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  • Frost & Sullivan: Health Tech Vendors See Biz Opportunity in EHR Data Retrieval - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Frost & Sullivan: Health Tech Vendors See Biz Opportunity in EHR Data Retrieval

    A new Frost & Sullivan study says investments from government and healthcare providers have facilitated increased usage of electronic health records and have placed EHR retrieval as an important service priority. Frost & Sullivan said Thursday the “EHR Usability—CIOs Weigh in On What’s Needed to Improve Information Retrieval” report notes hindrances in EHR usage, such as speed and accuracy of data retrieval […] More

  • Lyn Hurd: Fulcrum Healthcare to Help Intellect Solutions Update Defense HAIMS System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Healthcare IT, News

    Lyn Hurd: Fulcrum Healthcare to Help Intellect Solutions Update Defense HAIMS System

    Fulcrum‘s healthcare division will support Intellect Solutions as a subcontractor in providing enhancement and maintenance services for the Defense Health Clinical Systems‘ Healthcare Artifact and Image Management Solution. Lyn Hurd, the division’s vice president, said Thursday that the company will help in updating the service treatment records and clinical workflows on the HAIMS websites. The HAIMS program works to facilitate […] More

  • Verizon's Rafeeq Rehman: Active Monitoring, Response Plans Key in Data Breach Mitigation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Verizon’s Rafeeq Rehman: Active Monitoring, Response Plans Key in Data Breach Mitigation

    Companies should actively monitor their networks, establish a crisis management plan and instill employee awareness to mitigate the impact of cyber attacks on both operations and business, Verizon‘s Rafeeq Rehman says. Recent incidents of data breaches indicate how hackers can target even old data as companies store these information for use in analytics applications, Rehman writes on Verizon’s enterprise cloud […] More

  • Dan Hart: Boeing GPS IIF Program Moves Forward With 8th Satellite Launch - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dan Hart: Boeing GPS IIF Program Moves Forward With 8th Satellite Launch

    Boeing has received signal confirmation that its eighth GPS IIF satellite in space has started to prepare for full operations after its launch from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The GPS IIF-8 satellite launched aboard United Launch Alliance‘s Atlas V rocket and is the last launch for the U.S. Air Force program this year, Boeing said Wednesday. “The schedule this year […] More

  • Jim Sponnick: ULA Achieves 50th Atlas V Mission With 8th USAF GPS Satellite - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jim Sponnick: ULA Achieves 50th Atlas V Mission With 8th USAF GPS Satellite

    United Launch Alliance has launched the latest global positioning system satellite to join the on-orbit constellation that will provide timing and navigation services for a U.S. Air Force program. The company said Wednesday that an Atlas V 401 Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle carried the GPS IIF-8 satellite to space from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Jim Sponnick, ULA vice president for the […] More

  • Dave Amoriell: Xerox Maven Software Deployed for Ebola Contact Tracing - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dave Amoriell: Xerox Maven Software Deployed for Ebola Contact Tracing

    Xerox has released an update of its Maven outbreak management software that works to host contact-tracing data on communicable diseases such as Ebola and other public health information in a cloud platform. The company said Thursday that Maven leverages data and analytics to track the path of infection or exposure to disease and facilitates data sharing and integration between public […] More

  • Rich Wronski: Charles River Analytics, Passport Systems to Build Radiation Detection System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rich Wronski: Charles River Analytics, Passport Systems to Build Radiation Detection System

    Charles River Analytics and Passport Systems will support the Radiation Awareness and Interdiction Network Advanced Technology Demonstration program of the Department of Homeland Security‘s Domestic Nuclear Detection Office under a potential $6.9 million contract. DHS/DNDO awarded Passport Systems the contract on the program’s preliminary design phase through February 2015, the companies said Wednesday. Rich Wronski, vice president of Charles River […] More

  • MarketsandMarkets: Demand for Power Boats to Drive Marine Composites Market Growth - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MarketsandMarkets: Demand for Power Boats to Drive Marine Composites Market Growth

    MarketsandMarkets predicts the marine composites market will rise in value to $4.97 billion over the next five years due to increases in demand for high-speed boats, fuel-efficient vehicles and design flexibility. The firm said Tuesday that the costs of carbon fiber, styrene regulations and potential issues with the reparability and recyclability of composites could hinder further growth in the market. The report also […] More

  • Pat Calhoun: McAfee Report Shows Trade-Off Between Network Security, Performance - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Pat Calhoun: McAfee Report Shows Trade-Off Between Network Security, Performance

    A recent McAfee report says that a majority of information technology professionals surveyed noted security as the focus of their companies’ network design, but some forego security functions in order to emphasize network performance. The company said Wednesday the “Network Performance and Security” report showed the challenges that IT organizations face in balancing network security and performance. “It is unfortunate that turning off […] More

  • Rick Nelson: Raytheon, L-3 Combine Tech in Laser-Guided Remote Weapon System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rick Nelson: Raytheon, L-3 Combine Tech in Laser-Guided Remote Weapon System

    Raytheon and L-3 Communications have completed a new test on the TALON Rocket Remote Weapon System to demonstrate the target positioning and engagement functions of this laser-guided defense system for small ships. Rick Nelson, vice president of Raytheon’s naval and area mission defense products, said Wednesday TALON RRWS combines the uses of the TALON laser-guided rocket and L-3’s Advanced Remote Weapon […] More

  • Rick Ambrose: New Lockheed Commercial Space HQ in Denver Eyes Industry Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rick Ambrose: New Lockheed Commercial Space HQ in Denver Eyes Industry Support

    Lockheed Martin‘s Rick Ambrose and Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper led the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the company’s new commercial space business headquarters in Denver this week after a transition from the previous headquarters in Pennsylvania. Lockheed said Wednesday the new office will house its program management, engineering and A2100 satellite operations, which deliver mobile and broadband communications services to global commercial clients. “Colorado […] More

  • Bob Held: TCS Pushes IP Monetization With 11 US Patents in Q3 2014 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bob Held: TCS Pushes IP Monetization With 11 US Patents in Q3 2014

    TeleCommunication Systems has received 11 domestic patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in the third quarter of 2014 for the company’s location-based services and communications and messaging technology. Bob Held, TCS vice president of intellectual asset management, said Tuesday the patents are part of a monetization campaign on the company’s intellectual property. USPTO issued patents for TCS technology in prepaid short […] More