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Army Officials Tout Flexible, Fast Acquisition Authorities as Keys to AR Headset Program Soldiers wearing the Integrated Visual Augmentation System Capability Set 3 hardware at Joint Base Lewis-McCord. Courtney Bacon/U.S. Army Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. email April 28, 2021 Army officials called the development of the headsets a “success story” for overcoming DOD’s valley of death.  The acting secretary of the Army called the service’s project to create augmented reality headsets for combat tr...

The Circular Business Models Behind Indonesia’s Reuse Revolution Waste banks are a cornerstone of Indonesia’s waste reduction efforts. Seeking to prevent plastic waste from getting burned or choking waterways, communities establish these places for people to bring plastic waste to be recycled. It only took a few months to see tangible results at the Bumi Daya Bersih waste bank in West Jakarta. In addition to collecting and sorting waste, the waste bank community is also contributing to waste prevention. A number of regular waste bank customers have started bringing empty plastic packaging...

The long fuse: Misinformation and the 2020 election Wed, Mar 3, 2021 3:00 PM A conversation on the release of the Election Integrity Partnership’s report, “The Long Fuse: Misinformation and the 2020 Election” Please join us on  3:00-4:30 pm EST (12:00-1:30 PST) for  The Long Fuse: Misinformation in the 2020 Election, the public launch of a comprehensive report tracking mis- and disinformation in the 2020 election cycle. The report was produced by the Election Integrity Partnership (EIP), a coalition of research institutions that worked together to detect and mitigate�...

December 15, 2020 A team of Cornell faculty, graduate students and undergraduates is fighting to save Lisa Montgomery from federal execution next month, supporting her bid for clemency from courtrooms to recording studios to a social media campaign urging followers to #SaveLisa and consider #HerWholeTruth. They hope a more complete understanding of Montgomery’s severe mental illness and history of relentless sexual and physical abuse – never fully disclosed at trial and dismissed by prosecutors as an “abuse excuse” – will persuade President Donald Trump to grant her a reprieve from ...