MAY 5, 2021 - Aiming a laser at an aircraft is a federal crime that can net offenders up to five years in jail or cost them a $250,000 fine. Even with this heavy potential penalty, laser strikes have become increasingly more common. According to the FAA, 6,852 such incidents were reported in 2020, compared with 385 in 2006, and so far this year, incidents of “joy lasing” are up … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2021
DoD Expands Hacker Program
MAY 5, 2021 - Ethical hackers now have many more targets within the Defense Department, DOD officials announced. The department is expanding its Vulnerability Disclosure Program to include all publicly accessible DOD information systems. The program grew out of the success of the "Hack the Pentagon" initiative that began in 2016. That initiative enabled the Defense Digital … [Read more...]
Air Force Employee Assistance Program Widens Resource Umbrella
MAY 5, 2021 - The variety of resources available to Air Force Employee Assistance Program users will increase with the revamping of the program's coaching and financial services, which went live May 1. The EAP is expanding the level of support to members by encompassing “positive” engagements, such as lifestyle coaching, where participants can establish goals and priorities … [Read more...]
U.S. Army Offers Up To $40,000 In Bonuses
MAY 5, 2021 - U.S. Army recruiters in Arizona and New Mexico are hosting a virtual career fair May 10-June 14 as part of the military service’s second nationwide virtual hiring campaign. The Army National Hiring Days campaign, which launched as a virtual event in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, will run May 10-June 14 this year and includes up to $40,000 in signing … [Read more...]
Tyndall AFB Offers First Glimpse of “Installation of the Future”
MAY 4, 2021 - The Air Force offered its first glimpse of a new virtual operations prototype during a live equipment demonstration at Tyndall Air Force Base, April 28. The demonstration display, dubbed the Technology Lab, offered media a peek into the future of one of the innovative technologies that will make Tyndall AFB the Installation of the Future. The Installation … [Read more...]