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• Chart of the Week: Obamas Economic Team Lacking Private Sector Experience?

  
  BNET Intercom — Authority: 423
  Youd think President Obama would turn to those with experience building businesses as he hired his economic team. But according to the chart below, less than 10 percent of Obamas economy-related Cabinet picks come from the private sector. And that seems well below historial norms.
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• Last Quarter Not Good For QinetiQ

  
  Defense Procurement News — Authority: 439
  QinetiQ reported a decline in their profits for 2009 which is a big change from last year when the company made over $1 billion. The recent removal...
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• Are You a "Cyber Monday" or "Black Friday" Type?

  
  BNET Intercom — Authority: 423
  "Black Friday," that infamous day after Thanksgiving, isnt the only major shopping day in the coming week anymore. 87.1 percent of retailers will also run promotions on "Cyber Monday" for all those bargain hunters who shop around online right after the Thanksgiving weekend.
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• Is Your Business Ready for H1N1? | Harvard IdeaCast

  
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  Until the government increases the number of available vaccines, businesses need to be prepared for outbreaks in the workplace, says Dr. Robert Blendon. Yet very few are planning ahead and doing things like staggering work hours, cross-training employees to cover for each other, and assigning work that can be done at ...
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• The 4 missing assumptions behind the 5-step career turnaround

  
  Cube Rules — Authority: 492
  Changing careers and jobs in this economy has become a necessity for many people because of the vast numbers of job layoffs in the Great Recession. Many people — including many executives, not just Cubicle Warriors — find themselves in the unenviable position of looking for new work for the first time in a long ...
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• Hollywoods Napster Moment

  
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  Theres no real need to even bother downloading a song, television program or movie anymore. Videos can be uploaded anywhere on the planet and streamed on any browser. And since most data lives in the cloud and not on desktops, the Motion Picture Association of America would be wasting its time going after illegal ...
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• VeriChip Buys Steel Vault, Creating Micro-Implant Health Record/Credit Score Empire

  
  War On You: Breaking Alternative News — Authority: 568
  Source: BNet VeriChip (CHIP), the company that markets a microchip implant that links to your online health records, has acquired Steel Vault (SVUL), a credit monitoring and anti-identity theft company. The combined company will operate under a new name: PositiveID . The all-stock transaction will leave ...
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• Why Are Some Nations Rich While Others Are Poor?

  
  BNET Intercom — Authority: 423
  If countries create sound institutions and improve their governments, then their citizens can expect that their hard work will be protected by the rule of law and poverty can be fixed, says an MIT professor. But why do some nations develop sound, transparent institutions while others settle for warlords or corrupt ...
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• Defense Department To Review Conflict Of Interest Rules Too Late For Northrop

  
  Defense Procurement News — Authority: 439
  Northrop Grumman announced that they would sell their SETA arm TASC earlier this month. This was due to new conflict of interest rules limiting...
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• DynCorp International And Bribery

  
  Defense Procurement News — Authority: 439
  DynCorp International self reported a possible violation of U.S. bribery laws related to one contract. Bribes have been a problem in defense...
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• World Taking Free Ride On Americas Healthcare Innovations

  
  BNET Intercom — Authority: 423
  When these innovations can be controlled and patented, as is often the case with new drugs, then American companies and our broader economy both benefit overall. But many investments in innovation, such as long-term health studies, end up as global public goods. We pay the price to figure out a new procedure and ...
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• Thoughts from Dreamforce 2009: It’s all about the Data

  
  The Inside View — Authority: 110
  Two days into this year’s Dreamforce conference and we’re noticing that data is a big trending topic.And we’re ecstatic.Quality of data is the key to the sales intelligence business and we pride ourselves in being able to deliver smart, fresh and complete information to sales people all around the world in ...
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• More Homeowners Face Mortgage Woes | BNET Financial Services Blog …

  
  Mortgage online — Authority: 161
  Growing numbers of Americans are falling behind on their home loans, a bad sign for the housing sector, banks and the broader US economy. As of the.
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• More Homeowners Face Mortgage Woes | BNET Financial Services Blog …

  
  Mortgage online — Authority: 161
  Growing numbers of Americans are falling behind on their home loans, a bad sign for the housing sector, banks and the broader US economy. As of the.
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• EADS Facing Pressure Over A400M

  
  Defense Procurement News — Authority: 439
  There are reports that France and Germany are discussing holding EADS, the parent of Airbus, to their contract for the A400M military transport....
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• AETNA Lost TRICARE Contract Due To Conflict Of Interest

  
  Defense Procurement News — Authority: 439
  The GAO has released a summary of their decision to overturn the award of a $2.8 billion TRICARE management contract to Aetna. Health Net the...
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• General Dynamics Going Where The Money Is With Health Care

  
  Defense Procurement News — Authority: 439
  General Dynamics is releasing a new suite of software tools to help identify and prevent health care fraud. With the proposed expansion of the...
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• Lockheed And Raytheon To Gain With New Sea Based Focus On Missile Defense

  
  Defense Procurement News — Authority: 439
  The change in focus by the Obama Administration in missile defense away from the ground based to sea based means a different set of companies will...
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• Big Foods Hunger Myth

  
  BNET Intercom — Authority: 423
  We dont have a serious hunger problem in the land of the absurdly-cheap one dollar double cheeseburger. We have an obesity epidemic.
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• 6 Ways To Really Irritate A Customer

  
  Noel Bellen — Authority: 129
  Want to really irritate your customers? Here’s are six annoying things that will ensure you not just lose sale, but never get in to see that customer again: Walk in and wing it. According to a recent survey, only one out of six (!) sales reps making sales call were “extremely well-prepared” and one of out of ...
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