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  • CAE, MedAffinity Integrate EHR System & Healthcare Simulation Learning Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CAE, MedAffinity Integrate EHR System & Healthcare Simulation Learning Platform

    CAE‘s healthcare business has partnered with MedAffinity to integrate the latter’s electronic health record system with LearningSpace in order to support healthcare simulations for learning purposes. The companies said Tuesday the integrated technology will add simulated clinical experience content into the EHR system in an effort to help LearningSpace administrators review and score learner performance. “[Our] educators can offer […] More

  • NJ Agencies Deploy JerseyNet Mobile System for Papal Visit; Randy Fuerst Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NJ Agencies Deploy JerseyNet Mobile System for Papal Visit; Randy Fuerst Comments

    The New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness and the New Jersey State Police used the JerseyNet communications system made by Oceus Networks to manage the visit of Pope Francis to the U.S. Oceus said Tuesday the agencies utilized JerseyNet to support mobile communications and the live stream of security video during the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia. “[JerseyNet] connected multiple agencies in Band […] More

  • IBM's Andras Szakal, Dan Chenok Overview FedRAMP's Mobile Offerings - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM’s Andras Szakal, Dan Chenok Overview FedRAMP’s Mobile Offerings

    The General Services Administration has included cloud-based mobile applications as part of the offerings under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program in efforts to further boost government services, according to two IBM executives. Dan Chenok, executive director of the IBM Center for the Business of Government, wrote in a piece published Monday with Andras Szakal, vice president and chief […] More

  • Deloitte Report Offers Data-Driven Methods to Transform Human Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Deloitte Report Offers Data-Driven Methods to Transform Human Services

    A new Deloitte report offers human services agencies three methods support the transition from a transactional business model to a transformational one based on the utilization of data. The company said Monday the report highlights the impacts of automation, program redesign and analytics in efforts to bolster the outcomes of human services as opposed to delivery. “Leveraging data analytics coupled […] More

  • PSC Unveils Study of Federal CTO Role in Innovation Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PSC Unveils Study of Federal CTO Role in Innovation Efforts

    A new ongoing study by the Professional Services Council will focus on the emerging roles and responsibilities of chief technology officers at federal agencies, particularly in agency efforts to drive innovation. PSC said Monday its innovation committee co-chairs Robin Lineberger of Deloitte and Casey Coleman of Unisys will lead the study. “The results of this study will further our collective understanding […] More

  • Research and Markets: FAA Regulation Rollback to Drive UAV Market Through 2020 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets: FAA Regulation Rollback to Drive UAV Market Through 2020

    Research and Markets predicts in a report that the global market for unmanned aerial vehicles will climb in value to $5.59 billion by 2020 at a compound annual growth rate of 32.22 percent. The company said Monday its report identifies the Federal Aviation Administration‘s relaxed regulation of commercial UAV drone operations after 2014 as the factor […] More

  • Deloitte's Ranjit Bawa: Look at Compatibility Before Business Migration to Cloud - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Deloitte’s Ranjit Bawa: Look at Compatibility Before Business Migration to Cloud

    Deloitte reports that IT leaders increasingly utilize cloud strategies to address business challenges as well as build toward a next-generation IT operating model. The company said Monday companies should develop a plan that considers the cloud compatibility of IT-supported business functions before migrating to cloud. Ranjit Bawa, a principal for the technology strategy and architecture practice at Deloitte, […] More

  • Mike Loose: Army Taps Parsons for Training Land Viability Effort - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mike Loose: Army Taps Parsons for Training Land Viability Effort

    Parsons will provide support to the U.S. Army for the management of training ranges and lands in Europe under a four-year contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Europe District. The company said Thursday it will support the collection and management of environmental, geospatial and land use data as part of the integrated training area management program. […] More

  • FCW: GSA Eyes Early October Release for Final EIS RFP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FCW: GSA Eyes Early October Release for Final EIS RFP

    The General Services Administration projects the final request for proposals on the potential 15-year, $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract to be ready by early October, FCW reported Thursday. Mark Rockwell writes GSA has to go through one final agency review and potentially the White House’s budget office before the final RFP can be released. GSA could set a lower […] More

  • Lockheed Australia's Submarine Combat System Lab to Open in November - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Australia’s Submarine Combat System Lab to Open in November

    Lockheed Martin‘s Australian arm plans to open a submarine combat system laboratory in Mawson Lakes as part of efforts to secure work for the Australian navy’s SEA 1000 Future Submarine Project. The company said Friday construction on the facility’s first phase began in July and is scheduled to be complete by November. “The lab is all about […] More

  • ThreatConnect, DGI Report Attributes Cyber Espionage Campaign to Chinese Military Unit - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ThreatConnect, DGI Report Attributes Cyber Espionage Campaign to Chinese Military Unit

    ThreatConnect and Defense Group Inc. have released a joint report that attributes a cyber espionage campaign focused on disputes in the South China Sea to a unit of the People’s Liberation Army in China. The “Project CAMERASHY: Closing the Aperture on China’s Unit 78020” report covers the companies’ investigation into the activities of a group they […] More