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Importance The only functional impairment data available for all Medicare beneficiaries identify those who qualified for Medicare before age 65 years due to work-related disability. This administrative measure omits impairments arising after age 64 years or affecting nonwork-related activities. Surveys may offer more accurate assessments, but survey data on functional limitations are not routinely available. Claims data may provide a practical, scalable alternative. Objective To describe the development of a survey-based index of functional limitations and a new claims-based model for predicting limitations. Design, Setting, and Participants Data from respondents to the 2024 Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) Consumer Assessment of Healthcare…

For the first time, mission-focused AI and machine learning capabilities for warfighters have been delivered into the Multi-Domain Mission Support System (MD MSS), marking a significant milestone for UK Defence AI. Built through close collaboration between Thales, RAF Digital, and NAD (National Armaments Director Group), it also represents the first operational deployment of AI from the Thales UK cortAIx Factory. The measure of AI in defence is not what it’s capable of in a laboratory. It is what it can achieve in service. A system built for the complexity of modern operationsMD MSS has been in continuous operational service since…

The future Henderson Defence Precinct near Perth in Western Australia is one of two primary shipbuilding and maintenance facilities supporting operations and future growth of the Royal Australian Navy. In this outline Naval News will provide a detailed overview of the present structure at this facility, policy planning for future modernisation and expansion, and finally, some of the most notable challenges in these regards. As outlined in the Integrated Investment Program published in late April this year, Australia intends to invest approximately A$ 25 billion over a decade to establish the Henderson Defence Precinct for shipbuilding and sustainment. Construction of…

US Army Selects Four Contractors for Engineer Autonomous Breaching Capability to Automate Battlefield Breaching Operations DETROIT ARSENAL, Mich. – The Capability Program Executive Mission Autonomy announced today the selection of four companies for the Engineer Autonomous Breaching Capability (EABC) initiative, a key effort to modernize engineer support for Soldiers on the battlefield. This project will develop and prototype autonomous systems capable of rapidly breaching complex obstacles and minefields under direct observation and fire, minimizing personnel exposure and ensuring the safe passage of follow-on forces. The selected contractors will provide advanced robotic systems designed for beyond-line-of-sight autonomous control, directly enhancing the Army’s…

In the span of two weeks, the White House issued two of the most ambitious artificial intelligence directives in American history. On June 2, President Donald Trump signed an executive order mandating rapid AI adoption and hardened cyber defense across the government. Three days later, National Security Presidential Memorandum 11 directed every element of the national security enterprise to accelerate AI adoption, anchored by four pillars: adoption, adaptation, assurance, and accountability.The strategy is sound. The harder challenge is execution, and a fiscal squeeze on the Fiscal Year 2026 operations and maintenance accounts threatens to stall it before it begins. On…

It looks like Bella Mir is going to have a very busy next few months.Mir, the daughter of former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir and one of the brightest prospects in combat sports, is undefeated in MMA, but has also been competing at a very high level in the wrestling world, as well as making moves for UFC BJJ.With the upcoming season of Dana White’s Contender Series on the horizon, rumors have been circulating in the MMA space that Mir is going to compete this summer. On the red carpet prior to Wednesday’s 17th Annual World MMA Awards, Mir was…

One discipline’s gold was never going to be enough for a fighter this dangerous. Reigning ONE Interim Featherweight Muay Thai World Champion Nico Carrillo makes his promotional kickboxing debut against Chinese newcomer Zhou Jiaqiang in a featherweight bout at ONE Fight Night 46 on Friday, August 14. The card streams live on Prime Video from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Carrillo carries a 30-4 career record with 16 finishes and a 7-1 promotional slate into the contest. His run through the organization has been built almost entirely on knockout power. He debuted with brutal knockouts over Furkan Karabag and Muangthai…

Many people have heard the same warning for years. Avoid eating after 8 p.m. because your body will automatically store those calories as fat. It sounds simple, but human metabolism is much more complex than the clock on your wall. The belief that late night eating causes weight gain has become one of the most common nutrition myths. Some people even avoid healthy evening snacks because they fear those calories somehow count more than calories eaten earlier in the day. So, does eating late actually make you gain fat? The short answer is that eating late by itself does not…

Space Systems Command plans to hire 100 civilians a month as it rebuilds after 2025 workforce cuts, with contracting and cybersecurity among its top priorities. Rachel S. Cohen July 9, 2026 5:59 pm 3 min read The top civilian overseeing the Space Force’s acquisition branch says the command aims to hire 100 employees each month as it rebuilds following last year’s civilian purge. “We’re doing a full-court press,” Natalie Riedel, executive director of Space Systems Command, said in a release Wednesday. “It’s an aggressive goal, but we have to get there.” The Space Force has been hit hard by the…