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National Defense March 2014 Valerie Insinna	Special Operations Command Picks Up New Video-Streaming Camera Anyone with a 3G connection can easily download and upload videos with a smartphone, but maintaining a reliable video stream is a challenge for troops in places with little Internet connectivity.
National Defense March 2014 Valerie Insinna	'Super Brain' Software to Add Functions to Google Glass Since the device was first announced, the halls of the Pentagon have been buzzing with the possibility of using Google Glass as a wearable computer for troops.
National Defense March 2014 Dan Parsons	Automation Key to Tackling Burdensome Big Data Problems BAE is developing systems that automatically mine metadata, time markers, photographs, video, maps and to identify patterns that precede a terrorist attack, then automatically alert authorities.
National Defense March 2014 Stew Magnuson	Power Companies Struggle to Maintain Defenses Against Cyber-Attacks When experts rank U.S. industries' abilities to ward off potentially damaging cyber-attacks, the electric utilities are normally near the bottom.
National Defense March 2014 Dan Parsons	Industry Melds Smartphones to Rifles The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has been seeking smart-rifle technologies for years.
National Defense March 2014 Sandra I. Erwin	Acquisition Business Reaches Inflection Point Acquisition flops over the past decade have put the fear of God into Pentagon leaders who now face the added pressure of having to ensure programs perform in a zero-tolerance environment, and with budget cuts to boot.
Information Today February 4, 2014 Nancy K. Herther	FCC Confronts Issues of Net Neutrality, Future of the Internet at Stake On Jan. 14, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the Federal Communications Commission does not have the authority over broadband providers in its provision of internet access and traffic "control" as it has with ISPs. Immediately red flags went up.
Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2014 Longacre et al.	Social Media: Have We Reached The Tipping Point? For pharma marketers, the good news is recent advances in social media monitoring make it possible to listen to or engage with patients on social media websites. This month FDA released its draft guidance on the use of "Interactive Promotional Media."
Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2014 Jill Wechsler	Drug Coverage, Costs Under Scrutiny Benefits offered by insurance plans on health exchanges and through Medicare are raising concerns about patient access to needed therapies
National Defense March 2014 James Mazzei	Why Military Satellites Matter At issue is the next generation of the Navy's Mobile User Objective System, a narrowband tactical satellite communications system that is designed to improve secure voice, video and data services communications for U.S. forces on the move.
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