Some current and former employees grumble that the restructuring pain extends beyond the cost cuts, and that Mr. Flanders has created a difficult work environment, requiring employees to file regular reports to him detailing their conflicts with other employees in the company, and sometimes doling out verbal abuse.

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The Commerce Department said it would take a closer interest in the workings of Icann, demand more regular reports and encourage it to come up with a plan to make core net systems more secure.

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The infantry is using smartphones to text message updates about their surroundings, send pictures with an attached GPS location, pull up maps, and quickly fill out regular reports.

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