WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Feb. 25, 2016) - The Army budget request for fiscal year 2017 totals a little more than $148 billion and includes a 1.6 percent raise for Soldiers. But this year's budget request, said Lt. Gen. Karen Dyson, the military deputy to the assistant secretary of the Army for financial management and comptroller, was developed with a focus on boosting … [Read more...]
Virtual Reality Dome Impact of Real-Life Scenarios on Cognitive Abilities
NATICK, Mass. (Feb. 25, 2016) - For researchers at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC), there just may be no place like dome. Thanks to its new virtual-reality dome, NSRDEC's Cognitive Science and Applications Team will be better able to study the impact of real-world operational situations on a Soldier's cognitive abilities and … [Read more...]