JUNE 28, 2019 - Michael P. Mulroy spoke at the Middle East Institute in Washington today and said American service members will continue to work with allies and partners throughout the region to foster stability and create capabilities for the nations. The National Defense Strategy also directs leaders to find ways to conduct missions in a more sustainable and efficient … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2019
Army Reduces Insurance Payments for Weather, Natural Disasters
JUNE 28, 2019 - Effective May 29, the Army will no longer pay claims for personal property loss due to weather and natural disasters. On May 29, Secretary of the Army Mark T. Esper signed Army Directive 2019-21, Restrictions on Personnel Claims Payments, eliminating payments to Soldiers and Department of the Army civilians for damage or destruction of personal property … [Read more...]
Robotic Combat Vehicles Could Change Way Army Looks, Fights
JUNE 27, 2019 - Similar to how a boxer with a longer reach finds it easier to hit an opponent, the Army is looking to punch through the standoff defenses of near-peer adversaries. Army Futures Command is behind many of the Army's efforts to achieve that overmatch, which include over 30 projects within its Cross-Functional Teams that are responsible for tackling … [Read more...]
NRL Payloads Deployed by SpaceX to Study Space Weather and Spacecraft Propulsion
JUNE 26, 2019 - U.S. Naval Research Laboratory researchers designed and built two science payloads that went up with SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Heavy rocket launch on June 25. The Small Wind and Temperature Spectrometer (SWATS) will help researchers understand the dynamics of the upper layers of Earth’s atmosphere, while the Tether Electrodynamic Propulsion CubeSat Experiment … [Read more...]
DoD to Take Over Background Checks by Fiscal 2020
JUNE 26, 2019 - By October, the Defense Department will be assuming responsibility for background investigations for U.S. government personnel and contractors seeking the various security clearances required to do their jobs. Right now, the Office of Personnel Management conducts those investigations through its National Background Investigations Bureau. But language in the … [Read more...]