January 29, 2015
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has started an experiment at the University of Central Florida that will continue for several weeks and have of a human surrogate greet and interact with people entering the lobby of the school's Institute for Simulation and Training, according to the International Business Times....
WASHINGTON — President Obama (click here) will propose breaching statutory spending caps in the
fiscal year that begins in October, putting out a budget Monday that
raises spending at Congress’s discretion by $74 billion — or 7 percent,
the White House announced Thursday.
With
the era of falling budget deficits coming to an end, Mr. Obama and
Congress are hurtling toward a major fiscal clash over spending as the
White House and Democrats press for an easing of fiscal spending
austerity just as Republicans redouble efforts to balance the budget.
The
president’s budget would raise military spending next year by $37
billion over caps set in the 2011 Budget Control Act, a measure reached
after hard-fought negotiations with the new Republican-led House.
Domestic spending would rise $38 billion over the cap for fiscal 2016....
So, I take it military spending is going up, right? Maybe not.
January 29, 2015
The U.S. Navy announced (click here) Tuesday that it wants to use robots to make sure Marine forces are prepared for missions.The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has started an experiment at the University of Central Florida that will continue for several weeks and have of a human surrogate greet and interact with people entering the lobby of the school's Institute for Simulation and Training, according to the International Business Times....
