaves and coffee pots -- to the sustainment of troops on foot patrols.
National Defense March 2012 Sandra I. Erwin	Army's Acquisition of Battle Network Slowed Down by Red Tape The Army's fast-track method of buying mobile networks for deployed soldiers could be in jeopardy as long as it remains bound by existing procurement regulations, government and industry sources said.
Information Today February 9, 2012	EPA Releases New Tool With Information About U.S. Water Pollution Developed under President Barack Obama's transparency initiative, the Discharge Monitoring Report Pollutant Loading Tool brings together millions of records and allows for easy searching and mapping of water pollution by local area.
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