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Research update
21 July 2016
Thomas Elston speaks at White House

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Thomas Elston is currently in the US for fieldwork; he is meeting with some officials from the Office of Management and Budget in the White House, as well as presenting his research findings to senior federal officials in the Government Services Administration. 

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