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Chemistry World May 24, 2012 Rebecca Trager	EPA's chemical assessment program The US National Academy of Sciences will conduct a 'comprehensive examination' of the assessment process that underlies the EPA's Integrated Risk Information System, through which the agency provides health data on over 550 chemical substances.
Chemistry World May 23, 2012 Andy Extance	Drug watchdogs mark out global territory The US Food and Drug Administration has published plans to ensure that American citizens continue to enjoy access to safe drugs, even as the regulatory pressures of globalization grow.
Chemistry World May 23, 2012 Rebecca Trager	NRC chief quits with a bang Gregory Jaczko, who has served as the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission chairman since May 2009 and a member of the commission since 2005, has been a contentious figure.
National Defense July 2012 D'Agostino & Bradel	Pitfalls Abound in Contract Disputes Act Claims Preparing and filing a certified claim under the Contract Disputes Act for payment from the government for performance of a contract generally is straightforward work for contractors and their legal counsel. Yet certified claims are not without ethical pitfalls.
Information Today May 21, 2012 Barbie E. Keiser	Contracting Government By Cutting Census Bureau Programs In addition to cutting $20 million from this year's Economic Census, H.R. 5326 contained an amendment proposed by Rep. Daniel Webster (R-Fla.) that would eliminate funding -- for the American Community Survey.
HBS Working Knowledge May 16, 2012	Can Decades of Military Overspending be Fixed? Costs tend to rise in all organizations unless managers and their staffs have the motivation and skill to control them. This phenomenon is analyzed during 50 years of US military overspending.
IndustryWeek May 16, 2012 Jill Jusko	Do You Use Background Checks? EEOC updates guidance on use of arrest and conviction records.
IndustryWeek May 16, 2012 David Blanchard	Tax Code Reform is a Lost Cause for 2012 Washington's policymakers will be focusing on re-election, not tax legislation, for the rest of the year.
IndustryWeek May 16, 2012 Stephen Gold	The Changing Nature of How We Measure Success The federal government's methods for tracking manufacturing are casting doubt upon how much we really understand about this critical sector's health and viability.
CFO May 15, 2012 Sarah Johnson	JOBS Act OKs Crowdfunding The law blesses a new financing option for start-ups, but adds disclosure requirements.
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