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National Defense January 2013 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Fiscal Talks Only Offer Short-Term Solutions, Ignore the Tough Problems The nation's economic future is still in limbo. The White House and congressional Republicans are seeking to avert the fiscal cliff, including the automatic spending cuts mandated by the Budget Control Act of 2011.
National Defense January 2013 Stew Magnuson	Military Space Communications Lacks Direction, Critics Say The Defense Department is at a standstill when it comes to figuring out what it will require to maintain its future military space communications architecture, both industry and government officials said at a recent industry conference -- and nobody seems to be in charge.
National Defense January 2013 Dan Parsons	Outdated Weapons Bring Calls for Speedier Upgrades The average age of a small-arms weapon in use by the Army is more than 30 years, far older than most of the soldiers who rely on them in combat.
National Defense January 2013 Dan Parsons	Army, Marine Corps Succeed in Rapidly Fielding Specialized Individual Weapons In February, the Army began arming troops with the M26 Modular Accessory Shotgun System, which can be fitted to the underside of an M4 carbine barrel. It offers troops the ability to carry one gun with the power of two.
Information Today December 13, 2012	PubReader: A New Way to Read Articles in PubMed Central The National Center for Biotechnology Information developed a new presentation style called PubReader, an easier way to use your web browser to read articles in PubMed Central on your desktop, laptop, or tablet computer.
Information Today December 10, 2012	Science.gov Celebrates 10 Years of Service Senior information managers representing 13 federal agencies forged a consensus on how national science organizations could improve public access to the nation's rich and diverse scientific research information and partnered to create the Science.gov web portal.
CRM November 30, 2012 Leonard Klie	FCC Clarifies Opt-Out Procedures for Text Marketing The commission says companies can send confirmations of opt-out requests.
National Defense January 2013 Yasmin Tadjdeh	Budget Woes Driving Scientists, Engineers Away from Defense Department Jobs The budget crunch is a new factor preventing the Defense Department from recruiting and retaining top talent within its science, technology, engineering and mathematics workforce, a recent report found.
Registered Rep. November 20, 2012 Megan Leonhardt	Don't Make Any Sudden Moves, Advisors Say Financial advisors urge clients to patiently wait out fiscal cliff
Registered Rep. December 4, 2012 Megan Leonhardt	Don't Make Any Sudden Moves While urging calm, many financial advisors are making prudent, tax-efficient moves with their clients' portfolios as the country nears the so-called "fiscal cliff."
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