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CFO May 15, 2012 Sarah Johnson	IRS Holds Up Transfer-Pricing Deals It now takes the agency more than 40 months to process advance pricing agreements.
CFO May 15, 2012 Vincent Ryan	Reining In Buyout Loans Federal regulators aim for more stress-testing of loan portfolios and better-defined standards on a borrower's ability to repay.
CFO May 15, 2012 Sarah Johnson	FASB Stands Pat on Reviled Tax Rule Despite widespread opposition to the standard governing uncertain tax positions, FIN 48 won't go through the board's rulemaking process again.
CFO May 15, 2012 David McCann	Will These Investments Catch On? Why the government's proposals for encouraging "longevity annuities" may not impress many 401(k) plan sponsors.
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2012 Ben Comer	Comparing Apples to Broccoli In late March, the Supreme Court debated the merits or lack thereof of the Obama Administration's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Can you match the analogy with the Justice?
National Defense June 2012 Stew Magnuson	Visionaries Foresee Radically Different Military Vehicles The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Adaptive Vehicle Make program seeks to reinvent the way vehicles are designed and built. It is looking to revamp and speed up the entire acquisition process, from the drawing board to the assembly line.
National Defense June 2012 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	New American Oil Boom: Will it Slow DoD's Renewable Energy Momentum? The Defense Department has been focused over two administrations on energy efficiency at the national and defense levels.
National Defense June 2012 Eric Beidel	Biofuels Industry at Crossroads as Military Waits for Lower Prices Military leaders like to say that their aircraft, ships and personnel can't tell the difference between petroleum and biofuel. But their budgets can.
National Defense June 2012 Dan Parsons	Effort to Reduce Battery Weight May Soon Hit Brick Wall Industry and military scientists continue the search for lighter and more efficient batteries, with a renewed focus on reducing loads carried by soldiers that affect their mobility and health.
National Defense June 2012 Dan Parsons	U.S. Remains Dependent on China for Rare Earth Elements The U.S. military is almost completely dependent on China for the rare earth elements that go into everything from batteries to precision-guided bombs, according to a report by the Congressional Research Service.
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