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Magazine articles on politics and society in the United States.
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National Defense
January 2015
Arnold L. Punaro
New Leadership a Boost to National Security The new leadership of the Armed Services and Appropriations Committees will build on the already strong bipartisan record of supporting a strong national security. mark for My Articles 73 similar articles
HBS Working Knowledge
December 10, 2014
April White
Minimum Wage Debate Is Really About Social Values Debate over raising the minimum wage tends to focus on costs and benefits, but economist Matthew Weinzierl argues that what really is at stake are much deeper societal values. mark for My Articles 72 similar articles
National Defense
January 2015
Stew Magnuson
Earth Needs More Robust Early Warning Space Weather Systems The challenge for the space community is making lawmakers who hold the purse strings understand the importance of space weather forecast, and the impact that events can have on modern technology. mark for My Articles 177 similar articles
National Defense
January 2015
Stew Magnuson
Renewed Push to Collect Exit Data at Airports, Land Crossings The United States has never required foreigners to present their travel documents before leaving so authorities can't be certain who is or isn't overstaying a visa, a flaw that Congress has mandated that the executive branch remedy. mark for My Articles 105 similar articles
National Defense
January 2015
Stew Magnuson
Wireless Providers to Have Access to FirstNet Radio Spectrum The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) will allow commercial providers to use excess spectrum -- when not needed for emergency communications -- and will charge them fees for the privilege. mark for My Articles 13 similar articles
National Defense
January 2015
Ben Freeman
Canceling the DDG-1000 Destroyer Program Was a Mistake The U.S. Navy's DDG-1000 Zumwalt-class destroyers are extraordinarily expensive, but ending the Zumwalt program in favor of buying upgraded versions of the decades-old Arleigh-Burke DDG-51 destroyers limits the Navy's capabilities without significantly reducing costs mark for My Articles 226 similar articles
AFP eWire
December 9, 2014
Take Action: Urge Your House Member of Congress to Pass Legislation That Includes a Permanent Extension of the IRA Rollover Provision The House plans to place the Supporting America's Charities Act (H.R. 5806) on the suspension calendar (a fast-track means of passing legislation) that would permanently extend three charitable provisions. mark for My Articles 634 similar articles
Chemistry World
December 9, 2014
More congressional criticism of US science agency funding Two audits were released that spurred allegations that the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), an environmental non-profit group funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), misspent taxpayer dollars. mark for My Articles 40 similar articles
Information Today
December 9, 2014
George H. Pike
FOIA Reform Gets Key Senate Endorsement The Senate's FOIA Improvement Act of 2014 (and the House's similar bill) seeks to move the administration's "presumption of openness" from mere encouragement to federal law. mark for My Articles 65 similar articles
Chemistry World
December 5, 2014
Rebecca Trager
Physicist turned politician to head AAAS Retiring US congressman Rush Holt, who happens to have a physics PhD, prepares to become the next chief executive officer of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Funding for government science agencies is on his radar screen. mark for My Articles 36 similar articles
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