Military Health System to Adopt McKesson Clinical Decision Support Tool McKesson has been selected to deploy its evidence-based clinical decision support tool at military hospitals and clinics worldwide for the Military Health System. The Military Health System selected McKesson’s InterQual system to complement its military treatment facilities’ clinical judgment tool, McKesson said Thursday…

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Air Force Puts Boeing KC-46A Through 1st Refueling Flight Test The U.S. Air Force and Boeing on Sunday demonstrated a company-built KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft during an initial refueling test with an F-16 jet. Crews launched the KC-46A at Boeing Field airport in Seattle and worked to offload up to 1,600 pounds of fuel into the F-16 as both planes flew around 20,000 feet over Washington state, Boeing said Sunday…

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Germany Shortlists Boeing Chinook, Sikorsky King Stallion for Helicopter Purchase Germany has narrowed its choices for the country’s next helicopters to the Boeing Chinook and Sikorsky King Stallion with the selection lined up to succeed the latter company’s Sea Stallion, Defense News reported Sunday…

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Report: Turner Construction, Santa Clara County Finalize $466M Valley Medical Center Expansion Project Turner Construction and Santa Clara County in California have agreed to proceed with the Valley Medical Center expansion project under a new contract valued at approximately $466.5 million, Silicon Valley Business Journal reported Friday…

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L-3 Division Gets Emulation Software Upgrade Contract for Romanian Nuclear Power Plant L-3 Communications’ MAPPS division has received a contract from Romanian state-owned utilities firm Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica to update the emulation platform of the digital control computer simulator at SNN’s Cernavoda nuclear power plant…

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OPM Offers Discounted Online Cyber Ed Program for Federal Employees; Beth Cobert Comments The Office of Personnel Management has launched an online cybersecurity education program for federal employees and their families in a move to help bolster the cybersecurity workforce, FCW reported Friday…

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Gen. Mark Milley: Army Eyes Military Readiness With New Brigades, Emerging Tech Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley has said the service branch has started to consider emerging platforms in the areas of robotics, biotechnology, transportation, nanotechnology, explosives and information technology as part of its readiness efforts, Army Times reported Thursday…

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PwC Buys Praxism to Grow Cyber Services Portfolio PwC has acquired Scotland-based consulting firm Praxism for an undisclosed sum as the companies seek to help organizations secure data through identity and access management strategies. Colin Slater, digital and cyber partner at PwC’s Scottish arm, said in a statement published  Monday the acquisition is part of a push to expand the company’s presence in the cybersecurity market…

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