Nov 30, 2018
Who are these salespeople, and why are they there? The answer to the first question is pretty easy. These sales reps typically work for medical device companies, such as Stryker, Medtronic or DePuy Synthes. Many surgeries, especially orthopedic trauma and cardiac...
Nov 27, 2018
The Washington, D.C., Veterans Affairs Medical Center is looking to expand its emergency department in the face of increasing patient volumes. The project, to be considered at the National Capital Planning Commission’s Dec. 6 meeting, would include construction of a...
Nov 27, 2018
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) today announced it will modernize federal acquisition by consolidating the agency’s 24 Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) into one single schedule for products and services. The MAS transformation is part of GSA’s Federal...
Nov 26, 2018
In honor of National Veteran Small Business Week, the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs is pleased to introduce its new Veteran Entrepreneurship Logo Program. Veteran-owned businesses that are registered with the state, and in good standing, can display the...
Nov 19, 2018
Each year, the U.S. Air Force aims toward meeting a goal of issuing about a fifth of its contracts to small businesses, but it’s finding that many of the firms it works with just aren’t that small. That leaves the Air Force missing out on a lot of cool ideas it could...
Nov 13, 2018
This week the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) took a key step in its digital modernization effort by revamping its website accessed by 10 million customers per month who use VA’s tools and content online. To improve this experience VA’s Veterans Experience...
Nov 2, 2018
The U.S. FDA today announced a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Defense to accelerate regulatory assessment of medical products for military personnel. Congress last year passed a law to expedite regulatory review of products to diagnose, treat or...