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IndustryWeek May 1, 2008 Jonathan Katz	OSHA Takes Heat for Refinery Fire Congressional committee says it could have done more to prevent fatal blast.
IndustryWeek May 1, 2008 Thomas J. Duesterberg	The Competitive Edge -- A Manufacturing To-Do List for the Next President The manufacturing sector could be the engine propelling us out of recession - but do the candidates recognize that potential?
IEEE Spectrum April 2008	Wiring a Problem for All Aging Aircraft, Not Just MD-80s Cynthia Furse, a professor of electromagnetics at the University of Utah, is interviewed about the hidden hazards of airplane wiring.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2008 John Keller	Counter-IED System Procurement Sets New Standards for Speedy Deployment Leaders of the Pentagon's Joint IED Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) are setting new standards for speedy weapon system procurement. They hope to fund systems to counter roadside bombs within two months from initial proposal.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2008 John Keller	Air Force Making Progress on Standard Cryptographic Modules for Information Security The U.S. Air Force has a draft standard and working code for what is expected to be an easy and relatively inexpensive approach to cryptographic modules for military information security.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2008 Courtney E. Howard	Lead-Free Issues Continue to Plague Mil-Aero Market, Says DMEA Engineer The lead-free movement has a greater impact on the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) than the commercial market.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2008 Flora Iacchia	Military and Aerospace Organizations Must Comply Now with IPv6; the Security Factor Compels it Military and aerospace organizations, as well as defense agencies, are particularly sensitive to the potential new national and global defense advantage that IPv6 compliance offers.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2008	State and Local Spending on GSA Technology Schedule Increases 45 Percent in 2007 United States General Services Admnistration (GSA) Technology Schedule spending grew in 2007 with the top contractors being Verizon Wireless, DLT Solutions, HPTi, and Mythics Inc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2008 Courtney E. Howard	USS Freedom Demonstrates Its Power Plant Can Handle Vessel's Sensors and Electronics U.S. Navy personnel powered up the nation's first littoral combat ship to demonstrate that the on-board electric plant can deliver the power required by the warship's advanced sensors and electronics systems.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2008 J.R. Wilson	DARPA Black Swift Seeks to Capitalize on Lessons Learned From NASP DARPA and the U.S. Air Force have joined efforts to develop a hypersonic aerospace vehicle to function as a low-Earth-orbit spacecraft and capable of speeds as fast as Mach 6.
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