AUGUST 25, 2020 - The Defense Innovation Unit is bringing together the best of commercially available artificial intelligence technology and the Defense Department's vast cache of archived medical data to teach computers how to identify cancers and other medical irregularities. The result will be new tools medical professionals can use to more accurately and more quickly … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2020
Update to Law Helps Soldiers with Auto, Home Lease Payments
AUGUST 25, 2020 - Lawmakers recently passed an amendment to the Service Members Civil Relief Act, or SCRA, allowing Soldiers to terminate an auto or housing lease agreement without a 30-day notice due to a Defense Department stop-move order. Changes to the SCRA are retroactive, giving families an opportunity to request reimbursement for rental payments accrued during the … [Read more...]
New ID Cards Being Issued for Military Family Members, Retirees
AUGUST 25, 2020 - The Defense Department began issuing Next Generation Uniformed Services Identification Cards on July 31, 2020, the first time since 1993 that changes to the card have been made. Michael Sorrento, director of the Defense Manpower Data Center, discussed the new ID cards that are for military family members, retirees and other eligible card holders. The new … [Read more...]
Space Flag Concludes for the First Time Under STAR Delta Provisional
AUGUST 24, 2020 - Space Flag, the tactical-focused exercise for space warfighters, successfully concluded its ninth exercise iteration (Space Flag 20-3) at the Boeing Virtual Warfare Center in Colorado Springs Aug. 21. This was the first Space Flag exercise completed as part of the new Space Training and Readiness (STAR) Delta Provisional. The U.S. Space Force stood up STAR … [Read more...]
Army’s Defense Forensic Science Center Works on Pandemic’s Front Line
AUGUST 24, 2020 - As the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the United States, the Army made mission adjustments to focus on protecting the force, posturing for global operational readiness and supporting the national effort to fight the coronavirus. "U.S. Army researchers were critical during the SARS epidemic, the Zika virus and the Ebola outbreak as they helped develop … [Read more...]