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National Defense November 2013 Stew Magnuson	Companies Ill-Prepared to Fend Off Insider Threats Two high-profile cases are putting a spotlight on insider threats in the private sector, particularly companies that do business with the Defense Department, intelligence agencies and other government organizations.
National Defense November 2013 Sandra I. Erwin	In a Tough Defense Market, Executives Seek Winning Edge As the Defense Department continues to cut spending, contractors must rethink how they work with customers, how they partner with other companies and how they market their products, industry executives said.
Chemistry World October 4, 2013 Rebecca Trager	US government shutdown hits science, chemical industry Researchers working at American universities and agencies are reeling after the US government shutdown on 1 October. The chemical industry has not escaped the effects of the political spat either.
National Defense November 2013 Nathaniel H. Sledge Jr.	Fresh Thinking Needed in Quadrennial Defense Review In order to maintain a robust national defense enterprise, we must make hard choices about systems, people, force structure, infrastructure, investments, operations and management.
National Defense November 2013 Chuck Nash	U.S. Military Needs Better Defenses From Aerial Attacks The Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor, is a tethered, unmanned aerostat. JLENS could significantly reduce demand for conventional manned platforms and lower the overall cost of the current business model.
Chemistry World October 2, 2013 Rebecca Trager	US employment picture brightens for chemists The employment picture for US chemists and chemical engineers brightened from 2012 to 2013, with the jobless rate dropping from 4.2% to 3.5% and median salaries for all chemists increasing by 2.2%.
AskMen.com October 1, 2013 Ian Lang	The Shutdown: At Least It Doesn't Affect Happy Hour This is schoolyard politics, more akin to gang warfare than anything productive.
Chemistry World October 1, 2013 Rebecca Trager	Oak Ridge lab plans voluntary layoffs for 10% of workers These reductions at Oak Ridge are driven by the pressures placed on federal R&D investment, including the across-the-board sequestration cuts.
National Defense November 2013 Stew Magnuson	Boston Attack Highlights Bomb Squad Shortfalls The nation's 466 bomb squads have urgent needs for robots that can help them do their jobs, said a leading expert in counter-improvised explosive device technologies. The problem is that they don't have much money to upgrade their systems.
National Defense November 2013 Stew Magnuson	Budget Crunch Sharply Reducing the Amount DHS Spends on Contracts The amount of money the Department of Homeland Security spends on contracts for goods and services is falling by about $2 billion per year, according to one industry analyst.
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