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Aquilent Senior Creative Consultant Don Bruns was a panelist at the Digital Government Institute's Web Content Management Clinic sponsored by Aquilent and other content management solution (CMS) vendors. The seminar brings together educators and expert CMS implementers to teach about federal agency web content management issues.
Along with industry-renowned Tony Byrne, Mr. Bruns offered candid answers to participant questions during the "60 Seconds with a CMS Vendor" session. Mr. Bruns also authored Aquilent white paperContent Analysis for a Successful CMS Implementation, a featured seminar publication. The paper includes steps for a successful CMS analysis, tools for analyzing content, and other helpful tips.
Aquilent joined the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to present a poster session on TOXMAP: Mapping a Path to Environmental Health Information at the American Public Health Association (APHA) 2004 annual meeting. The annual meeting focuses on improving access to information.
TOXMAP is a web-based mapping resource developed by the NLM's Division of Specialized Information Services and supported by Aquilent. Session participants learned how TOXMAP can help public health professionals provide accurate, relevant information about chemicals and chemical facility releases.
The U.S. Postal Service, supported by Aquilent, Inc. ranked as the number one brand among U.S. Government web sites in July according to Nielsen//NetRatings. In addition, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ranked as the second largest brand in the same category.
AFFIRM recognized Aquilent with a Sustaining Partner Award at the annual AFFIRM IT Leadership Awards Luncheon held on June 15 in Washington, D.C.
Aquilent Director Peter Fogelsanger moderated the Performance-based Contracting for IT Professionals session at the 2004 E-Gov Government Solutions Forum (GSF) in Washington D.C. Mr. Fogelsanger led a panel of experts in discussion on the best candidates for performance-based contracting, the agencies managing new programs successfully, the considerations for effective results with a performance-based contract vehicle, how to navigate around impediments, and on new rules and simplified award procedures.
Aquilent Senior Information Architect Dan Brown, formerly with the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA), moderated FEDWEB Spring 2004 session It's Never Too Late to Integrate IA Into an Existing Site, at George Mason University. He led a panel of experts in discussion on the techniques for integrating information architecture best practices into existing Web sites.
Aquilent Director Kevin Bobowski was a guest speaker at the 2004 E-Gov Web-Enabled Conference in Washington, D.C. He participated in the Web Applications Performance Session and Life After Deployment session.
The United States Postal Service (USPS) launched Carrier Pickup, a program designed to serve USPS customers more completely and conveniently. Aquilent led the development and implementation of the free online service.
Aquilent is piloting a Web-based acquisition system for the U. S. Department of Labor (DOL). Aquilent provided the professional information technology services and project management to integrate the complete Web-based solution for requisition processing, simplified acquisitions, and complex contracting.
