Framework and requirements for civilian unmanned aerial vehicle flight control using artificial intelligence

Requirements of coordination for civilian unmanned aerial vehicles

Requirements for inspection and examination services using civilian unmanned aerial vehicles

Legal expert Trent Contey weighs in on OSHA's "high-gravity" enforcement, saying he suspects contractors should expect to face more cumulative citations in the future.

El valor de los efectos intervenidos y recuperados en el marco de la operación 'Suspicio', asciende a más de 6 millones de euros Leer

"La injusticia cometida contra uno es una amenaza para todos", dice la Asociación Unificada de Guardias Civiles, que ha montado una protesta para apoyar a un capitán al que quieren retirar el mando

Entrañable acto en la Comandancia de Madrid por la patrona de la Guardia Civil.

Los detenidos son dos marroquíes que acompañaban a Karim El Baqqali, el piloto de la narcolancha que ya fue arrestado el 19 de septiembre Leer

La delegada del Gobierno Marisol Garmendia (PSOE) subraya que "estamos abriendo un camino de normalidad democrática" en Euskadi. En el acto celebrado en la plaza España de Vitoria se ha recordado a los 161 guardias asesinados por ETA. Leer

Esta administración, que celebra 33 enlaces al día, formará parte del futuro Distrito de Atención al Ciudadano que ocupará los juzgados tras la creación en 2028 de la Ciudad de la Justicia Leer

La maniobra ha hecho emerger uno de los reproches más repetidos a Marlaska: las dos varas de medir que le atribuyen en los dos cuerpos de seguridad Leer

Jucil denunció al general jefe de la Zona de la Guardia Civil de Andalucía y al coronel jefe de la Comandancia de Cádiz Leer

Debajo del umbral de guerra

La víctima iba en bicicleta en el casco urbano y el conductor la ha arrollado y se ha dado a la fuga Leer

La responsable del establecimiento no pudo acreditar por ningún medio la procedencia legal de los productos incautados Leer

Utilizaban sofisticados métodos para ocultar la droga, con almacenes subterráneos ocultos bajo tanques de agua Leer

La víctima participaba en una operación contra un grupo de 'petaqueros', los encargados de suministras combustible a los narcolanchas Leer

[The Conversation Africa] Mauritius' communications regulator recently shut down access to social media platforms until a day after the upcoming general election, due to be held on 10 November 2024. The decision was reversed a day later. Nevertheless, the move came as a surprise to many - Mauritius is often touted as a beacon of democracy in Africa.

In the light of current world events, defiance will be in sharp relief at the 48th Göteborg Film Festival, which runs Jan. 26 – Feb. 4, 2025 Under the banner “Focus: Disobedience,” the festival will highlight themes of civil resistance and pose such questions as: “When does rebellion become a moral obligation? When can it […]

A new vision for civil service reform from the Partnership for Public Service calls for holistic modernization of government, rather than “burning it down."

The post Partnership for Public Service charts course for civil service reform, rejects Schedule F first appeared on Federal News Network.

Agencies hired more than 1 million federal employees since October 2019, and it’s almost an even split between competitive and excepted service.

The post Nearly half of all civilian feds are new hires since 2019 first appeared on Federal News Network.

EEOC’s new data sheds light on how preemptive measures can effectively remedy complaints before they garner the power to inflict serious reputational crises.

The post What the EEOC’s ADR report tells us about workplace civility in the federal sector first appeared on Federal News Network.

Some 20,000 civilian employees work in the organic industrial base, supplying DoD with items it can't get from industry in enough quantity or not not at all.

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A new plan offers short and long-term recommendations to streamline the 90-or-so steps it takes to onboard employees in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

The post At DoD, a new effort to fix civilian employee onboarding first appeared on Federal News Network.

Location: Electronic Resource- 

Location: Electronic Resource- 

Location: Engineering Library- TA403.M246 2016

Outer Space Civilization.

Assyro-Chaldeans with their Syriac Churches formed a Civilization

Anonymity, in ordinary times, is a tough topic to wrestle with. These days, however, it’s easy: Dissent, and thus democracy, will only survive in today’s culture if anonymity is preserved.

Historic embroideries back on display after epic ten year restoration.

I'm looking for a blog about a civilian embarking on a short-term deployment to Afghanistan (or Iraq?) in some sort of support role—I think he was involved in engineering or computer modeling or mapping or something similar. I believe he was either a MeFite or was mentioned somewhere on MetaFilter. Anyone have a link? Other things I remember: I believe it was hosted on Blogger, though it also may not have been. I remember the poster being sad to be away from his daughter and wife for six months, but the money was of course enticing. I remember there being a couple of pretty lengthy rundowns of his time traveling and being processed on a couple of bases in the U.S. before deployment, and being concerned that he wouldn't make his deployment window if he missed a flight, and there being some discussion of all the military-issue stuff he was required to buy in order to deploy (and some things I think he deliberately chose not to bring along). All of that is pretty common fodder for deployment blogs, I guess, but maybe it'll ring a bell with someone!

Searching for "civilian deployment blog" and "Afghanistan deployment blog" has brought up a few results, but I don't think they're the blog I'm seeking. This result isn't the right one, as far as I can tell, but it may be using the same template as the one I'm remembering. This is one of the top search results, but it isn't the one I'm looking for. This and this aren't it, either. Most of the ones I'm finding are from a soldier's perspective, rather than a DoD civilian's one—or if they are about deployed DoD civilians, they mostly seem to be ones who've served in the military in other capacities previously, or who are doing multiple-year tours in Afghanistan. This guy was just going for about six months...

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

A través de un informe, la Aerocivil contó la forma en que los 4 menores sobrevivieron durante 40 días en la selva del Guaviare.

Se trata de una patrullera y un sargento que resultaron heridos por la explosión en pleno centro de Jamundí, sur del Valle del Cauca

Barack Obama released a statement on his passing.

Aby byla vzpoura povýšena na revoluci, musí nejdříve zvítězit. Extremista, který ve svém boji uspěl, se může stát bojovníkem za svobodu – aspoň pro dějepravu vlastního národa. Základním problémem každé definice je, že se politické pojmosloví zpravidla nepoužívá ve svém normativním významu. Ještě donedávna se výstižně vtipkovalo, že rozdíl mezi demokracií obecně a demokracií socialistickou je zhruba stejný jako mezi křeslem a elektrickým křeslem.

By Jesse Published: November 12th, 2024

From Petra to the Amazon to ancient China, NOVA has you covered.

Israel says its targets are legitimate, but critics say it is aiming at Hezbollah's social base.

Civilian priorities for ending the war in Sudan 31 October 2024 — 12:30PM TO 1:30PM Anonymous (not verified) 8 October 2024 Chatham House and Online

Dr Abdalla Hamdok, former prime minister of Sudan and chairperson of the Coordination of Civil Democratic Forces (Tagadum), will discuss the prospects for conflict resolution in Sudan.

The intensification of fighting across Sudan demonstrates that both warring parties and their allies are continuing to pursue an outright military victory in the war, with little regard for the human cost. Diplomatic efforts, including the US-led Geneva talks in August, have produced little progress towards a ceasefire.  Meanwhile, the conflict has resulted in widespread devastation, mass displacement, and an escalating hunger crisis.

Civilian perspectives on ending the war, their vital efforts in providing lifesaving humanitarian assistance, and the aspiration of many Sudanese for a more inclusive and democratic Sudan, have been sidelined by the interests and actions of the belligerent parties.

At this event, Dr Abdalla Hamdok will discuss options for reaching a ceasefire and seeking a peaceful political resolution to the conflict. He will also address the urgent need for an international response to what has become the world’s largest humanitarian crisis.

Please note that in-person attendance for this event will be balloted. Guests looking to join in-person must ‘register interest’ in joining. Full confirmations to successful applicants will be sent on Monday 28 October at 15:00.

The MENA uprisings: Five years on, what role is civil society playing? 31 October 2024 — 2:00PM TO 3:00PM Anonymous (not verified) 23 October 2024 Online

Panellists examine the protest movements’ legacies in different context and how civil society continues to work towards positive change.

Five years after nation-wide protests in Algeria, Iraq, Lebanon, and Sudan demanded systemic changes and political reforms, the situation remains largely unchanged. In some cases, it has deteriorated. Sudan is facing a humanitarian catastrophe amidst an ongoing civil war. Lebanon is dealing with Israeli aggression amidst a severe economic crisis with little response from the caretaker government. In Iraq and Algeria, relative stability masks the reality of increased suppression of dissent. This preservation of the status quo supports the entrenched political structures that strive to uphold it.

The current absence of large-scale street protests in these countries should not be taken as an indication that populations are content with the status quo. The issues that ignited the initial uprisings remain and in many cases have worsened. Despite enormous challenges, activists continue to navigate their systems to survive and instigate change. In the face of increasing difficulties, they are raising awareness of their countries’ predicaments and are finding alternative economic solutions. Additionally they are mobilizing community support, and pushing to voice their disillusionment. All these efforts aim at actively participating in shaping decisions that determines their future.

This webinar explores:

• What has been the impact of the uprisings in Algeria, Iraq, Lebanon, and Sudan?
• How are civil society and activists contributing to change within their communities?
• What is the current landscape for civic engagement within the politics, society and economy in these countries?
• What prospects are there for solidarity and cooperation among civil society actors across these regions and beyond?

The Role of Sub-state and Non-state Actors in International Climate Processes: Civil Society Research paper sysadmin 27 November 2018

Given today’s challenging geopolitical conditions and the evolving nature of the international climate regime since Paris, civil society must now once again recalibrate its strategies to ensure continued and increasing relevance.

This is one of four background papers feeding into a synthesis paper entitled The Role of Sub-state and Non-state Actors in International Climate Processes.

Summary

• Following the failure of the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP 15) in Copenhagen in 2009, there was a step change in the sophistication and unity of civil society engagement on climate policy. This ensured that, subsequently, civil society was more effective in exercising multiple channels of influence around the negotiations for the Paris Agreement in 2015.
• Civil society proved to be particularly effective at harnessing the twin narratives of climate science and economics, and at leveraging an emerging multi-level governance architecture, to create political space for climate leadership.
• Given today’s challenging geopolitical conditions and the evolving nature of the international climate regime since Paris, civil society must now once again recalibrate its strategies to ensure continued and increasing relevance.
• In particular, the shift to a more ‘nationally grounded’ implementation regime focusing on individual states’ climate commitments will require civil society to become more effective at influencing domestic politics. At the same time, civil society will need to continue to seek strategic synergies at the international level.
• Civil society has a central role to play in ensuring that the first key test of the Paris ‘ratchet’ mechanism – revising countries’ pledged climate actions, or Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), by 2020 – is robust, science-informed and strongly rooted in domestic politics.

Earlier this month, the United States and the Republic of Korea reached an agreement on greater cooperation on civil nuclear energy projects, the U.S. Department of Energy said this week.

The Pentagon on Monday ordered all Department of Defense civilian employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by no later than Nov. 22.

The Biden administration has sanctioned the West Darfur commander of the Rapid Support Forces on accusations that troops under his control have been responsible for violence targeting civilians.

Activists expect to see renewed guidance, more active enforcement, and better data collection coming from the Education Department’s civil rights office.