WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a protest by Altus Technology Solutions, Hanover, Maryland, challenging the U.S. Air Force's award of a contract for operations, maintenance and support services at primary training ranges to VetPride-EMI Maintenance Solutions LLC, Raleigh, North Carolina. The procurement, issued as a small business set-aside, sought a fixed-price contract with a nine-month base period and four one-year option periods. Award was to be made o  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, June 26 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ford Calls on ICE to Reverse Dangerous Policy Ending Death Investigations After Release from Custody * Carson City, NV - Attorney General Aaron D. Ford joined a coalition of 22 other attorneys general in urging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to reverse a dangerous new policy ending investigations and  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 26 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CALLS ON ICE TO REVERSE DANGEROUS NEW POLICY THAT REDUCES OVERSIGHT OF POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN DETENTION CENTERS * Chicago -Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 23 attorneys general, urged the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to reverse a dangerous new policy ending inves  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a protest filed by AVMAC LLC, Chesapeake, Virginia, challenging the General Services Administration's award of a task order to Strategic Technology Institute (STI) Inc., Rockville, Maryland, for maintenance services supporting the U.S. Marine Corps' MV-22 tiltrotor aircraft. The task order, issued under GSA's ASTRO multiple-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract, was awarded on a best-value basis, with non-p  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied in part and dismissed in part a protest by DexteriTech Solutions LLC, Gaithersburg, Maryland, challenging the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' award of a task order to Client First Technologies Inc., Fairfax, Virginia, for administrative and operational support of the agency's information technology systems. The task order was issued under Request for Task Execution Plan (RTEP), a service-disabled veteran-owned small bus  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Government Accountability Office denied a protest by InnoVet Technologies LLC, Frederick, Maryland, challenging its elimination from a major NASA procurement for government-wide information technology products and services. The protest involved request for proposals (No. 80TECH24R0001) for the sixth generation of NASA's Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP VI) contract vehicle, a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity program with a maximu  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a bid protest filed by Octave Technologies Corp., Baltimore, Maryland, challenging the award of a task order to Chags Health Information Technology LLC dba C-HIT, Columbia, Maryland, for application programming interface gateway support services for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The task order, issued under the General Services Administration's Federal Supply Sch  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a protest filed by ID8Spark LLC, Catonsville, Maryland, challenging the award of a task order to Chags Health Information Technology LLC dba C-HIT, Columbia, Maryland, for application programming interface gateway support services for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The procurement, conducted under the General Services Administration's Federal Supply Schedule, soug  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Maryland Department of Human Services submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The letter, from acting Secretary Stacy L. Rodgers, addresses the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled "Reducing Bureaucracy and Burden for Family Assistance Programs" and raises concerns about specific regulatory provisions the agency intends to remove. The department, overseeing Maryland's Temporary Ass  more

NEW YORK, June 26 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release: * * * New Research Links Eating Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Through Shared Brain Gene Expression Changes * Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Lieber Institute for Brain Development have identified substantial similarities in brain gene activity among people with eating disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), providing new evidenc  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, June 27 (TNSjou) -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news: * * * The July issue of JWM is now available The Journal of Wildlife Management is a benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published eight times annually, it is one of the world's leading scientific journals covering wildlife science, management and conservation, focusing on aspects of wildlife that can assist management and conservation. Join today for acce  more