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FoxFury and Autel Announce Professional Tactical Lighting and Payload Delivery Systems for Autel EVO II Aircraft
New lighting solutions for Autel EVO II series aircraft provide pilots with the most powerful airborne lighting system available for small Unmanned Aircraft Systems, and a releaseable Payload delivery system. - January 16, 2021 - Autel Robotics
Defense Strategies Institute Has Scheduled the 3rd DoD Information Warfare Symposium for March 24-25
The 3rd annual DoD Information Warfare Symposium will be held on March 24-25 in Alexandria, VA. Registration is now open. Military and Government attend free. - January 14, 2021 - Defense Strategies Institute
New Dates Announced for DSI's Identity Management Symposium
The new dates for Defense Strategies Institute's Identity Management Symposium are now April 21-22, 2021. This event will take place in person at the Mary M. Gates Learning Center in Alexandria, Virginia. - January 13, 2021 - Defense Strategies Institute
Agenda Released for DSI's Automated ISR & Battle Management Symposium
Defense Strategies Institute has released the agenda for the upcoming Automated ISR and Battle Management Symposium taking place this February 17-18, 2021 via live broadcast. - January 13, 2021 - Defense Strategies Institute
Integrating a Resilient, Interoperable Network to Enable Multi-Domain Operations at Defense Strategies Institute’s 5th Joint Networks Summit
Defense Strategies Institute’s will host the 5th Joint Networks Summit this February 3-4, 2021 via Live Broadcast. - January 07, 2021 - Defense Strategies Institute
Opportunities for Improving Close Combat Warfighter Capabilities at Defense Strategies Institute’s 4th Annual Warfighter Systems Summit
Defense Strategies Institute will host the 4th annual Warfighter Systems Summit, this February 24-25, 2021 in Washington, DC. - January 07, 2021 - Defense Strategies Institute
Defense Strategies Institute’s 9th Annual Automated ISR and Battle Management Symposium
Defense Strategies Institute is proud to announce the Automated ISR and Battle Management Symposium streaming live this February 17th and 18th, from the Mary M. Gates Learning Center in Alexandria, Virginia. DSI designed this year’s summit to focus on the theme of “Modernizing the ISR Enterprise for Great Power Competition.” - January 07, 2021 - Defense Strategies Institute
SCPC Seeks Specific Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccine Access for Patient-Facing Long-Term Care Pharmacy Staff
By Overlooking Necessary Health Care Personnel Who Provide Essential Services in Long Term Care Facilities, Public-Health Decision Makers Put Patients at Greater Risk - January 06, 2021 - Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition
NobleSpirit Partners with Spellman Museum of Stamps and Postal History
NobleSpirit is proud to have been selected as the official event sponsor for the Spellman Museum of Stamps and Postal History in 2021. - December 30, 2020 - NobleSpirit
APTQI Commends Congress for Easing Medicare Cuts to Specialty Care in End-of-Year Package
Legislation delays add-on code by three years, extends sequester relief - December 22, 2020 - Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation
The World Biodiversity Forum Announces New Virtual Convention in January 2021, Advised by the Convention on Biological Diversity and in Collaboration with TEALEAVES
The World Biodiversity Forum will end the decade with a series of virtual collaborative events and workshops to inspire a variety of stakeholders to take action to preserve biodiversity. - December 21, 2020 - TEALEAVES
Southwest Tennessee Community College President Tracy D. Hall Elected to SACSCOC Board of Trustees
Southwest Tennessee Community College President Tracy D. Hall has been elected to serve on the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) Board of Trustees, effective Jan. 1, 2021. Her term runs through Dec. 31, 2023. The SACSCOC is the regional body for the... - December 18, 2020 - Southwest Tennessee Community College
Sundie Seefried Sheds Light on Banking Issues Facing Marijuana and Hemp Businesses in Colorado During Virtual Town Hall Meeting
Sundie Seefried, CEO of Partner Colorado Credit Union and founder of Safe Harbor Private Banking, was one of several distinguished panelists to participate in a virtual town hall meeting hosted by Colorado’s Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) to discuss financial services, insurance and... - December 18, 2020 - Partner Colorado Credit Union
SCPC Disappointed That HHS Again Ignores Needed Relief Request from Long-Term Care Pharmacies
Latest Distribution Fails to Aid Industry Facing Significant Financial Hardship While Caring for Most Vulnerable Patients - December 17, 2020 - Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition
Jatheon Technologies Presents Government Electronic Records Compliance Checklist
Jatheon Technologies, a tech company specializing in enterprise information archiving, compliance and ediscovery and headquartered in Toronto, has compiled a checklist for electronic record management for government organizations in the United States. The Government Compliance Checklist for... - December 17, 2020 - Jatheon Technologies Inc.
Netizen Again Named One of the Most Successful Veteran-Owned Businesses in U.S. for 2nd Year in a Row
Netizen Corporation, an ISO 27001:2013 and ISO 9001:2015 certified provider of cybersecurity and related solutions for defense, government, and commercial markets, has been once again named one of the nation’s fastest-growing veteran-owned businesses by Inc. Magazine in partnership with the... - December 12, 2020 - Netizen Corporation
APTQI Commends U.S. Senators for Introducing Legislation to Protect Specialty Providers from Harmful Payment Cuts
S. 5007 would hold providers harmless from cuts to Medicare services through 2022. - December 11, 2020 - Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation
Kansas City Bankruptcy Attorney Explains Helpful Kansas Eviction Prevention Program
Landlords and tenants financially affected by the COVID pandemic may be eligible to receive rent assistance. Applications are due December 15. - December 10, 2020 - The Sader Law Firm
The University of Texas at San Antonio Institute for Economic Development and Retail Strategies to Host Inaugural Texas Retail Academy
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Institute for Economic Development has partnered with Retail Strategies, LLC to offer Retail Academy to six communities across Texas. The UTSA Institute for Economic Development will act as an accountability partner for the communities. Retail Academy... - December 09, 2020 - Retail Strategies
Texas County Missouri Selects GeoComm for GIS Data Improvement Project
GeoComm is honored to be selected by Texas County, Missouri, the largest land mass county in Missouri, covering almost 1200 square miles, to complete a GIS Data Improvement project. GeoComm will partner with Texas County to improve their GIS data, achieving public safety grade GIS levels indicating... - December 03, 2020 - GeoComm
APTQI: 9% Cut to Physical and Occupational Therapy in Final PFS Rule for CY 2021 Threatens Patient Access to Care
Healthcare stakeholders call on Congress to promptly pass the Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act of 2020 to block cuts from taking effect on January 1. - December 02, 2020 - Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation
Kidney Community to Administration, Congress: Make Sure Vulnerable Patients Are Among the First in Line for COVID-19 Vaccine
CDC and Public Health Experts State That Patients with Kidney Disease Have Increased Risk of Severe COVID-19 Disease - November 25, 2020 - Kidney Care Partners
CVC Urges Lawmakers to Support Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Testing and Education During American Diabetes Month
Amputation Reduction and Compassion (ARC) Act supports patient education and screening of at-risk populations to reduce lower limb amputation. - November 24, 2020 - CardioVascular Coalition
UFSPSO Announces Death of President Emeritus Ralph M. Purdy
The United Federation of Special Police and Security Officers (UFSPSO) today issued the following statement: "It is with great sadness that we announce that Ralph M. Purdy, President Emeritus of UFSPSO, and the United Federation of Police (UFoP) died today after a long... - November 24, 2020 - Advice Company
Intelliversity Announces Project Jericho
An example of “health-care diplomacy” at work - November 23, 2020 - Intelliversity
Strategic Brand Expansion: XTIVIA Acquires Innovative ITSM/ITIL Firm RightStar
XTIVIA, Inc. is taking big steps to grow its diverse collection of IT managed service offerings. Today, they announced that they will be expanding their brand of services with the acquisition of RightStar, an ITSM/ITIL and DevOps consulting company. The acquisition marks another milestone in XTIVIA’s strategic investments and highlights their pursuit of comprehensive IT services in all verticals. - November 19, 2020 - XTIVIA, Inc.
Pramod Kunju, CEO of Data, Analytics & AI Company Nakunj, Demystifies the 2020 US Presidential Elections
Pramod Kunju, the CEO of data, analytics and AI company Nakunj, provides his analysis of the data behind the 2020 US Presidential Elections, as described below. The United States Presidential Elections of 2020 had most polls predicting Joe Biden to be the clear winner. However, the election turned... - November 19, 2020 - Nakunj Inc.
HHS Fails to Address Pandemic Relief for Long-Term Care Pharmacies
SCPC Warns Support is Needed to Maintain Patient Care while LTC Facilities Manage Latest COVID Spike and LTC Pharmacies Prepare for Vaccine Distribution - November 16, 2020 - Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition
Black Book™ Moves ZyDocⓇ to #2 in Medical Transcription Clinical Services and #6 Transcription Software Solution Vendor of 2020
ZyDoc was ranked second in medical transcription services and sixth for their TrackDoc Connect enterprise cloud transcription platform in the 2020 Black Book™ Market Research vendors survey by 203 hospitals and 2,263 physician practices. - November 16, 2020 - ZyDoc
SkyePoint Decisions Realigns Executive Leadership Team
SkyePoint Decisions, Inc. (SkyePoint Decisions), a leader in Cybersecurity Solutions, Engineering, Information Technology Operations, and Applications Integration that specializes in serving Federal Government missions, announced today the realignment of key members of its Executive Leadership Team. - November 14, 2020 - SkyePoint Decisions, Inc.
Universal Technical Resource Services, Inc., Receives 2020 HIRE Vets Medallion Award from U.S. Department of Labor
UTRS joins 674 other companies from 49 states and the District of Columbia that have shown a commitment to hiring veterans, and ensuring that they have a long-term career and growth plan that uses the diverse skills they acquired through their military service. UTRS was chosen for the Gold Award after applying earlier this year. - November 12, 2020 - UTRS
Autel Robotics and DroneSense Partner to Enable Advanced Public Safety UAS Operations
DroneSense software platform adds support for all Autel EVO series drones. - November 10, 2020 - Autel Robotics
Joe Biden Elected President - Questions Loom About the Federal Estate Tax
The law firm of Morris Hall, PLLC (MH), the largest estate planning law firm in Arizona, congratulates Joe Biden on presumptively winning his bid to become President of the United States. With Mr. Biden’s election, there is ambiguity about the federal estate tax. Mr. Biden ran with a view... - November 09, 2020 - Morris Hall PLLC
Denver Passes Historic, Resident-Led Climate Action Funding Initiative
This week Denver voters approved Ballot Measure 2A, pushing Denver to the forefront of the national climate movement. The tax-raising measure is the result of two years of community-led activism, a six month comprehensive stakeholder engagement process, and multiple City-Council hearings to define... - November 09, 2020 - Resilient Denver
APTQI Welcomes Team Rehabilitation and Raintree Systems as At-Large Members to Expand Advocacy Efforts
National physical therapy advocacy group expands as sector seeks elimination of 9% Medicare cut scheduled for 2021. - November 06, 2020 - Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation
Lauded Michigan Songwriter Paul Lubanski Announces Candidacy for Michigan Governorship in November 2022
Paul Lubanski is announcing his Independent ticket run for the governorship of Michigan. - November 06, 2020 - Paul Lubanski
Judge Elizabeth Davis Frizell, Candidate for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3, Could be the First African American Woman to Serve on Texas’ Highest Court
If elected, Judge Frizell will be the first African American woman to serve on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3, unseating Republican incumbent Judge Bert Richardson. - November 04, 2020 - Elizabeth Davis Frizell
Sick Politics Announces the Launch of New Website and YouTube Channel
The Sick Politics website is a combination of current news, political/news blog articles and satirical and political entertainment. In addition to the website, Sick Politics has a YouTube Channel that produces and promotes entertaining political videos. - October 31, 2020 - Sick Politics
Delta Offshore Energy Signs $3 Billion LNG to Power 3.2 GW Power Plant Agreement: Wilbur Ross, Indo Pacific Business Forum 2020
Delta Offshore Energy, as a project owner, signed a Master Teaming Agreement between Bechtel Corporation, General Electric, and McDermott Inc. for the development of the Bac Lieu LNG-to-power project worth more than $3 Billion of U.S. equipment and services. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross... - October 29, 2020 - Delta Offshore Energy
CQRC Applauds Proposed DME Rule for Protecting Access to Home Respiratory Care
By excluding home oxygen supplies and equipment from Round 2021 of the Competitive Bidding Program, Medicare ensures beneficiaries will continue to receive uninterrupted access to home respiratory care during the COVID-19 pandemic. - October 29, 2020 - CQRC
Vascular Care Leaders Applaud Rep. Ruben Gallego for Co-Sponsoring Bill to Address Health Inequities in Peripheral Artery Disease
The Amputation Reduction and Compassion (ARC) Act aims to prevent amputations by expanding Medicare and Medicaid coverage for PAD and establishing a PAD education program. - October 28, 2020 - CardioVascular Coalition
GeoComm Retained by Cook County Illinois to Take Their GIS Data to the Next Level with GeoComm GIS Data Hub
GeoComm is excited to announce they have been selected by the Cook County ETSB to provide GeoComm GIS Data Hub for GIS data insights to help 9-1-1 authorities within Cook County achieve public safety grade GIS. As the State of Illinois prepares for Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) GeoComm GIS Data... - October 28, 2020 - GeoComm
UVClear Provides Germicidal UltraViolet Light Equipment
Prosper, TX based UVClear has expanded their operations and services to include providing Germicidal UltraViolet Light equipment solutions for businesses and governments. UVClear delivers UltraViolet Light disinfection equipment and service to assist in maintaining a healthy environment. - October 28, 2020 - UVClear
Relatives of PS752 Victims File Lawsuit Against the Islamic Republic of Iran in U.S. District Court
Herischi & Associates LLC, on behalf of the families of several of the 176 victims who died when Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was allegedly shot down by Iranian air defenses, has filed a suit in D.C. District Court against the Iranian government and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard... - October 27, 2020 - Herischi & Associates LLC
Vascular Care Leaders Applaud Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. for Introducing Bill to Address Health Inequities in Peripheral Artery Disease
The Amputation Reduction and Compassion (ARC) Act aims to prevent amputations by expanding Medicare and Medicaid coverage for PAD and establishing a PAD education program. - October 27, 2020 - CardioVascular Coalition
CQRC Celebrates National Respiratory Care Week
CQRC urges Congress to pass H.R. 8158 to waive budget neutrality for home oxygen services, supplies and equipment. - October 26, 2020 - CQRC
Ghanaian Americans Demand Policymakers to Approve Critical Coronavirus Relief
Ghana Diaspora Public Affairs Collective (GHPAC) extends the following statement regarding the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act ("HEROES Act"): "This week the United States Congress failed to help the country recover from the COVID-19 pandemic when the... - October 25, 2020 - Ghana Diaspora Political Action Committee
CardioVascular Coalition Applauds Introduction of Legislation to Reduce Amputations, Improve Peripheral Artery Disease Awareness & Screening
Reps. Donald Payne, Jr., Bobby Rush and Ruben Gallego introduce Amputation Reduction and Compassion (ARC) Act to expand coverage for PAD screening and intervention. - October 22, 2020 - CardioVascular Coalition
Citi Bike Miami Offers Free Rides on Election Day
Citi Bike Miami, the official bikeshare program for the cities of Miami, Miami Beach, Surfside, and Bay Harbor Islands is offering free rides for Election Day on November 3, 2020 in partnership with Spread The Vote. - October 21, 2020 - Citi Bike Miami Operated by Deco Bike LLC
Artist Tumbleweed Announces New Controversial Music Video, Targeting Trump and His Gang
In association with dustblownrecords, Versace L.A. presents the song “Somebody Anybody,” a compelling anthem by artist Tumbleweed, which has evolved into a beautiful and thought-provoking music video that makes a statement by spotlighting America’s current turbulent times. The... - October 21, 2020 - Golden Calf Productions