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National Defense July 2013 Dan Parsons	Special Operators List Equipment Needs Special Operations Command constantly solicits industry for technologies that improve upon existing gear or that can perform a desired function that is beyond the reach of current equipment.
Chemistry World June 4, 2013 Phillip Broadwith	Senator behind US chemical reform effort dies US Senator Frank Lautenberg -- the driving force behind efforts to reform the country's outdated chemical laws -- has died.
Registered Rep. May 21, 2013 Alan Lavine	Avoid Blowing Up a Veteran's Benefits Selling trusts and life insurance to war veterans can be tricky. One misstep could disqualify them from important benefits.
National Defense July 2013 Steve Epstein	Beware of State, Local Pay-to-Play Laws Many companies that have provided goods and services to the U.S. military are now evaluating new markets with state and city law enforcement agencies, which are seeking sophisticated security systems to address their expanding public safety needs.
National Defense July 2013 Stew Magnuson	Survey Exposes Flaw in Domestic Improvised Explosive Device Reporting System A survey of bomb squads in the United States found that only a small percentage of improvised explosive device incidents are reported to a national database, said a federal official tasked with preventing terrorist bombings.
National Defense July 2013 Stew Magnuson	DNA Testing Machine Reduces Labs to the Size of a Desktop Printer The RapidHit 200 Human Identification System promises to radically alter the way law enforcement conducts investigations.
National Defense July 2013 Sandra I. Erwin	Pentagon Tries to Recapture Tech Glory Days After spending $50 billion over the past decade on failed weapons programs, the Pentagon is grasping for answers. Assorted procurement reforms have been tried, but they have delivered only marginal results.
On Wall Street June 1, 2013	Fiduciary Standard Debate Heats Up As federal regulators move ahead with a pair of rulemaking proceedings that could dramatically reshape the financial advisory industry, advocates of broader fiduciary responsibilities are urging advisors to make their voices heard in Washington.
Chemistry World May 31, 2013 Phillip Broadwith	Two new 'personalized' cancer drugs approved Two new drugs for the most deadly kind of skin cancer have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. The drugs are only effective in patients whose tumors express specific genetic mutations, which can be identified using a device approved alongside the drugs.
Chemistry World May 30, 2013 Rebecca Trager	Industry applauds US chemical reform bill The US chemical industry is backing bipartisan legislation that would reform the law that controls chemical sales in the US for the first time since its enactment in 1976. But environmental groups do not share the enthusiasm.
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