JUNE 4, 2021 - Immersive virtual reality isn’t just for amusement parks, the U.S. Army is funding research that uses it to understand group dynamics. The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, known as DEVCOM, Army Research Laboratory funded scientists at Kent State University’s Electrophysiological Neuroscience Laboratory to create an immersive virtual reality … [Read more...]

JUNE 4, 2021 – The Army released its $173 billion budget proposal for fiscal year 2022 Friday, with a deliberate decision to fund people initiatives, readiness goals, and modernization efforts with a $3.6 billion reduction from last year's enacted budget. "The Army's budget supports all the requirements asked of the Army in the Interim National Security Strategic Guidance, … [Read more...]

JUNE 3, 2021 – The U.S. Army announced today that its Integrated Personal and Pay System - Army (IPPS-A) mobile application is available for download on the Apple Store for iOS operating systems. The IPPS-A app is the first in the Army to allow mobile access to an Army human resources system, with technology comparable to secure banking and personal service apps. Now users … [Read more...]

JUNE 3, 2021 - U.S. Special Operations Forces have a new aid in the fight against cyber-attacks. The Tactical Key Loader (TKL) cryptographic key device, which answers the Army’s call for the Next Generation Load Device-Small (NGLD-S), provides critical command and control of emergency, time sensitive and secure communications during Special Forces missions. The device is … [Read more...]

JUNE 2, 2021 - Twenty years after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the great threat to the nation has evolved into cyberspace — a new strategic environment where cyber actors can increase their power, degrade the power of others, and gain a strategic advantage, said Army Gen. Paul M. Nakasone. "Our adversaries are operating with a scope, scale and sophistication unlike anything … [Read more...]