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National Defense March 2015 Sandra Erwin	Defense Logistics: Too Much Unwanted Inventory, Not Enough of What Is Needed The Defense Department has stocks of supplies the military doesn't use and sometimes not enough of what it really needs.
National Defense March 2015 Sarah Sicard	North Korean Cyber Attack on Sony Poses Tough Security Questions While cyber attacks are on the rise around the world -- both from inside and outside threats -- this was the first known instance of a country deliberately causing destruction to a U.S. company's data.
Fast Company Luke Dormehl	The Federal Government Can Legally Read Your Emails After 180 Days Congressman Kevin Yoder has proposed an Email Privacy Act, which would make it mandatory for government officials and law enforcement to obtain a search warrant in order to raid your email inbox.
National Defense March 2015 Valerie Insinna	Market for Performance-Based Logistics Grows Over the last decade, performance-based logistics contracts have become more popular in the military aircraft sphere, and budget pressures mean they are here to stay, experts told National Defense.
National Defense March 2015 Stew Magnuson	DHS Budget Request Has Little for Maligned Border Drone Program A Department of Homeland Security inspector general report slammed Customs and Border Protection's use of its unmanned aerial vehicle fleet, saying it was underused, very costly and that there was little evidence to support its effectiveness.
National Defense March 2015 Stew Magnuson	Counterterrorism Officials Look for Ways to Stop Small Unmanned Aircraft On Feb. 2, a DJI Phantom quad-copter crashed on the White House lawn. The incident sent Secret Service agents scrambling.
National Defense March 2015 Sandra Erwin	Defense Department Takes Steps to Energize Cutting-Edge Research The Defense Department is reorganizing its technology shop as it tries to light a fire under its science programs.
National Defense March 2015 Grandon & Robbins	Suspension and Debarment of Contractors: Is It Going Too Far? Suspensions and debarments to exclude government contractors from the federal marketplace incite passions on all sides.
National Defense March 2015 James A. "Ty" Hughes	Rules Issued to Combat Human Trafficking On Jan. 29, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council issued its final rule amending the federal acquisition regulations to strengthen protections against trafficking in persons in federal contracts.
National Defense March 2015 Valerie Insinna	'Distributed Lethality' Concept Boosts Navy's Need For New Weaponry A new concept called "distributed lethality," describes how legacy vessels would be packed with off-the-shelf weapons and sensors that make them more deadly and survivable.
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