National security of the United States

Best-Selling Author Max Brooks And Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense Provide A 'Very Graphic History' Of Germ Warfare

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Thursday, April 25, 2019
Biological warfare, Bioethics, Bioterrorism, Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense, National security of the United States, Biodefense

WASHINGTON, April 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Max Brooks, best-selling author of "World War Z" and non-resident fellow at the Modern War Institute at West Point, has partnered with the Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense to produce GERM WARFARE: A Very Graphic History.

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  • WASHINGTON, April 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Max Brooks, best-selling author of "World War Z" and non-resident fellow at the Modern War Institute at West Point, has partnered with the Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense to produce GERM WARFARE: A Very Graphic History.
  • "Germs have always been our greatest enemy, and now they're more dangerous than ever," said Brooks.
  • "At the very moment some people are questioning vaccines, others are looking for ways to cook up the next pandemic in their basements.
  • That's why I agreed to write this graphic novel for the Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense, because the experts can't help us if we don't help ourselves.

U.S. Air Force Awards ICF $50 Million Cyberspace Services Task Order

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Thursday, June 21, 2018
Air Force Space Command, Space warfare, United States Air Force, Air Combat Command, Military, United States Cyber Command, National security of the United States, United States federal executive departments

FAIRFAX, Va., June 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- ICF (NASDAQ:ICFI), a global consulting and digital services provider, was recently awarded a new task order to provide comprehensive cyber support across the U.S. Air Force enterprise.

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  • FAIRFAX, Va., June 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- ICF (NASDAQ:ICFI), a global consulting and digital services provider, was recently awarded a new task order to provide comprehensive cyber support across the U.S. Air Force enterprise.
  • The task order was awarded by the Air Combat Command (ACC) under the U.S. General Services Administration's OASIS (One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services) indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract.
  • Under the agreement, ICF will provide comprehensive technical and programmatic expertise and advisory services to help transition the Air Force's cyberspace core function from the Air Force Space Command to ACC.
  • ICF is a global consulting services company with over 5,000 specialized experts, but we are not your typical consultants.