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Weapon System Sustainment: DOD Needs a Strategy for Re-Designing the F-35’s Central Logistics System
What GAO Found The Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) is integral to supporting the F-35 fighter jet’s operations and maintenance. F-35 personnel at 5 locations GAO visited agreed that ALIS is performing better in some aspects, such as faster processing speeds for some tasks. However, problems with ALIS continue to pose significant challenges for F-35 …
North Korea tests new weapon bolstering nuclear capability – WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio
SEOUL, South Korea — (AP) — North Korea has test-fired a new type of tactical guided weapon designed to boost its nuclear fighting capability, state media reported Sunday, a day before its chief rivals the United States and South Korea begin annual military drills that the North views as an invasion rehearsal. The test, the …
NSWC Dahlgren Division Engineer Honored for Impacting Laser Weapon Technology with Leadership, Rigor, and Agility
DAHLGREN, Va. – Every year across the United States, high school seniors must decide their futures. For some, they head straight to college. Others forego more schooling entirely and join the workforce. For Ronald ‘Flats’ Flatley, he chose to join the Navy. Flatley spent 21 years in the Navy, eventually becoming a Naval Flight Officer. …
Florida on Pace to Break Record for Weapon Applications – NBC 6 South Florida
Floridians are on pace to break a record for the number of applications for concealed weapons licenses this year. State officials said this week that license applications typically go up in an election year, but the pandemic also is likely driving the higher volume of applications. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is …
Blog: Making technology an effective weapon in the battle against COVID-19
Health, Humanitarian Emergencies This blog is part of the seminar series on ‘The Economics of COVID-19’. Jun 3 2020 – Imagine a world without the internet and erase the last few decades of technological advancement. Then imagine how governments, schools and businesses would have dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic. As the pandemic continues its relentless …
Police In North Braddock Investigating String Of Car Break-Ins – CBS Pittsburgh
NORTH BRADDOCK (KDKA) – One adult and three juveniles have been arrested and charged in North Braddock with breaking into several cars. According to the North Braddock police chief, they estimate 15-20 cars have been broken into. They also found that one of the people arrested had a gun and had been shooting it into …
Here comes the next level of police technology: Live-streaming body cameras | Trending
The term that keeps coming up is “game changer.” Axon, the largest supplier of body-worn cameras for police in the United States, on Tuesday rolled out 1,000 new cameras for the Cincinnati Police Department that have live-streaming capability. This will enable officers on the street to show dispatchers or commanders a crisis situation in real …
General election: Health chiefs urge parties not to use NHS as ‘political weapon’ – live news | Politics
The election campaign has only just started but already senior figures in the health service are expressing alarm at the way that the NHS is being used as a “political weapon” in the campaign. The NHS is always a key election issue, of course, but there are at least two reasons why it is set …
China’s new weapon of choice is facial recognition technology — Quartz
As China seeks ever more control over its population, it’s turning to one tool of particular note: people’s faces. On Sept. 27, the nation’s information-technology ministry announced that telecom carriers, from December, must scan the face of anyone applying for mobile and internet service. Using facial-recognition technology, the companies will verify that the applicant is …