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National Defense July 2015 Jon Harper	SOCOM Plans to Buy More Non-Standard Commercial Vehicles U.S. Special Operations Command intends to buy more non-standard commercial vehicles for missions where special operators need to blend in with their environments.
National Defense July 2015 Yasmin Tadjdeh	Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Pushes Truck Technology Forward The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle is one of the most hotly competed contracts currently up for grabs in the U.S. defense market.
Chemistry World June 11, 2015 Rebecca Trager	US spends billions annually on unreproducible preclinical research Preclinical research that can't be replicated is funded to the tune of about $28 billion in the US annually.
Fast Company Neal Ungerleider	FTC Investigates Failed Kickstarter Board-Game Campaign The FTC is investigating a failed Kickstarter project based on the works of horror author H.P. Lovecraft -- and it's the first time ever the government is taking enforcement action against a project hosted on a crowdfunding program.
National Defense July 2015 Terry L. Elling	How to Recruit Government Workers For many government contractors, current and former government employees -- including military service members -- comprise an experienced and valued source of talent.
National Defense July 2015 Sandra I. Erwin	Best of Times, Worst of Times for Air Power Gen. Herbert J. "Hawk" Carlisle, acknowledged that the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria will never be defeated from the air.
National Defense July 2015 Jon Harper	Uncertainty Surrounds Air Force 'Holy Trinity' The "holy trinity" of Air Force acquisition programs -- the F-35A joint strike fighter, the KC-46A tanker and the long-range strike bomber -- are moving forward but key questions about their future remain unanswered.
National Defense July 2015 Jon Harper	Battles Loom Over Nuclear Spending A lack of sufficient funds for nuclear modernization will lead to budget battles among and within the services, according to defense analysts.
National Defense July 2015 Jon Harper	Military Retirement Reform Moves Forward In recent weeks, the congressional armed services committees voted to make major alterations to the U.S. military's retirement system, as the Pentagon seeks to control personnel costs that threaten to crowd out future spending on modernization and readiness.
National Defense July 2015 Allyson Versprille	Marine Corps Looking at Hybrid ATVs to Boost Battlefield Range The Marine Corps is looking to add hybrid all-terrain vehicles to its inventory to reduce energy dependency and increase the operational reach of its forces on the battlefield.
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