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  • Philips to Build Ventilator for HHS Pandemic Response; Robin Robinson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Philips to Build Ventilator for HHS Pandemic Response; Robin Robinson Comments

    Philips Respironics will work to develop a new portable ventilator for doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals to use in response to pandemics or other public health emergencies under a project for the Department of Health and Human Services. HHS said Wednesday awarded a three-year, $13.8 million contract to the Pittsburgh area-based business of Philips Healthcare for […] More

  • Dr. Nicole Lurie: HHS, Mapp Biopharmaceutical Partner for Anti-Ebola Drug Development - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dr. Nicole Lurie: HHS, Mapp Biopharmaceutical Partner for Anti-Ebola Drug Development

    Mapp Biopharmaceutical has landed an 18-month, $24.9 million contract with the Department of Health and Human Services to further develop ZMapp, an antibody drug designed to treat the Ebola virus. HHS’ Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority will provide financial, preclinical and manufacturing support to Mapp with the goal of obtaining U.S. regulatory approval for […] More

  • Triple-i to Provide Web, App Hosting Services for HHS Public Websites - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Triple-i to Provide Web, App Hosting Services for HHS Public Websites

    Information Innovators Inc. has won a task order from the Department of Health and Human Services to provide web and application hosting services to the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. The company said Monday that the system is expected to host public-facing HHS websites such as Health.gov and HealthyPeople.gov. ODPHP, a unit within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for […] More

  • Salesforce Debuts Cloud Services Portfolio for Federal Market; Dave Rey Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Salesforce Debuts Cloud Services Portfolio for Federal Market; Dave Rey Comments

    Salesforce has introduced its cloud computing service offering for government customers at a recent Salesforce-hosted conference held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, the Washington Post reported Sunday. Mohana Ravindranath writes that Vivek Kundra, a Salesforce executive vice president, spearheads the company’s push to extend its cloud business into the public sector. “As you […] More

  • Salesforce.com Gets HHS Authorization for Gov't Cloud Service; Dave Rey Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Salesforce.com Gets HHS Authorization for Gov’t Cloud Service; Dave Rey Comments

    Salesforce.com has received authorization from the Department of Health and Human Services to operate the Salesforce Government Cloud service that looks to provide government customers with platform-as-a-service and software-as-a-service offerings. The company said Friday the cloud offering enables clients to customize or expand applications through the Salesforce1 Platform or develop new applications within a single, web-based environment. “Government organizations need to be assured […] More

  • Serco Awarded for Contribution to the Oklahoma Economy; Carlo Uchello Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Serco Awarded for Contribution to the Oklahoma Economy; Carlo Uchello Comments

    Serco has been presented with the Lawton-Fort Sill Economic Development Corp.’s Economic Development Appreciation Award for contributing to Lawton, Oklahoma’s economic growth through its $30 million investment in the community. The company’s site in Lawton employs 400 local residents and supports the health benefit contract with the Department of Health and Human Services‘ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, […] More