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National Defense July 2012 Stew Magnuson	Stopping the Chinese Hacking Onslaught Cyber Command Commander Army Gen. Keith Alexander last year called the cyber-espionage being conducted against U.S. companies the largest transfer of intellectual property from one nation to another in the history of the world.
National Defense July 2012 Stew Magnuson	U.S. Government Attempts to Thwart Chinese Network Intrusions If the might of the Chinese government -- as many believe -- is behind this massive operation, what can the might of the U.S. government do to help companies facing the onslaught?
National Defense July 2012 Eric Beidel	Controversies Do Little to Temper U.S. Employment of Armed Aerial Drones With the war in Iraq over and the one in Afghanistan winding down, the fight against terrorists will become more decentralized, leaving experts to ponder where the United States will next employ its armed drones.
National Defense July 2012 Dan Parsons	Teaming Pilots With Drones Hampered By Technology The Army recently found that the most cost effective solution to replace its scout helicopters was a mix of traditional rotary wing platforms and unmanned aerial vehicles flying alongside to cover more ground in a single mission.
National Defense July 2012 Eric Beidel	iCollege Takes Nation's Cybersecurity Leaders Back to School The iCollege, also known as the Information Resources Management College, is working to fill the gap in knowledge that exists among the senior leadership trying to carve out policies and strategies under which the government's "cyberwarriors" must operate.
Food Processing June 2012 Eric Mittenthal	Inside the Latest U.S. Case of Mad Cow Disease The April discovery of bovine spongiform encephalopathy only proves safeguards are working.
National Defense July 2012	Readers Sound Off on Recent Stories Comments are offered on acquisition reform, energy security, and the defense budget.
National Defense July 2012 Sandra I. Erwin	Pentagon Contractors Reach New Levels of Frustration With Obama White House Over the past nine to 10 months, corporations have begun to lose confidence in government, and executives are faulting the president for not doing more to untangle the current morass that could leave many contractors sinking in the muck.
National Defense July 2012 Dan Parsons	Small Businesses Fight Uphill Battle for Army Network Contracts Oro Grande is where elements of the Army's newest battlefield network are finally evaluated for integration into individual units and vehicles. It is where large and small companies contend for contracts in the Army's "agile acquisition" process.
Financial Advisor June 2012 Jim McConville	Advisor Groups Renew Challenge To Finra's SRO Cost Estimates A coalition of financial advisor industry groups last month resumed its assault on the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's cost estimates for creating a self-regulatory organization to review investment advisors.
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