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Chemistry World September 19, 2014 Rebecca Trager	US pushes for global phase-out of HFCs The US government has partnered with industry to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and spur a global phasing out of hydrofluorocarbons, which are used in air conditioning and refrigeration.
National Defense October 2014 Stew Magnuson	TSA System May Make Boarding Passes Obsolete The Transportation Security Administration awarded MorphoTrust USA a contract to provide passport and driver's license scanners in airports, a step which will one day lead to the elimination of boarding passes.
National Defense October 2014 Stew Magnuson	More Changes in Store For DHS' Science and Technology Directorate Lawmakers and government watchdogs have expressed disappointment with the organization. It has gone through several directors, each with his or her own idea of how the organization should function and its place in the larger DHS enterprise.
National Defense October 2014 Stew Magnuson	Johnson Latest DHS Secretary to Waive 100 Percent Cargo Screening Mandate Despite a long string of secretaries and Customs and Border Protection commissioners speaking out against the practicality of the law, some members of Congress are still pushing DHS to fulfill the mandate.
Information Today September 18, 2014	The DPLA Adds Medical and Governmental Sources The Digital Public Library of America announced partnerships with the Medical Heritage Library and the U.S. Government Printing Office.
Chemistry World September 17, 2014 Rebecca Trager	US genomics lead being lost to China The head of the National Institutes of Health is warning that the US is lagging behind China in genomics.
National Defense October 2014 Valerie Insinna	Army Unveils New Plan to Build Ground Vehicle Network Next spring at the Army's network integration evaluations, soldiers will roll out in mine-resistant vehicles equipped with a new network architecture that will allow platforms to more easily share information, reduce weight and save power.
National Defense October 2014 Yasmin Tadjdeh	Navy Beefs Up 3-D Printing Efforts With New 'Print the Fleet' Program At the Harsh Environment Lab in Virginia Beach, Navy scientists and engineers are developing cutting edge technologies, including 3-D printing.
National Defense October 2014 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	How New Strategy to Defeat ISIS Can Work President Obama's stated objectives are to degrade and destroy ISIS. Although, this goal sounds reasonable on the surface, the president's language does not provide sufficient criteria to formulate military objectives.
Chemistry World September 15, 2014 Rebecca Trager	US bid to control power plant emissions challenged The governors of 15 US states have joined together to question the legality of the US Environmental Protection Agency's recently proposed climate rule to limit carbon emissions from the country's existing power plants.
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