Aquilent Wins TCM's 2008 Tech Award / 5.16.2008

Aquilent has been awarded the Government Contracting Firm of the Year Award by the Tech Council of maryland (TCM) at its 20th Annual Tech Awards ceremony. For 20 years, TCM has recognized the outstanding achievements of the IT and biotechnology communities in the state of Maryland. The award ceremony was held on May 15th at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Bethesda, MD and was attended by Governor Martin O'Malley, Comptroller Peter Franchot, and other state legislators.

 Aquilent Designs "Excellent" Blog for GSA's Office of Citizen Services and Communications/ 5.14.2008

GSA's blog Gov Gab, which was designed by Aquilent, Inc., was recently reviewed by the editors of Blogged.com and received a 9 out of 10 rating. This rating was based on the blog's frequency of updates, relevance of content, site design, and writing style. Gov Gab is the second-best U.S. Government blog according to Blogged.com and is ranked ahead of other media-related blogs such as MSNBC's Hardball, Defense Tech, and GovExec.com.

 Aquilent Wins OCC Web Project/ 4.21.2008

Aquilent was awarded a two-year, $5.3 million contract at the Department of Treasury's Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). Aquilent, and its partners PTC and Percussion, will work with the OCC to design, develop, test, implement, and support the new Web and Electronic Publishing System (WEPS) for the OCC.

 VA MyHealtheVet Wins URAC Award / 4.18.2008

Congratulations to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for their recent Gold Award in Health IT for Best Practices in Consumer Empowerment and Protection.

 Aquilent and LS3 Awarded Task Order to Develop Pilot of OneVA Web Portal / 1.9.2008

LS3 Inc. of Columbia, MD, working in close partnership with Aquilent, Inc. of Laurel, MD, has been awarded a $2.9 million contract to design and develop the OneVA Portal Pilot for the Department of Veterans Affairs. The initial focus is on creation of a unified veteran-focused information architecture and site design, identity management, and single sign-on to existing VA web systems.

 My HealtheVet Finalists for Best Practices in Consumer Empowerment and Protection Awards / 12.12.2007

VA's computerized personal health record, My HealtheVet, is one of 19 national finalists for Best Practices in Consumer Empowerment and Protection Awards presented by URAC (formerly the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission). The nation-wide competition attracted entries from innovative programs designed to enhance patient safety and give consumers more control over their health care. This year's finalists represent health plans, pharmacy benefit organizations, health care management companies and health information technology companies.

 Aquilent Enhances Organizational Structure to Support Growth / 11.07.2007

Aquilent announces several executive promotions and organizational changes as an important step to ensure that it maintains the highest level of customer service and continued growth.

 USA.Gov Recognized With 2007 WebAward / 9.18.2007

USA.gov received the Government Standard of Excellence in the Web Marketing Association’s 2007 WebAwards. The international award recognizes USA.gov - the U.S. government's official web portal, as one of the most effective websites in Government today.

 NASA Funds Control Team Wins Award / 8.1.2007

Aquilent's project team received an award on July 31, 2007 from NASA Goddard’s Integrated Enterprise Management (IEM) Program for work on Phase 3 of the Funds Control System (FCS). This is the second award Aquilent has received for work on this project.

 Aquilent and GSA recognized by Time Magazine  / 7.9.2007

GSA's USA.gov was named by Time Magazine as one of the "25 Sites We Can't Live Without."  Developed as part of Time's annual Best Websites poll, the list features many of the sites frequented by internet users.

 Aquilent Launches Epic E-Procurement Solution / 6.19.2007

Today at the 2007 Federal Acquisition Conference and Exposition (FACE), Aquilent announces the launch of Epic™ an E-Procurement solution built for Government.

Epic is the next generation E-Procurement solution Aquilent provides to Government agencies and has been proven for over 5 years and 40 releases.

 GSA Launches Enhanced User Experience for USA.gov / 5.8.2007

In conjunction with GSA Office of Citizen Services and Communication (OCSC), Aquilent, Inc. announced, today, the launch of the redesigned USA.gov and GobiernoUSA.gov web sites. Aquilent was engaged by GSA to provide services to design and test the user experience, information architecture, and branding for USA.gov and GobiernoUSA.gov.

 DOL E-Procurement System Named Finalist for 2007 ISA Awards / 4.13.2007

The Department of Labor (DOL) E-Procurement System (EPS) selected as a finalist for the American Council for Technology (ACT) 2007 Intergovernmental Solutions Awards (ISA).

 SeaPort-e Teams Win Procurement Excellence Award / 2.27.2007

The SeaPort-e Program Management and Governance teams win the Navy Competition and Procurement Excellence (C&PE) Award.  Congratulations to NAVSEA and the SeaPort-e Teams!

 Aquilent Customer Wins Excellence.gov / 2.21.2007

The VA's My HealtheVet program received one of the five Excellence.gov Awards. Excellence.gov is an annual award to recognize and help expand results-oriented electronic government.    Congratulations to VA and Aquilent's MHV team!

 Aquilent Wins Air Force Surgeon General Deal / 2.20.2007

Aquilent, in conjunction with THE CENTECH GROUP, Inc. announced today the award of a 5-year, $4.2M contract from the Office of the Air Force Surgeon General, for strategic planning, analysis, systems integration, and deployment of the Air Force Integrated Framework Healthcare Toolset (AFIFHCT).

This project is a modernization initiative for migration and integration of web-based applications to help achieve the Air Force's personnel healthcare objectives of a Fit and Healthy Force, Enhanced Human Performance, and Casualty Prevention.

 Aquilent Supports USA.gov Launch / 1.18.2007

Aquilent, Inc. today announced support of the U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) launch of USA.gov and GobiernoUSA.gov. As part of GSA’s effort to improve citizen access to government and in response to American citizens’ desire for a more memorable web address, FirstGov.gov has been renamed USA.gov.

Under the GSA FirstGov Refresh contract awarded to in October 2005, Aquilent worked with OCSC to design the new logos, update the banners, and add new features to the sites.

 Aquilent Co-Hosts CTO Forum / 1.16.2007

Aquilent, in conjunction with GEIA, co-hosts the second annual CTO Forum on February 7, 2007. The CTO Forum brings together academia, government, and industry leaders who are responsible for delivering and managing data to support their mission.