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National Defense August 2009 Jason Jacks	Prognosis is Not Good for Military's Medical Records System The Defense Department's electronic health records database, called the Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application (AHLTA) was deemed intolerable by a congressional subcommittee.
National Defense August 2009 Jason Jacks	Updated Global Information Grid Would Bring Web 2.0 to the Defense Department Frustrated that the different communications networks deployed by its four branches aren't always able to speak to one another, the Defense Department is moving forward with a major overhaul of its global information grid.
National Defense August 2009 Frodl & Manoyan	Cap-and-Trade: The Triumph of Politics Over Economics, Science The cap-and-trade bill currently in Congress has not been designed to address the challenge of climate change or even put a good economic model in place to solve emissions reductions, but rather to overcome political resistance.
National Defense August 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Army's Next Combat Vehicle: New Beginning or FCS Sequel? The Army is racing toward a September deadline to present a convincing case to the secretary of defense that it should receive funds to begin designing a new combat vehicle next year.
Popular Mechanics August 2009 Joe Pappalardo	The Helicopter War: PM Reports from Afghanistan The 120 soldiers seated in the gravel at Forward Operating Base Zormat in eastern Afghanistan are all eagerly watching the sky
Registered Rep. July 13, 2009	Swiss and U.S. Tension Rising Over UBS Tax Evasion Case The problem continues to be that Swiss banking laws -- which say tax fraud is illegal, but not tax evasion -- protect the names of the 52,000 American clients and giving them up would violate Swiss criminal law.
Inc. July 2009 Max Chafkin	Using an Innovative Communications Strategy to Fight the Taliban Wexley School for Girls, an innovative ad agency that specializes in guerrilla marketing, is helping the Army's mission in Afghanistan
National Defense August 2009 Grace V. Jean	Laser Weapons: Laboratory Toys or Imminent Battlefield Systems? Clearing the hurdles will be a challenge, given the tough economic climate and the uncertainty of future warfare needs in the Defense Department.
HBS Working Knowledge July 13, 2009	Diagnosing the Public Health Care Alternative With deep experience in health insurance reform, HBS faculty describe how improved competition in insurance plans could improve value for patients.
The Motley Fool July 13, 2009 Rich Smith	Welcome! You've Got Hackers! Someone threw a cyber war this week. It's great to know that the government is spending billions hardening the IT system against more competent attackers, but what we really need here is a solution to the real problem: Identifying who the attackers are.
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