As Veterans Battle Pandemic Isolation, Organizations Adapt to Meet Their Needs

by Alyk Russell Kenlan | Sep 3, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured, Health

For Scott Tekesky, his time stationed at an Army base on Oahu, Hawaii, far from his family, prepared him for the isolation of sheltering in place in his suburban Atlanta home for months because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “When you’re in the continental...

Tougher noise-reduction rules for passenger planes might not be worth cost, study shows

by Alyk Russell Kenlan | Aug 28, 2020 | Business & Tech, Featured

Commercial airplanes are already required to keep noise at levels similar to a subway train and tougher rules to make them even quieter might not justify the cost, a federal study has concluded. A newly released Government Accountability Office report found that...

Senate VA committee gets an ‘F’ in oversight

by Alyk Russell Kenlan | Aug 28, 2020 | Featured, Politics

The Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs has been underperforming in its oversight duties, according to an independent grading of congressional oversight. The committee got an “F” grade from on the Lugar Center’s Congressional Oversight Hearing Index. The center is a...

China thinks it has found a way to surpass the U.S. military through AI, experts warn.

by Alyk Russell Kenlan | Aug 20, 2020 | Featured, National Security

China is trying to “leapfrog” U.S. superpower strength through increased use of military artificial intelligence. The U.S. and China have increased development of artificial intelligence capabilities for their militaries. But China’s 2017 New...

Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman to Troops: Tell Us What’s Bothering You

by Alyk Russell Kenlan | Aug 14, 2020 | Featured, National Security

Members of the armed forces want to talk about racial injustice and civil unrest, and the Pentagon is encouraging them to “tell us exactly what’s bothering them” to reduce tension and keep morale positive, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of...