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National Defense September 2006 Erwin & Jean	Budget Misery Not Going Away The Army may have gotten eleventh-hour emergency funding relief from Congress last month, but its budget woes are far from over.
National Defense September 2006 Paul F. McQuade	Litany of Misdeeds: Incredible, But True The Department of Defense issued a 110-page "Encyclopedia of Ethical Failure," cataloging dozens of incidents of malfeasance and their consequences.
National Defense September 2006 Lawrence P. Farrell	In the Navy, Research Sails Forward Like the other military services, the Navy is undergoing a transformation in its war-fighting concepts, tactics and strategy. For the Navy, this means turning more attention to littoral areas and preparing to conduct a broad array of unconventional anti-terrorism operations.
National Defense September 2006 Stew Magnuson	Coast Guard Movie Seen as Recruiting Boon Already riding high from the positive public perception of its performances during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Coast Guard will be the beneficiary of another shot of good publicity: the movie The Guardian starring Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher.
National Defense September 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Energy Conservation Plans Overlook Military Realities Are skyrocketing oil prices just a temporary drain on the U.S. economy or a lasting national security threat?
InternetNews August 17, 2006 Clint Boulton	ICANN, DoC Hit Refresh on Net Contract The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers and the U.S. Department of Commerce inked a five-year contract, renewing a deal in which the nonprofit group had managed technical details of the Internet since 1998.
InternetNews August 16, 2006 Ed Sutherland	Federal Court Denies Unbundling Review A federal appeals court denied EarthLink's request to review an FCC ruling exempting Baby Bells from sharing broadband lines with rivals.
InternetNews August 15, 2006 Andy Patrizio	Exploit Looks For Unpatched Windows Servers When both Microsoft and the government say patch your servers, you really shouldn't drag your feet.
InternetNews August 15, 2006 Clint Boulton	FTC, AG Sue to Stuff Alleged Pop-up Scheme The Federal Trade Commission and the Washington state Attorney General have sued to halt an operation that barrages consumers with pop-up advertising and demands money to make the pop-ups cease.
InternetNews August 15, 2006 Ed Sutherland	EFF Goes After AOL The Electronic Frontier Foundation is asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate AOL's disclosure of search data for 650,000 users.
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