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Fast Company Jackie Snow	The Final Pieces Of The 9/11 Memorial Museum: Visitors, Their Stories, And Rooms That Listen Like all museums, the 9/11 Memorial Museum will tell visitors a story. Unlike most places, however, rooms in this building will also listen to memories.
National Defense June 2014 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	For Defense, a Tough Budget Balancing Act Will fiscal year 2016 be a repeat of 2013, when gridlock prevailed and sequester ensued. Will there be some relief as we saw in fiscal year 2014 and 2015?
Chemistry World May 13, 2014 Rebecca Trager	EPA improves embattled chemical assessment program The US Environmental Protection Agency has made 'substantial improvements' to its program to assess the health hazards posed to people by pollution, but the National Research Council is urging further reforms in a new report.
Information Today May 13, 2014 George H. Pike	FCC Open Internet Proposal Could End Net Neutrality In what is being described as the end of Net Neutrality, the Federal Communications Commission expects to publicly propose new rules to allow ISPs to create different rate scales and transmission speeds for different types of content.
National Defense June 2014 Valerie Insinna	Military Scientists Developing New 3-D Printing Applications With the advent of cheaper printers and better software, the military's use of 3-D printing is skyrocketing.
National Defense June 2014 Valerie Insinna	Air Force Creating Realistic Avatars with 3-D Scanning Technology The use of 3-D scanners extends far beyond additive manufacturing. The Air Force Research Laboratory's 711 Human Performance Wing is employing such technology to render high-fidelity avatars for simulation and video game training.
National Defense June 2014 Stew Magnuson	Border Technology Vendors Face Stringent Acquisition Regime After years of preparation, CBP's acquisition department awarded in March a contract to Elbit Systems of America to build a third generation of fixed towers designed to monitor the border.
National Defense June 2014 Dan Parsons	Marines Prepare Modular Force for Future Rife With Conflict Despite a dozen years of combat operations coming to a close, the next decade likely will provide no rest for the war-weary Marine Corps.
National Defense June 2014 Stew Magnuson	Coast Guard Embarks on Its Costliest Ship Buying Program The Coast Guard has one piece remaining in its long effort to modernize its aircraft and ships: the offshore patrol cutter.
National Defense June 2014 Stew Magnuson	BioWatch 3 Ends, But Not 'Lab-in-a-Box' Goal The BioWatch 3 program in April apparently joined the long list of Department of Homeland Security technology development programs that have been canceled or restructured because of cost overruns, or lack of progress.
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