By Debbie Gregory. Chinese companies and individuals who have benefited from their government’s cybertheft of valuable U.S. trade secrets made be feeling a financial pinch, as the White House prepares economic sanctions. Suspicions that Chinese hackers were behind a series of data breaches in the United States have been an irritant in relations between the […]
By Debbie Gregory. As crazy as it sounds, swimming with the largest shark in the world is therapy for some Atlanta disabled veterans. The Atlanta VA Medical Center’s recreational therapy program recently partnered with the Georgia Aquarium allowing disabled Veterans the chance to participate in the “Journey with Gentle Giants” dive immersion program. Journey with […]
By Debbie Gregory. What if you could communicate via a cellphone or radio without uttering a sound or moving a finger? What sounds like science fiction is becoming a reality. The Army Research Laboratory is funding research into brain-computer interfacing (BCI), the technology that allows paralyzed individuals to move robotic limbs. The exploration of this […]
By Debbie Gregory. The U.S. will pull out its Patriot missile defense units along the Turkish border with Syria. The Pentagon released a joint statement by Washington and NATO ally Turkey, saying that the Patriot batteries, which were sent to Turkey in 2013, would return to the U.S. for upgrades by October. According to the […]
By Debbie Gregory. The U.S. has warned China that covert agents tasked with hunting down alleged Chinese fugitives across the globe are not welcome in America. The Obama administration has delivered a warning to Beijing about the presence of Chinese government agents operating secretly in the United States to return home immediately. U.S. diplomats previously […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense (DoD) office, has selected the 15 employers named as the recipients for the 2015 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. Now in its 20th year, the award is the highest recognition given by the U.S. Government to employers […]
By Debbie Gregory. As the first anniversary of Jason Simcakoski’s passing approaches, an inspector general’s report faults a Wisconsin Veterans Affairs hospital for the accidental overdose of the Marine Corps veteran. The outrage of Simcakoski’s death has sparked legislation aimed at strengthening guidelines for prescribing painkillers. His parents, widow and daughter watched as a Senate […]
By Debbie Gregory. Hackers released compromising details on thousands of military personnel who were users of the adultery website AshleyMadison.com. The registered email addresses, names, addresses and phone numbers and financial information submitted by users of the website that promotes marital affairs, were part of a recent data dump by hackers who stole the sensitive […]
By Debbie Gregory. French President Francois Hollande awarded the Legion d’Honneur to four men who put their personal safety aside to overpower a gunman on a train in France. Americans Spencer Stone, Alek Skarlatos, and Anthony Sadler, and Briton Chris Norman heroically attacked the suspect aboard the high-speed Thylas train, traveling from Amsterdam to Paris […]
By Debbie Gregory. Three initiatives have been launched in the state of New Hampshire, all in an effort to assist the medical community better serve their military and veteran population. The first initiative will impact the 10 community facilities run by the NH Dept. of Health and Human Services. This landmark effort will position a […]
