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National Defense August 2013 Valerie Insinna	Pentagon Working to Quickly Acquire Mobile Technologies The Defense Information Systems Agency is in the midst of implementing a commercial mobile device plan that will allow for quicker adoption of the latest smartphones and tablets.
National Defense August 2013 Yasmin Tadjdeh	Industry May Have Answer to Weather Forecasting Blind Spot The United States faces a gap in future weather forecasts. From less accurate to untimely predictions, there could be dire consequences for the U.S. population and economy, warned a recent Government Accountability Office report.
National Defense August 2013 Dan Parsons	Google Glass Eyed for Wearable Soldier Gear Army officials have been after a way to outfit soldiers with wearable computers for years, but have repeatedly failed to find a system that both delivers information coherently and avoids impairing troops' perception of the battlefield.
National Defense August 2013 Geiss & Melita	It Is Not All Bad News in the Defense Acquisition World There are many reasons why defense acquisition has received a bad rap and why lawmakers and Pentagon leaders have been trying to reform the acquisition process for more than 30 years.
National Defense August 2013 Macgregor & Burke	Defense Industry Can Profit Despite Downturn For the first time in decades, the Defense Department must aggressively pursue value, not simply effort. The current practice of rewarding senior military leaders and defense appointees for effort, time, staff size and budget rather than bold, effective achievement must be arrested.
National Defense August 2013 Dan Parsons	Carbine Competition Fails to Find Improvement Over Current Weapon The Army has officially called off its search for an M4 carbine replacement without anything to show for five years of effort other than data suggesting that its current weapons work about as well, if not better, than anything industry had to offer.
National Defense August 2013 Sandra I. Erwin	Forecast Calls for Stormy Business Climate Bad news keeps piling up for Pentagon contractors. In the past six months alone, the defense-contracting sector has been buffeted by draconian budget cuts and by proposed new rules.
National Defense August 2013 Steff Thomas	Next-Generation Bio-Surveillance Program's Costs Questioned; Future Remains Murky A plan to field "laboratories in a box" in U.S. cities that can sniff the air for signs of a biological weapon attack have been put on hold, and a Department of Homeland Security official said he has no idea when it will get underway again.
National Defense August 2013 Sarah Sicard	Lawmakers Question Future of Port Worker ID Card Program If implemented, new Defense Department regulations could leave contractors to foot the bill for the use of counterfeit parts.
National Defense August 2013 Sarah Sicard	Surplus C-27J Spartans Could Mean Big Windfall for Coast Guard The Coast Guard is looking to benefit from the Air Force's retirement of the C-27J Spartan transport aircraft.
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