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Registered Rep. March 2, 2015 David Armstrong	Editor's Letter: March 2015 Last week President Obama, in a speech to the AARP, rallied support for the Department of Labor's proposal to enact a fiduciary standard for advisors to retirement portfolios.
CRM March 2015 Leonard Klie	The 2015 CRM Service Elite: Genesys Helps Michigan Aid Families in Need Call center technology makes reaching help one less hurdle for struggling parents.
Registered Rep. February 4, 2015 Jason Smolen	Is the "Step-Up" Stepping Down? When President Obama delivered his State of the Union Address last month, he proposed ending the "step up" provision in the capital gains tax.
Fast Company Ainsley O'Connell	Oh, Snap! Verizon Responds To Net Neutrality Decision Via Typewriter, Morse Code The new rules prohibit site blocking, paid prioritization, and other tiered and gate keeping activities, effectively regulating the Internet as if it were a public utility.
Chemistry World February 25, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Open records laws used to bully, harass academics Scientists working in politically sensitive areas may be subject to frequent requests for their emails under US freedom of information laws.
Chemistry World February 25, 2015 Rebecca Trager	US opens up home DNA screening The US Food and Drug Administration has, for the first time, authorized a genetic test to be sold directly to consumers. The agency plans to ease the regulatory path for similar screening tests.
Chemistry World February 23, 2015 Rebecca Trager	US expands pollution monitoring to its embassies The US State Department and Environmental Protection Agency have launched a joint international air quality program.
Chemistry World February 23, 2015 Rebecca Trager	White House appoints first chief data scientist The White House has appointed its first chief data scientist and chief technology officer for data policy.
National Defense March 2015 Stew Magnuson	Defense Logistics Agency Seeking to Slash Billions from Procurement Budgets The Defense Logistics Agency wants to save $13 billion for its customers -- namely the four services and other Pentagon agencies -- over the next five years.
National Defense March 2015 Valerie Insinna	Boeing Under Mounting Pressure To Deliver New Tanker Failure to deliver an initial 18 combat-ready KC-46A tankers by August 2017 could cut into the company's profits.
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