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  • SSM Health, DoD Enter Electronic Patient Record Exchange Agreement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SSM Health, DoD Enter Electronic Patient Record Exchange Agreement

    The Defense Department and nonprofit health system SSM Health have partnered to exchange electronic health records of DoD’s active-duty service members, civilian employees, retirees and dependents. The partnership authorizes SSM Health-affiliated care providers in Illinois, Missouri and Oklahoma to access patient records of DoD employees, dependents and retirees while the department can also access SSM Health’s records, the nonprofit said Wednesday. Richard Vaughn, […] More

  • Unisys Survey: 69% of Govt Responders Support Digital Govt Program Adoption - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Unisys Survey: 69% of Govt Responders Support Digital Govt Program Adoption

    A Unisys-sponsored survey has found that 69 percent of federal, state and local government respondents have started or are interested to adopt digital government programs while 31 percent are skeptical of the programs’ benefits. Unisys said Thursday 57 and 35 percent of respondents respectively rated themselves as “very concerned” and “somewhat concerned” over digital government’s potential security risks, while 47 and 41 percent claimed to […] More

  • DoD Clears Fort Drum-HealtheConnections EHR Exchange Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DoD Clears Fort Drum-HealtheConnections EHR Exchange Partnership

    The Defense Department has approved an electronic health information exchange between Fort Drum’s medical department activity and community healthcare providers in New York. Under the initiative, Fort Drum MEDDAC has integrated the medical electronic records of soldiers and their families into HealtheConnections‘ data exchange system, the Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization said Wednesday. The partnership aims to prevent duplicate medical procedures and […] More

  • Charles River Analytics to Develop Astronaut Workload Assessment Tech Under Follow-on NASA Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Charles River Analytics to Develop Astronaut Workload Assessment Tech Under Follow-on NASA Contract

    NASA has awarded Charles River Analytics a two-year, $750,000 follow-on contract to develop a system for the space agency to measure and evaluate astronaut workload. The company said Monday it will collaborate with Massachusetts General Hospital and Brown University to build the Cognitive Assessment and Prediction to Promote Individualized Capability Augmentation and Reduce Decrement system for NASA. Bethany Bracken, a Charles River […] More

  • Carahsoft, OSIsoft Partner to Offer Sensor Data Analysis & Integration Software in Public Sector - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carahsoft, OSIsoft Partner to Offer Sensor Data Analysis & Integration Software in Public Sector

    OSIsoft has partnered with Carahsoft to offer public sector organizations the former’s sensor-based data capturing and integration software through the latter’s contracts under the General Services Administration‘s Schedule 70 and NASA‘s Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement V. The partnership also seeks to identify new methods to help customer agencies achieve their missions with OSISoft’s PI System, the company said Wednesday. Steven Sarnecki, vice president of the U.S. federal and public sector […] More

  • Huntington Ingalls Receives Navy LXR Amphibious Ship Design Contract Modification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls Receives Navy LXR Amphibious Ship Design Contract Modification

    Huntington Ingalls Industries has secured a $19.1 million contract modification to accelerate design work on the U.S. Navy‘s LX(R) amphibious ship replacement program. The Naval Sea Systems Command obligated $3 million at the time of the award of the modification from the Navy’s fiscal 2016 research, development, test and evaluation funds, the Defense Department said Wednesday. Work will […] More

  • DARPA Partners With 4 Firms to Develop Battery-Powered Atomic Clocks - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Partners With 4 Firms to Develop Battery-Powered Atomic Clocks

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded separate contracts to Physical Sciences, OEwaves, HRL Laboratories and Charles Stark Draper Laboratory to support a program that seeks to develop battery-powered atomic clocks, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Tuesday. John Keller writes HRL Laboratories secured a $775,159 contract for phase one work under the Atomic Clock with Enhanced Stability program with a potential $697,826 phase […] More

  • Meggitt Obtains Army Program of Record Certification for Small-Arms Trainers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Meggitt Obtains Army Program of Record Certification for Small-Arms Trainers

    Meggitt‘s training systems business unit has achieved “program of record” designation from the U.S. Army for the company’s small-arms trainer system. Meggitt said Tuesday its Engagement Skills Trainer II system has completed system verification and site operational tests that show the company has met requirements of the Army’s program executive office for simulation, training and instrumentation. “This summer, Meggitt will commence delivery […] More

  • Rick Lober: Hughes, Airbus Segment Expand Military Satcom Tech Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rick Lober: Hughes, Airbus Segment Expand Military Satcom Tech Partnership

    Hughes Network Systems has expanded a partnership with Airbus‘ defense and space segment in efforts to address military customers’ tactical communications requirements. Airbus DS will distribute all models of Hughes’ satellite networking technology HM System while latter company will market the former’s Skynet military satcom services to U.S. government customers as part of the agreement, Hughes said Tuesday. HM System […] More

  • MobileGuard to Offer Messaging Security Tools Via immixGroup's Schedule 70, SEWP Contracts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MobileGuard to Offer Messaging Security Tools Via immixGroup’s Schedule 70, SEWP Contracts

    MobileGuard‘s mobile communications compliance products have been added to immixGroup‘s offerings to the federal sector under the General Services Administration‘s Information Technology Schedule 70 and NASA‘s Solution for Enterprise-Wide Procurement contract vehicle. MobileGuard said Tuesday its platforms will work to help customer agencies  capture, monitor, archive and analyze text and SMS communications across all mobile operating systems such as iOS and Android. The […] More

  • Raytheon to Build Display & Targeting System for Marine Corps Abrams Tanks - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Build Display & Targeting System for Marine Corps Abrams Tanks

    Raytheon has been awarded a $12.6 million contract modification by the U.S. Navy to provide an integrated display and targeting system for the U.S. Marine Corps‘ fleet of Abrams main battle tanks. The Defense Department said Tuesday the modification covers Abrams IDATS production year one units as well as subcontract line items, low-rate initial production units and first article testing […] More

  • CAE Lands $91M Defense Contracts for Training Services, Simulator Updates; Gene Colabatistto Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CAE Lands $91M Defense Contracts for Training Services, Simulator Updates; Gene Colabatistto Comments

    CAE has secured contracts worth approximately $91.2 million combined from international military customers to provide aircrew training services and simulation system updates. The Montreal-headquartered company said Tuesday the contracts include awards from the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Austria’s armed forces. “Our large installed base of existing training devices and simulation systems provide ongoing upgrade and update opportunities along with long-term service […] More