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Bestselling, Five-Star-Rated Book Can Change the World, Author Says
According to the author of a just-released book, a new view of reality, which he maintains is rapidly being accepted by alert thought leaders, has the potential to bring together individuals who may be polar opposites, politically, and in the process unite citizens of the USA and perhaps even those of the Free World. The Kindle edition will be free to download from Amazon April 28, 29 and 30. - April 28, 2021 - The Oaklea Press
SJ Salomon International - Lagarde Predicts Recovery for Europe Late 2021
SJ Salomon International believe the euro zone’s economic recovery will gain momentum later this year. - April 27, 2021 - SJ Salomon International
NASA Brings New Business Opportunity Event to Cook County Manufacturers
Manufacturing companies looking to work with NASA and its contractors are invited to attend this 3-day webinar to learn about the essentials of doing business with NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, Johnson Space Center and its prime contractors. - April 24, 2021 - Cook Cook Bureau of Economic Development
Supporting Government-Wide CBRN Detection, Prevention and Mitigation Efforts at the 9th Joint Civil & DoD CBRN Symposium
Defense Strategies Institute is proud to announce the 9th annual Joint Civil & DoD CBRN Symposium, taking place June 8-9, 2021 in National Harbor, MD. This year’s symposium will focus on advancing a government wide approach to improving CBRN defense, readiness and response strategies and... - April 21, 2021 - Defense Strategies Institute
Odyne / Interstate Partnership
Odyne Systems and Interstate Companies Grow Deeper Partnership - April 16, 2021 - Odyne Systems, LLC
National Bank of Georgia Joins OmniFi Central Bank Client Roster
SkySparc, an independent solutions provider, has added the National Bank of Georgia (NBG) to OmniFi’s expanding community of central banking users. Initially, the bank will use OmniFi to build test cases and reports. - April 14, 2021 - SkySparc
GeoComm Awarded Nationwide Purchasing Contract Through North Carolina Sheriff’s Association
GeoComm, leading provider of Public Safety Location Intelligence®, is pleased to announce their public safety GIS software and services have been accepted onto the North Carolina Sheriff’s Association (NCSA) purchasing contract. NCSA is an established contract for goods and services... - April 08, 2021 - GeoComm
Municipal Emergency Services, Inc. Completes Acquisition of The Rescue Store in Pennsylvania
Municipal Emergency Services, Inc. (MES) is pleased to announce it has completed the acquisition of the Hurst Jaws of Life dealer, The Rescue Store, in Mercer, Pennsylvania. MES is proud to have Bill Finley Jr., with nearly 30 years of first responder experience, join the MES team and to help... - April 07, 2021 - MES Life Safety, LLC
Partnership Applauds President Biden’s American Jobs Plan for Supporting Investment in the Nation’s Home Health Workforce
By investing in the home health workforce, the plan will help strengthen the nation’s healthcare delivery infrastructure and improve outcomes for patients receiving care in the home. - April 01, 2021 - Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare
Daryon Hotels Offers More Ways for Guests to Book
Daryon Hotels International has sponsored three sites that give nurses/medical staff, construction workers and college students access to discounted rates online online with participating hotels and save money. - March 29, 2021 - Daryon Hotels International
Best Legal Web Site to be Named by Web Marketing Association in 25th Annual Webaward Competition
The Best Legal Websites in the world will be named as part of their 25th annual international WebAward Competition for Web site development at www.webaward.org. The deadline for legal websites to enter to be judged is May 28, 2021. - March 29, 2021 - Web Marketing Association
DC Web Fest 9 Celebrates the Best of Industry and Indie Content Virtually
Set for April 9-11, the invitation-only event will have industry and indie works that feature writers and actors from Saturday Night Live, a documentary on the D.C. government that features D.C.'s Mayor Bowser, HBO and Netflix screeners, works featuring a Cannes award winner and presence from all over the globe. - March 28, 2021 - DC Web Fest
GeoComm Releases Software Application Aimed at Empowering GIS Data Users and Data Maintainers
GeoComm, a leading provider of Public Safety Location Intelligence®, announces the release of GeoComm Contributor an application designed specifically for achieving Public Safety Grade GIS Data. By improving workflows and collaboration, GeoComm Contributor empowers a wide range of local GIS... - March 26, 2021 - GeoComm
Kidney Care Partners Applauds New White House Partnership with Outpatient Dialysis Clinics to Vaccinate Individuals with Kidney Failure
Partnership Will Allow Immediate Vaccinations to One of America’s Most Vulnerable Patient Populations - March 25, 2021 - Kidney Care Partners
Business and Professional Women of Ontario Board of Directors Statement on Urgent Action Needed to Ensure Safe and Quality Long Term Care in Ontario
In Ontario, 3,753 Long-Term Care (LTC) residents and 11 staff have died from COVID-19 since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic (as of March 22, 2021). Ontario LTC homes are in an unprecedented crisis and Business and Professional Women of Ontario (BPW Ontario) urges the Government of Ontario to... - March 25, 2021 - Business and Professional Women of Ontario
Defense Strategies Institute’s 20th Biannual DoD/VA & GOV Health IT Summit
Defense Strategies Institute’s 20th Biannual DoD/VA & GOV Health IT Summit will take place this May 12-13, 2021 in Alexandria, VA. - March 25, 2021 - Defense Strategies Institute
KryptAll Does Not Allow Cell Phone Networks to Spy on Your Calls
Allegedly, China has conducted the highest number of apparent surveillance attacks against US cellular phone subscribers. KryptAll can combat this by keeping your calls private with AES-256 encrypted voice and data and sending it over a private encrypted global network. - March 23, 2021 - KryptAll
Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Extends Desktop Alert Emergency Mass Notification and Communication System for Personnel Protection and Accountability
Desktop Alert is the provider of Mass Notification to all NATO nations is the industry’s leader second only to AtHoc, the largest leading provider of NAS emergency mass notification systems to the U.S. military and federal government. Desktop Alert is currently protecting millions of personnel at army locations such as Fort Campbell, National Guard Enterprise, 30 NATO Nations and numerous U.S. military bases and locations around the world. - March 22, 2021 - Desktop Alert
GSA to Join DHS & DoD at DSI’s Identity Management Symposium
Defense Strategies Institute is proud to announce new speaker to their lineup for DSI's 7th Annual Identity Management Symposium. Now joining them for Day 2 (April 22nd, 2021) is Kenneth Myers. He is the Chief Federal ICAM Architect at The General Services Administration. - March 20, 2021 - Defense Strategies Institute
Home Health Leaders Applaud U.S. House for Passing Bill to Prevent Across-the-Board Medicare Cuts
Partnership urges the Senate to quickly pass H.R. 1868 to extend temporary suspension of sequestration until the end of 2021. - March 19, 2021 - Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare
SolarCraft Completes Solar Power Installation for Oakmont Village Association - Santa Rosa Community Saves with Solar
Novato and Sonoma based SolarCraft, recently completed the installation of three individual solar electric systems at Oakmont Village Association (OVA) in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, CA. Increasing the sustainability of their operations and reducing their power costs, installing these solar photovoltaic systems will save Oakmont hundreds of thousands in utility fees over the life of the solar power system. - March 19, 2021 - SolarCraft
KL Winterbourne Associates - Vaccine Delays Threaten EU Recovery
KL Winterbourne Associates warns that delay in EU vaccine rollout could damage the region’s prospects for economic recovery. - March 18, 2021 - KL Winterbourne Associates
Preparing the Warfighter for the Multi-Domain Battlefield at DSI’s 4th Annual Military Virtual Training & Simulation Summit
Join Defense Strategies Institute this May 25-26, 2021 in Orlando, FL for the 4th Annual Military Virtual Training and Simulation Summit. - March 17, 2021 - Defense Strategies Institute
Calling for Increased Protections for Individuals with Kidney Disease Impacted by COVID-19, Nation’s Kidney Care Community Announces 2021 Priorities on World Kidney Day
Kidney Care Partners (KCP) – the nation’s leading kidney care multi-stakeholder coalition representing patient advocates, physician organizations, health professional groups, dialysis providers, researchers and manufacturers – today announced its strategic policy priorities for... - March 11, 2021 - Kidney Care Partners
Stress Test Scailer, Your Progressive, Contact-Based Email Client, and Get a Free Year of Use
Scailer, a free, encrypted, contact-based email program for Windows and Mac, offers a free year’s use to users who will beta test its productivity tool for three weeks. - March 10, 2021 - Scailer
Virginia Retirement System and iGrad Receive Top Award for myVRS Financial Wellness Program Communications Campaign
The Virginia Retirement System and iGrad/Enrich received a first place award for communications in the financial wellness category among public plans with more than 5,000 participants at the annual Eddy Awards sponsored by Pensions & Investments (P&I) in March. - March 09, 2021 - iGrad
KryptAll Keeps Your Phone Records Private
Information that can be collected from phone records has become a common form of identity theft. The KryptAll K iPhone employs the highest-level encryption. In addition, KryptAll keeps your calling records private by not generating any calling records. No calling records means no possibility of identity theft through phone records. - March 09, 2021 - KryptAll
CCS Facility Services First Company in the World to Earn GBAC STAR Service Accreditation
CCS Facility Services is honored to announce that the company is the first to earn GBAC STAR™ Service accreditation from the Global Biorisk Advisory Council. - March 09, 2021 - CCS Facility Services
Credio, Inc. Receives ISO/IEC 17020 Accreditation
Moving critical services to the cloud comes with heightened risk and recent state sponsored cyber attacks increases need for digital defenses exponentially. Credio believes FedRAMP sets a level playing field for CSPs based on their role within Government agencies. Credio is excited to assist CSPs invest appropriately in relevant security controls that will increase their revenue from public sector while gaining adoption to their service. - March 09, 2021 - Credio Inc.
Luminit Government Services Awarded Phase 1 SBIR Grant from the Air Force Testing Center
The grant will support LGS’ continued efforts to develop Diffuser-based Combiner Screens for cryogenic environments. - March 06, 2021 - Luminit Inc.
Luminit Government Services Names Dr. Lev Sadovnik CEO
The aerospace industry veteran and expert in optics and RF research brings over 40 years of experience in developing innovative technologies for government agencies. - March 06, 2021 - Luminit Inc.
How to Stop Sexual Assault in the Military - From Insiders Who Walked "In Her Boots"
Senior ranking military veterans release "In Her Boots, Vol. 1 Sexual Assault Prevention and Recovery Strategies," an innovative how-to book written for women and their leaders with candid, often heart-wrenching details and actionable guidance, to provide them the skills to eliminate sexual assault in our military. - March 02, 2021 - TF SASA, LLC
Del Toro, First Latina Appointed Chair of The California Underground Facilities Safe Excavation Board (The Dig Safe Board)
ehs International, Inc., (ehsInc) is pleased to announce on February 09, 2021, Marjorie Del Toro of ehs International, Inc. (ehsInc.org) was elected unanimously as Chair of the Dig Safe Board. Del Toro is the Board’s 3rd chair, 2nd female chair, 1st Latina/Latino chair. Del Toro appointed by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr on December 18, 2017 (two-year term) and reappointed by Governor Brown on January 02, 2019, for a four-year term. - March 02, 2021 - ehs International, Inc.
New Members Welcomed by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide
Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide of Farmingdale, New York is proud to welcome their newest members who will be included in their next edition for their contributions and achievements in the many fields listed. About New Members Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide is pleased to... - March 02, 2021 - Strathmore Worldwide
Defense Strategy Institute's 3rd Annual Human Performance and Biosystems Summit
Join Defense Strategies Institute This April 7-8 in Alexandria, VA for the 3rd Annual Human Performance and Biosystems Summit - March 01, 2021 - Defense Strategies Institute
"Vaccinate With Love (Dedicated to Dr. Osterholm)," by Peter Lake, Generating Unexpected Response from Listeners
People have responded to Peter Lake's call to action in his new release "Vaccinate With Love (Dedicated to Dr. Osterholm") in an unexpected way. They have taken videos of themselves holding up signs saying "Vaccinate With Love" and expressing their support of frontline healthcare workers. - February 27, 2021 - Peter Lake
Liberty Cookies Launches Political Action Committee for the Non-Violent Majority of Americans
Liberty Cookies PAC supports democratic change as demanded by the non-violent majority of Americans that are typically not politically active. "The status quo must go." - Liberty Cookies PAC - February 25, 2021 - Liberty Cookies
WBAT Safety Welcomes Waltzing Matilda Aviation LLC as Newest Platform+ Subscriber
WBAT Safety is the sole FAA-supported SMS program available on the market. The WBAT platform is a web-based system that supports all aspects of a complete SMS. WBAT Safety is pleased to welcome Waltzing Matilda Aviation LLC as the latest subscriber of the Platform+Support program. - February 25, 2021 - WBAT Safety
Intelliversity Announces the Jericho Center of Medical Diplomacy to Screen and Treat Breast Cancer in the Middle East
Intelliversity announces that the Jericho Center of Medical Diplomacy will focus Phase 1 operations on screening and treating breast cancer in the Arabic-speaking Middle East. To this end, the Intelliversity team is planning to construct a unique medical tourism center in the biblical town of Jericho, on the West Bank of the Jordan River, an area currently administered by the Palestinian National Authority. - February 24, 2021 - Intelliversity
Magnolia Specialized Services Uses UVClear F1140 as Part of Their Healthy School Program
Magnolia Specialized Services is using the UVClear F1140 to maintain a healthy environment for their students and staff by using germicidal ultraviolet light technology. - February 22, 2021 - UVClear
“Vaccinate with Love (Dedicated to Dr. Osterholm)” Receives Doctor’s Recommendation to be an Official Vaccination Anthem
Member of President Biden’s COVID-19 Advisory Board and Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, Dr. Michael Osterholm, Muses Over Peter Lake’s New Release on the Osterholm Update: COVID-19 podcast. He voiced that “The message Peter has in this song is just inspiring. In fact, I wish it would become an anthem for getting people vaccinated.” - February 20, 2021 - Peter Lake
Enhancing PNT Capabilities to Ensure a Resilient National Defense
Defense Strategies Institute’s upcoming Assured PNT Summit will bring together members of the Military Services, DoD, Federal Government, Industry & Academia in a ‘Town-Hall’ style forum to discuss this year’s theme “Enhancing PNT Capabilities to Ensure a Resilient National Defense.” This Summit will take place in-person this April 14-15, 2021 in Alexandria, Virginia. - February 20, 2021 - Defense Strategies Institute
The Proven Optics Financial Management Application Suite Receives ServiceNow’s Highest Certification – Built on Now
Proven Optics LLC, a practitioner-founded software and services company, announced that the Proven Optics TBM Federal Cost Modeling Application and Federal Budget Formulation & Execution Application from its Financial Management Application Suite are now certified as part of the ServiceNow Built on Now Program. - February 19, 2021 - Proven Optics
Converged Technology Professionals is Named a RingCentral Premier Partner
Converged Technology Professionals in Crystal Lake, Illinois, is named a RingCentral Premier Partner after an excellent year of global sales with enterprise clients in the financial, manufacturing, legal, government and education industries. - February 17, 2021 - Converged Technology Professionals
WBAT Safety Announces Burgess Aircraft Management and Ozair Charter Services as Latest ASAP and Platform+ Subscriber
WBAT Safety is the sole FAA-supported SMS program available on the market. - February 17, 2021 - WBAT Safety
“Vaccinate With Love (Dedicated to Dr. Osterholm)” by Peter Lake Will Benefit Families of Frontline Workers
Peter Lake releases his new song “Vaccinate With Love (Dedicated To Dr. Osterholm).” Despite being a catchy song that stands on its artistic merit, this song is released specifically for a more altruistic purpose: to benefit families of frontline workers who have sadly perished due to COVID-19 and inject more empathy into people’s hearts and minds during such a difficult time. Therefore, 100% of the streaming royalties from the song will be donated to the Frontline Families Fund. - February 16, 2021 - Peter Lake
GivingTuesday Announces New Series Focused on Increasing Generosity for Recovery and Resilience
GivingTuesday receives new $200K grant from Craig Newmark Philanthropies to help launch free online sessions that explore the future of movements as a force for change. - February 13, 2021 - GivingTuesday
Online Learning Help for the Public Sector from eCom
eCom, Scotland’s leading digital learning and assessment specialists, are launching an initiative to help public sector organisations in the UK provide improved value-for-money for their stakeholders – the UK’s taxpayers and residents. This move comes in the wake of... - February 13, 2021 - eCom Learning Solutions
GeoComm Announces Addition of Public Safety Industry Expert to GIS Content and Services Team
GeoComm is excited to announce that Keri Brennan, GISP, ENP, has joined the GeoComm team as a Product Manager in our Public Safety GIS Content and Services business unit. Brennan brings 25 years of public safety industry experience and is a known GIS industry expert. Brennan, an active member of... - February 12, 2021 - GeoComm
Maximizing Warfighter Performance at Defense Strategies Institute’s 3rd Annual Human Performance & Biosystems Summit
Defense Strategies Institute is proud to announce the 3rd annual Human Performance & Biosystems Summit, taking place April 7-8, 2021 in Alexandria, VA. - February 11, 2021 - Defense Strategies Institute