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National Defense November 2013 Stew Magnuson	Proliferation of Cheap 3-D Printers Raises Security Concerns Three-D printing, which is in its infancy, will fundamentally change the way products are distributed, just as MP3 files changed the way people consume music. These products could be guns or other illegal objects
Information Today September 26, 2013 Peggy Garvin	A Sea Change for Public Data The Association of Public Data Users convened in Washington, D.C. to update members on current challenges to the quality of federal statistical data and opportunities to innovate around those challenges.
Chemistry World September 23, 2013 Laura Howes	Senate bill aims to soothe helium market The US Senate has passed a bill that will let the government continue selling off its stockpiled helium, in an attempt to prevent a disruption of supply that could adversely affect researchers around the world.
Information Today September 19, 2013 Peggy Garvin	Federal Focus on Data Transparency The Data Transparency Conference, held Sept. 10 in Washington, D.C., brought big names and experienced professionals together to move the open government data conversation toward informed implementation.
National Defense October 2013 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Defense Budget Picture Begins to Take Shape Major adjustments will be required across the defense community -- the military services, agencies, commands and industry. Significant decisions are becoming harder and harder to duck.
National Defense October 2013 Stew Magnuson	Over Army Objections, Industry and Congress Partner to Keep Abrams Tank Production 'Hot' As far as producing Cold War era weapon systems the military says it has enough of, but Congress continues to fund anyway, there is probably no bigger poster child than the Abrams tank.
National Defense October 2013 Dan Parsons	Marines Create Power, Filter Water on the Go There are two schools of thought on how to mitigate the risk of running out of supplies in the field. One is to artificially increase a Marine or soldier's load-bearing capability. The less expensive, simpler avenue is to develop ways in which necessities can be foraged.
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2013 Shantanu Agrawal	Making Sense of the Sunshine Act: A New Era for Drug Promotion Now that the Sunshine Act's Open Payments spending disclosure program is live, the federal government's lead officer for compliance explains how the new web-based system will work and how US industry, providers, and patients will be better off by making their relationships fully transparent.
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2013 Jill Wechsler	Biopharma Innovation in Trouble? Regulators, sponsors seek more productive research strategies.
National Defense October 2013 Stew Magnuson	Police Want Unpiloted Aircraft for Routine Tasks, Not Snooping, Former Chief Asserts Police departments would probably use them for more routine tasks, said Donald Shinnamon, a business development executive at UAV-maker Institu Inc., and one-time chair of the aviation committee of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
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