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National Defense October 2015 Jon Harper	The Army Wants to Power Up Dismounted Soldiers As the demand for power for dismounted troops grows, U.S. military researchers and industry are looking for cutting edge technologies to both supply energy and lighten soldiers' loads.
Fast Company Pavithra Mohan	Jeff Bezos-Owned Blue Origin To Build And Launch Rockets On Florida's Space Coast The announcement was touted as a huge boost toward realizing commercial space travel, with Florida making efforts to position itself as a hub of "space commerce."
Chemistry World September 14, 2015 Rebecca Trager	NIH backs natural products research The US National Institutes of Health has awarded nearly $35 million to fund research into botanical dietary supplements.
National Defense October 2015 Jon Harper	Analysts: Pentagon Overestimates Nuclear Costs The Defense Department and Department of Energy overestimated the medium-term costs of maintaining and modernizing U.S. nuclear forces, analysts said
National Defense October 2015 Jon Harper	Alternative Fuels Remain Costly for Military Services Alternative fuels remain expensive as the military services move to diversify their energy portfolios, the Government Accountability Office found.
National Defense October 2015 Jon Harper	Leidos to Modernize Health Care IT System The Defense Department has awarded a Leidos-led team a $4.3 billion contract to modernize its electronic health records (EHR) system, but analysts are skeptical that the ambitious program goals will be achieved.
National Defense October 2015 Sandra I. Erwin	National Security Tests for the Next President Republican presidential candidates have blasted the Obama White House for its handling of foreign crises and for weakening the military. But few, if any, potential nominees have put forth any concrete policy prescriptions.
National Defense October 2015 Allyson Versprille	Boeing Seeks Opportunities in Performance-Based Logistics Boeing is looking to increase investments in performance-based logistics in order to win more contracts with the Defense Department, a company executive told National Defense.
National Defense October 2015 Stew Magnuson	JIEDDO Emerges From Wars as Combat Support Agency In May, the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization was given a new name and a permanent place in the Pentagon bureaucracy under acquisition, technology and logistics at the office of the secretary of defense.
National Defense October 2015 Ray Mabus	The Real Numbers Behind Today's Fleet What should Americans conclude when they hear conflicting claims about the U.S. Navy being too large or shrinking too much?
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