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...]

JUNE 1, 2021 — As the Army progresses with its large-scale aircraft modernization initiatives, researchers are developing a capability to enable greater lethality by integrating automated scanning and detection of enemy targets. The Full-Spectrum Targeting (FST) program aims to advance next-generation sensor technology to provide the aircrew with the standoff distance and … [Read more...]