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National Defense November 2013 Valerie Insinna	International Sales Unlikely To Offset U.S. Budget Cuts With little hope of growth in the Pentagon's budget, U.S. defense contractors are seeking to broaden their international customer base and increase worldwide sales.
National Defense November 2013 Yasmin Tadjdeh	Al-Qaida Seen Shifting Tactics to Smaller Attacks The Boston bombing quickly brought domestic jihadist terrorism back into the public eye. Counterterrorism analysts are now concerned that the United States may soon face an increase in deadly, smaller scale attacks.
National Defense November 2013 Dan Parsons	Plant DNA Blows Cover of Fake Electronics Military radios, helicopter sensors and weapons are all at equal risk of falling victim to counterfeit semiconductors that have made it into the Defense Department supply chain. The F-35 alone has more than 2,000 of the electronic components.
National Defense November 2013 John D. Altenburg	Winding Down War Zone Contracts As with any arduous task for which a completion date is announced, the government assumed the risk of Afghanistan defense contractor lethargy -- or worse -- when it announced when the war will end.
National Defense November 2013 Sandra I. Erwin	Changing World Blazes New Trails For Military Technology A striking array of challenges is reshaping the course of defense technology. The United States is entering an era characterized by fiscal austerity and the rise of "non-state" actors as enemies of nation states.
National Defense November 2013 Valerie Insinna	Company Takes Risk on New Light Strike Plane Textron Inc. and AirLand Enterprises in September debuted their new Scorpion prototype, a tactical jet aircraft that the companies funded without government dollars.
National Defense November 2013 Valerie Insinna	Vehicle System Would Alert Drivers to Potential Repair Needs The Michigan based Tweddle Group, debuted its connected intelligent vehicle management system at the Defence Security and Equipment International exhibition in London this September.
National Defense November 2013 Valerie Insinna	Portable System Purifies Water on the Go Ground troops often are stuck in remote locations where clean water is not readily available, creating a logistics problem for dismounted soldiers and Marines who must carry the water they need for a mission.
Chemistry World October 7, 2013 Andrew Williams	California takes on chemicals in consumer goods California has just introduced a new law to reduce the use of hazardous substances in products and industrial processes in the state.
Information Today October 7, 2013	Government WNC Feed Shuts Down The National Technical Information Service announced the termination of the World News Connection newsfeed effective Dec. 31, 2013.
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