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National Defense November 2015 Stew Magnuson	Air Force Research Lab Tries to Stay Ahead of Rivals The Air Force Research Laboratory has a list of what it calls five "game changers" that will help maintain the Air Force's reputation of creating cutting edge technologies.
National Defense November 2015 Bradel & Ralph	Justice Memo Calls for Absolute Cooperation The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is a statute aimed at eliminating corporate bribery of foreign government officials. A defense contractor doing work overseas must be familiar with its tenets.
National Defense November 2015 Allyson Versprille	Alternative Power Sources Boost Small Drone Endurance The U.S. military is looking for ways to improve the endurance of small unmanned aerial systems using alternative power sources, said service and industry officials.
National Defense November 2015 Jon Harper	Continuing Resolutions Bind the Pentagon If lawmakers continue funding the government through continuing resolutions, it would be difficult for the Defense Department to recover, according to a leading independent budget analyst.
National Defense November 2015 Jon Harper	KC-46 Tanker Program Contract in Jeopardy Officials raised the possibility that the Defense Department would have to break the KC-46 contract and others.
National Defense November 2015 Jon Harper	Shipbuilding Accounts Vulnerable to Budget Woes Extended budget freezes would hit Navy shipbuilding accounts particularly hard, according to a September report by the Congressional Research Service.
National Defense November 2015 Yasmin Tadjdeh	Plan for European Manufactured Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Uncertain Europe is edging closer to the development of its own indigenous medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle that could threaten U.S. and Israeli manufacturers' business, experts said.
National Defense November 2015 Stew Magnuson	Marine Corps R&D Focuses on Urban Scenarios That the Marine Corps would like to return to its expeditionary, sea-based roots after serving the past decade in Iraq and Afghanistan is well known.
National Defense November 2015 Sandra I. Erwin	Navy Command Expands Commercial IT Acquisitions The Pentagon has set out to replace outdated military information systems with commercial products that offer far better performance at lower cost.
National Defense November 2015 Sandra I. Erwin	Naval Aviators Can Be Slow to Embrace Technology Flight-control software that makes carrier deck landings easier and safer was not initially well received by the Navy's fighter pilot community.
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