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Chemistry World June 12, 2014 Rebecca Trager	US agencies report back on safeguarding chemical plants A long-awaited plan to bolster the safety of US chemical plants is facing some industry opposition.
National Defense July 2014	Readers Sound Off on Recent Stories Readers comment on how to fix defense acquisition and how much U. S. manufacturers need access to metals.
National Defense July 2014 Valerie Insinna	Industry Ready to Compete for JSTARS Recapitalization Program The Air Force has ignited an effort to replace its surveillance and targeting aircraft system with modern airframes outfitted with new radar, sensors and communications equipment.
National Defense July 2014 Chris Nagel	Whistleblowers Cash In On False Claims Act A startling trend in defense contracting is the recent rise in payments made by industry to government agencies and whistleblowers under the False Claims Act.
Fast Company Alice Truong	CIA Joins Twitter: "We Can Neither Confirm Nor Deny That This Is Our First Tweet" The Central Intelligence Agency made its Twitter debut Friday with a cheeky tweet that has been shared more than 50,000 times in its first hour.
National Defense July 2014 Sandra I. Erwin	Hope and Despair in Government Procurement It's crunch time for acquisition reformers as they face a July deadline to submit recommendations to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees.
Chemistry World June 5, 2014 Rebecca Trager	US plans 30% emissions cuts for power plants The US's 1000 coal plants will have to cut emissions by 30% below 2005 levels under proposed rules
Chemistry World June 5, 2014 Emma Stoye	Employment situation worsens for US chemistry graduates Last year's chemistry graduates in the US faced a tough jobs market, according to figures from the American Chemical Society's latest graduate survey.
Fast Company Alice Truong	The Secret Service Is Seeking Sarcasm-Detecting Software For Social Media Adding to its image as humorless agents in suits, the Secret Service is on the market for a snark detector.
National Defense July 2014 Valerie Insinna	Partnerships on Rise Between Drone Makers and Universities As commercial demand for unmanned aircraft grows, manufacturers and universities are increasingly joining forces on efforts to train pilots and develop new technologies.
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