Joseph Lengyel

Army’s push for augmented reality goggles might extend to dogs, too

The Army Research Office is working on augmented reality goggles, radio communications for dogs who are already trained to sniff out explosives and landmines.

DoD Reporter's Notebook

In this March 18, 2020, photo provided by the U.S. Navy, an F/A-18F Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in the western North Pacific Ocean. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas V. Huynh/U.S. Navy via AP))

Pentagon IG examining how infectious diseases spread on ships

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Stimulus gives DoD $10.5B, allows president to extend military leaders’ tenures

Defense

FILE - This March 27, 2008, aerial file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. The Pentagon is reconsidering its awarding of a major cloud computing contract to Microsoft after rival tech giant Amazon protested what it called a flawed bidding process. U.S. government lawyers said in a court filing this week of March 13, 2020 that the Defense Department “wishes to reconsider its award decision” and take another look at how it evaluated technical aspects of the companies' proposals to run the $10 billion computing project. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Pentagon increases health measures in building as Guard response tops 9,000

Defense

Lengyel: Tens of thousands of National Guard members will likely be called for coronavirus response

Defense

In this April 29, 2019 photo, a mildly contaminated transfer container stands wrapped and labeled as part of the decommissioning process at the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station in Vernon, Vt. In January, privately held NorthStar Group Services completed the purchase of Vermont Yankee from New Orleans-based Entergy after federal and state regulators approved the sale of the reactor, closed since 2014. It marked the first permanent transfer of an operating license to a nuclear cleanup specialist for accelerated decommissioning. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Lord: DoD wants mini nuclear reactors on bases and for transport

Defense

Major General Bret Daugherty, commander of the Washington National Guard, speaks to the media as Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, left, and FEMA Region X Administrator Ken Murphy look on, Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at Camp Murray, Wash. Washington is participating in a four-day earthquake and tsunami readiness drill in the Pacific Northwest called Cascadia Rising. (AP Photo/Rachel La Corte)

After hackers held state cyber assets hostage, the National Guard is preparing for more attacks

Defense

Local government cyber attacks cause National Guard cyber units to look inward

Defense

Bill to give federal employees 12 weeks of paid family leave now has Senate companion

Federal Newscast

Tyndall Air Force Base residents are without homes after hurricane and may be for a while

Air Force

National Guard still struggling to fill cyber positions

Defense

Senate gives thumbs up to batch of military nominees

The Senate confirmed a new head of the Navy’s Fleet Cyber Command and new chief of staff of the Air Force.

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