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Parsons Wins Position On $200M U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Environmental Contract

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Monday, October 23, 2023

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CHANTILLY, Va., Oct. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) announced today that the company was awarded a position on a $200 million indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity multiple award task order contract by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Baltimore District.

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CHANTILLY, Va., Oct. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) announced today that the company was awarded a position on a $200 million indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity multiple award task order contract by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Baltimore District.
The five-year contract is for studies, investigations, and design work in support of the USACE environmental mission, including Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) investigations at Department of Defense (DOD) sites, and represents new work for the company.
“Parsons is a trusted solutions provider for the most complex environmental challenges around the world,” said Jon Moretta, president, Engineered Systems, for Parsons.
To learn more about Parsons’ environmental solutions, visit Parsons.com/environmental/ .

GigaGen Granted Expansion of Contract with US Department of Defense to Develop Synthetic Human Antibody Treatments for Botulinum Neurotoxins

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

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The modification, awarded through Army Contracting Command, will expand the value of the agreement to $11.8M.

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The modification, awarded through Army Contracting Command, will expand the value of the agreement to $11.8M.
Using high-throughput, single-cell genomic and protein engineering technology GigaGen will create cell lines that express recombinant human antibodies against BoNT A and B.
The polyclonal cell bank can then be used to continuously manufacture the BoNT A & B hyperimmune product at existing manufacturing facilities.
This effort will demonstrate an accelerated, target-specific therapeutic manufacturing platform’s ability to rapidly create and express polyclonal antibody cell banks against BoNT A and B.

U.S. Department of Energy Signs Cooperative Agreement to Further Develop X-energy’s Microreactor for Commercial Applications

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

The agreement, awarded through the DOE’s Office of Nuclear Energy, supports X-energy’s continuing work on architecture and key technologies for the preliminary design of the Company’s transportable nuclear power plant.

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The agreement, awarded through the DOE’s Office of Nuclear Energy, supports X-energy’s continuing work on architecture and key technologies for the preliminary design of the Company’s transportable nuclear power plant.
The X-energy microreactor is expected to produce three to five megawatts of electricity at a commercially competitive price.
The DOD recently expanded its agreement with X-energy to develop a cost-effective design for a transportable advanced nuclear microreactor prototype for use in remote military locations or other strategic missions.
Funding from the DOE’s ARPA-E program helped develop operational innovations – such as automation, robotics, remote and central maintenance, and diagnostic monitoring – in the Xe-100 nuclear power plant design.

AFA Applauds Release of New Comprehensive Space Strategy

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

"We are excited to see a clearly delineated strategy that draws together the many initiatives driven by Chief of Space Operations Gen. B.

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"We are excited to see a clearly delineated strategy that draws together the many initiatives driven by Chief of Space Operations Gen. B.
The Strategy rightly affirms the Chief of Space Operations as the "Force Design Architect for Space Systems of the Armed Forces."
For resourcing, it notes that the Joint Requirements Oversight Council has designated the USSF as the integrator for DOD's Joint Space Requirements.
As a result, "The Force Design Architect and Joint Integrator now can bring the entire joint community together to develop cogent space requirements," the strategy states.

OREF, MTEC, DOD Select Recipients of $2 Million Research Award Collaboration

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

ROSEMONT, Ill., Oct. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF), in collaboration with the Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC) and the Department of Defense's (DOD) U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command's (USAMRDC) Military Operational Medicine Research Program (MOMRP), today announced selection for recipients of the OREF/MTEC Request for Project Proposals entitled, "MTEC-23-02-MSKI, Solutions to Accelerate Return-to-Readiness following Musculoskeletal Injuries." The program provides $2 million in research and development funding. OREF is contributing $100,000 toward the awards, which was made possible by a generous gift from The Aircast Foundation, a private foundation committed to promoting and supporting excellence in scientific and clinical research and education in the area of orthopaedic medicine. The remainder of the funding is provided by the DOD.

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Recipients will utilize the funds for research leading to the advancement of solutions to accelerate return-to-readiness for Service Members experiencing musculoskeletal injuries.
The program provides $2 million in research and development funding.
OREF is excited to collaborate with MTEC and MOMRP to fund research that may accelerate return-to-readiness for Service members affected by musculoskeletal injuries."
"An important component of the public-private collaboration that MTEC fosters is the ability to leverage philanthropic dollars to serve military medical need.

Smartsheet Invests in Australia-based Data Hosting to Better Serve Global Customer Base

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Monday, October 23, 2023

Smartsheet Regions are instances of Smartsheet located in geographic areas around the world that enable customers to comply with data residency requirements, giving organizations the flexibility to pick where they want their content to be hosted and processed.

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Smartsheet Regions are instances of Smartsheet located in geographic areas around the world that enable customers to comply with data residency requirements, giving organizations the flexibility to pick where they want their content to be hosted and processed.
The Smartsheet Region in Australia will serve new and existing customers across APJ and will operate in multiple locations to provide redundancy, allowing for enterprise-grade availability and scale.
Other Smartsheet Regions include the EU , U.S., and FedGov, which supports Smartsheet Gov customers.
This, paired with the platform’s best-in-class, enterprise-grade security and governance measures, allows Smartsheet to serve a growing customer base, including organizations and agencies with the most demanding governance and regulatory requirements.

Department of Defense Schools Surge, Assisted By Benchmark Education Company's Benchmark Advance

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading educational publisher Benchmark Education Company (BEC) celebrates the reading achievements of fourth and eighth-grade students in the network of schools run by the U.S. Department of Defense. As detailed in the article, "Who Runs the Best U.S. Schools? It May Be the Defense Department," published in The New York Times on October 10, 2023, Defense Department schools, attended by the children of U.S. military members and civilian employees, have been showing results rarely seen in public education. This success was fueled partly by a major curriculum overhaul that began in 2015 and includes Benchmark Advance, BEC's core language arts program.

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NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading educational publisher Benchmark Education Company (BEC) celebrates the reading achievements of fourth and eighth-grade students in the network of schools run by the U.S. Department of Defense.
It May Be the Defense Department," published in The New York Times on October 10, 2023, Defense Department schools, attended by the children of U.S. military members and civilian employees, have been showing results rarely seen in public education.
Defense Department schools … have been showing results rarely seen in public education.
Students at Defense Department schools have also shown smaller learning gaps between white and both Black and Hispanic students than other schools do.

IDEMIA Identity and Security Approved as Department of Defense Skillbridge Provider

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

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RESTON, Va., Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IDEMIA Identity and Security (I&S) North America, the global identity leader in biometric solutions and long-time authorized TSA PreCheck enrollment provider, announced today that it has been approved for the Department of Defense (DOD) Skillbridge Program, which allows active-duty U.S. military members to enter the private sector and gain valuable work-experience skills within the last 180 days of their military service.

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Under the Skillbridge Program, IDEMIA will host active-duty U.S. military members for placement within the IDEMIA organization for any open roles based on experience, interest, availability, and capacity to train, for a period of up to 180 days.
Opportunities at IDEMIA for service members via the Skillbridge Program will span from entry-level to senior roles across the organization, in areas like engineering, security, IT, business development, program management, project management, and more.
IDEMIA Identity and Security is dedicated to supporting service members and military veterans.
We know they will bring the same incredible motivation and talent to IDEMIA that they displayed while in uniform."

Kanguru Releases an Enhanced NVMe SSD Duplicator for Large M.2 NVMe & M.2 SATA Technology Rollouts

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

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Where the previous Single Channel KanguruClone 11-Target M.2 NVMe SSD duplicator model required the purchase of special adapters for duplicating M.2 SATA form factor drives, this enhanced, Dual Channel 11 NVMe duplicator can duplicate both M.2 NVMe and M.2 SATA drives simultaneously and much more efficiently without the need for separate adapters, reducing the overall expense for organizations.

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Where the previous Single Channel KanguruClone 11-Target M.2 NVMe SSD duplicator model required the purchase of special adapters for duplicating M.2 SATA form factor drives, this enhanced, Dual Channel 11 NVMe duplicator can duplicate both M.2 NVMe and M.2 SATA drives simultaneously and much more efficiently without the need for separate adapters, reducing the overall expense for organizations.
The new 11-Target M.2 NVMe SSD Duplicator is well-suited for Defense, DOD, Government (State/Federal) organizations, new companies or SMBs rolling out new NVMe drive technology and Small, Medium, Large Companies, Businesses & Enterprise.
In addition, the KanguruClone 11 M.2 NVMe SSD Duplicator is an excellent solution for converting traditional SATA drives to NVMe.
To learn more about the KanguruClone 11 M.2 NVMe SSD PRO Duplicator , visit www.kanguru.com or call Kanguru directly at 1-888-KANGURU to speak to our Sales Team.

Leidos Partnership Deploys MHS GENESIS Overseas in First of Two Planned OCONUS Waves

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

RESTON, Va., Oct. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Leidos Partnership for Defense Health (LPDH) today announced it successfully delivered the MHS GENESIS electronic health record to an additional 9,000 Department of Defense (DOD) clinicians and providers as part of its first Outside of the Contiguous United States (OCONUS) deployment (Waves LANDSTUHL/LAKENHEATH). The current system deployment spans 10 Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs) across Europe and the United Kingdom. Additionally, LPDH deployed MHS GENESIS to users at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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Additionally, LPDH deployed MHS GENESIS to users at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
With this latest overseas DOD wave deployment, the MHS GENESIS system is now operational at over 3,500 locations and now reaches over seven million DOD beneficiaries.
MHS GENESIS is 91% deployed to DOD garrison facilities and will next deploy to Far East locations in October 2023.
MHS GENESIS is being deployed across the continental United States and overseas through a total of 23 waves, with each wave targeting a specific region.