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National Defense December 2006 James F. O'Bryon	Simulation-Based Acquisition: Too Many Studies Modeling and simulation have long been touted by the Defense Department as offering savings in time and money in developing military systems. But efforts to move toward "simulation based acquisition" in the military remain only a bumper sticker.
National Defense December 2006 Lawrence P. Farrell	DARPA Sets Tone for Technological Superiority Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England recently noted that the greatest long-term threat to America is not weapons of mass destruction, but rather the prospect of losing our strength in science and technology.
National Defense December 2006 Stew Magnuson	Homeland Security Tussles with GAO Over Radiation Portals A DHS official said he was confident that the next generation of portals designed to find nuclear materials in shipping containers will work despite a withering GAO report questioning performance data and their high price tags.
National Defense December 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Latest Pentagon `Roadmap' Reveals Serious Frustration Roadmaps -- which involve lengthy studies and exhaustive reports -- can be quite useful in highly technical areas that require in-depth research. The latest Pentagon roadmap, however, seeks to address the decidedly non-technical issue of "irregular warfare."
National Defense December 2006 Chandra Burnside	Veteran Owned Small Businesses Deserve Equal Benefits Current law regarding service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses ultimately does not create the same benefits for them as those extended to other marginalized entrepreneurs.
National Defense December 2006 Erwin et al.	U.S. Troops Vulnerable to Enemy Drones U.S. forces deployed in the Middle East need improved defenses against unmanned drones, says the Army's top general in charge of air-defense systems.
National Defense December 2006 Shaheen & Geren	Tightening Export Controls Require Industry Awareness U.S. export-control enforcement activities by the Departments of Commerce and State remain on the rise.
Smithsonian November 2006 Eric Jaffe	Unwelcome Guests A team of researchers has discovered a pattern in the gypsy moth's advance that might go a long way toward curbing the American invasion -- a battle that has cost roughly $200 million in the past 20 years.
BusinessWeek November 27, 2006 Peter Coy	More Ammo For A Higher Minimum New research says a ripple effect would hike the pay of a lot of family bread winners.
InternetNews November 17, 2006 Roy Mark	HP Spy Probe Gets an Upgrade SEC joins others investigating HP's role in boardroom leaks scandal.
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