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National Defense February 2015 Stew Magnuson	Coast Guard Tests Navy's Fire Scout Aboard National Security Cutter The Coast Guard's long quest to acquire a ship-based unmanned aerial vehicle is well into its second decade.
National Defense February 2015 Will Goodman	The Acquisition System Can Be Improved One Step at a Time Although everyone seems to agree that acquisition reform is necessary and helpful, few are prepared to sacrifice their prerogatives to bring it about.
National Defense February 2015 Burger et al.	Electronic Waste Rules Could Help Thwart Flow of Counterfeit Parts A flood of counterfeit electronic parts from China threatens the reliability of sophisticated defense technologies from thermal weapon sights to advanced missile systems and from aircraft to submarines.
National Defense February 2015 Meloni & McCoy Jr.	Defense IT Investment to Focus on Big Data, Cloud As the Defense Department cuts spending on information technology, it is focusing on a "technological offset strategy" to counterbalance a shrinking fighting force.
National Defense February 2015 David Smalley	Office of Naval Research Promotes Alternative Energy Development, Education in Asia-Pacific The Office promotes a program called the Asia-Pacific technology and education partnership, which supports development of alternative energy -- from encouraging early science education, to supporting innovative small businesses in the energy field.
National Defense February 2015 Bob Wassman	Defense Should Follow Private Sector's Energy Efficiency Lead The private sector offers valuable lessons that can save the Defense Department energy -- and thus, money -- as it operates its more than 300,000 buildings.
Chemistry World January 9, 2015 Rebecca Trager	US poised to approve its first 'biosimilar' drug A key committee of the US Food and Drug Administration has voted in favor of licensing a copycat version of a biological drug. If approved, Sandoz's Zarxio (filgrastim) would be the first 'biosimilar' drug available in the US.
Chemistry World January 8, 2015 Rebecca Trager	US--Cuba accord expected to be boon for science The new year has brought a new era in US -- Cuba relations that is ripe for scientific cooperation between the two countries, after President Obama announced an easing of restrictions on 17 December.
Information Today January 6, 2015	Library of Congress Seeks Applications for National Digital Stewardship Residency The Library of Congress' digital preservation blog, The Signal, announced the official open call for applications for the 2015-2016 National Digital Stewardship Residency.
Fast Company Neal Ungerleider	There Are Secret Blimps Protecting Washington, D.C. The billion-dollar blimps are designed for massive aerial surveillance of Washington, D.C. and surrounding environs.
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