Rigorous training is the backbone of the fire service. Sometimes, though, it can end in the very outcome it hopes to prevent. Last week, San Francisco firefighter Jason Cortez was killed when a water ...

A virtual lift simulator marks a step forward in VR options available for assisting in training apprentices. Interest in virtual training and simulators is growing among various unions. PHOTO COURTESY ...

LUNENBURG — As a part of its ongoing training initiatives, the Lunenburg Police Department recently participated in virtual simulator training. On Monday, Feb. 9, and Friday, Feb. 13, from 10 a.m.

Today's Soldiers have grown up in the digital age. They play video games that enable friends and even strangers to team up online to slay aliens, combat terrorists and save the world. They take ...

As small unmanned aircraft systems, sUAS, become a defining feature of the modern battlefield, the Maneuver Center of ...

In an increasingly modern world, we are seeing the ways in which technology can continually improve and streamline processes to be faster, safer and smarter. We have seen advancements in AI, clean ...

Last April, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced a new final rule requiring nursing homes that receive federal payments to meet certain minimum staffing requirements. While the CMS ...

Every day in the U.S., 1 in 31 hospital patients contracts at least one healthcare-associated infection (HAI). In addition to these patient infections, healthcare workers themselves are extremely ...

Running a successful pilot is easier than scaling virtual training across an entire manufacturing operation. One facility might show quick gains, but most teams get stuck trying to replicate that ...

A locally based Army team is conducting its first user assessment of the synthetic training environment in Orlando, Fla., as it works to develop the military’s most advanced integrated training system ...

Several House Democrats have a novel idea for how to train the federal workforce: virtual reality. The 2019 Virtual Reality Technologies Enabling Coaching and Honing Skills (VR TECHS) in Government ...