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  • NASCA-Accenture Report Looks at Citizens' Experience With Government Via Digital Channels - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASCA-Accenture Report Looks at Citizens’ Experience With Government Via Digital Channels

    A report from the National Association of State Chief Administrators and Accenture has found that 51 percent of citizens surveyed gave their digital interactions with U.S. state governments a positive rating. NASCA and Accenture polled 1,500 U.S. citizens between February and March and found that 74 percent of respondents cited websites as the most common […] More

  • Lockheed Launches 'Explore Orion' Mobile App for NASA's Artemis I Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Launches ‘Explore Orion’ Mobile App for NASA’s Artemis I Mission

    Lockheed Martin has unveiled a new mobile application designed to provide updates on the Orion spacecraft that will facilitate NASA’s upcoming human spaceflight program. Explore Orion is a free app that features a special section for the Callisto technology demonstration that will fly on the spacecraft for the uncrewed Artemis I mission launching aboard the […] More

  • IRS Seeks Info on Mobile Tax Collection Apps - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IRS Seeks Info on Mobile Tax Collection Apps

    The Department of the Treasury’s Internal Revenue Service wants information on applications that will enable field revenue officers to collect tax payments through non-cash payment methods. IRS issued a request for information posted Thursday on FedBizOpps to seek potential vendors that could provide mobile apps, low-frequency beacons, online payment apps, electronic payment devices and other portable technologies for electronic tax collection.

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  • Charles River Analytics Gets Additional Army Funds for Casualty Care Mobile App Development - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Charles River Analytics Gets Additional Army Funds for Casualty Care Mobile App Development

    The U.S. Army has awarded Charles River Analytics a 29-month, $1M contract to continue to develop a mobile application designed to predict outcomes in military patients with traumatic injury. Charles River said Thursday it aims to help the service branch cut the rate of preventable trauma deaths through the Ensemble Prediction for Combat Casualty Care tool. Max Metzger, principal […] More

  • Maximus Helps Louisiana Manage Medicaid Enrollment Process With Mobile App - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Maximus Helps Louisiana Manage Medicaid Enrollment Process With Mobile App

    A mobile application Maximus developed for Louisiana’s Medicaid program has helped beneficiaries explore and select coverage plans with the use of smartphones. The Healthy Louisiana app is equipped with authentication and encryption features meant to secure protected health and personnally identifiable information, Maximus said Wednesday. The volume of digital enrollment applications under the state’s managed care program through mobile and web platforms doubled […] More

  • VA Issues Mobile Cloud Services Infrastructure RFI - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    VA Issues Mobile Cloud Services Infrastructure RFI

    The Department of Veterans Affairs has released a request for information on potential contractors that can support the development of a mobile cloud services infrastructure for VA. A FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday says the VA MCS system will replace the department’s mobile infrastructure services platform that works to facilitate common controls sharing and management across […] More

  • Motorola Solutions to Deliver Mobile Apps, Software for FirstNet Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Motorola Solutions to Deliver Mobile Apps, Software for FirstNet Project

    Motorola Solutions will provide software, mobile applications and related services in support of AT&T’s efforts to build a national public safety broadband network for first responders. AT&T secured a potential $6.5 billion contract from the First Responder Network Authority in March and teamed up with Motorola and three other companies to work on the national broadband network project. […] More

  • VA Issues Mobile Navigation App RFI - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    VA Issues Mobile Navigation App RFI

    The Department of Veterans Affairs has begun its search for potential contractors that can deliver an application designed to provide veterans and their families outdoor and indoor navigation support at VA’s medical facilities. VA said in a FedBizOpps notice posted May 10 the MyVA Way app seeks to provide 24/7 navigational support to users, reduce […] More

  • Charles River Analytics to Help Army Build Traumatic Injury Prediction Tool - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Charles River Analytics to Help Army Build Traumatic Injury Prediction Tool

    Charles River Analytics has received a contract to design and build a traumatic injury prediction tool for the U.S. Army as part of efforts to help combat lifesavers, medics, civilian and military first responders lower the incidence of preventable deaths. The company said Monday that the Ensemble Prediction for Intelligent Combat Casualty Care mobile app is based on […] More

  • Motorola Solutions to Debut Public Safety Mobile Apps Suite - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Motorola Solutions to Debut Public Safety Mobile Apps Suite

    Motorola Solutions will launch a suite of mobile applications designed to help public safety personnel communicate and collaborate with each other. The company said Tuesday the portfolio comprises the Messaging, Mapping, WAVE and Telephony apps. Messaging is designed to help first responders share text messages and photos to individuals or talk groups across smartphones and two-way radios. Mapping will work to identify nearby […] More

  • Swiss Rail Operator Adopts Red Hat's Cloud-Based Container Application Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Swiss Rail Operator Adopts Red Hat’s Cloud-Based Container Application Platform

    Red Hat has provided a cloud-based container platform for a Switzerland-based railway operator’s information technology modernization and application development efforts. Swiss Federal Railways implemented the Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform to create digital services such as a mobile app designed to help passengers buy train tickets and view arrival and departure times in real time, Red Hat said Tuesday. OpenShift is based on the Enterprise Linux operating system and designed to operate with cloud-native […] More