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Potential of Digital Transformation for Government: Four Use Cases

Tackling Government Challenges Through Science and Technology:

Potential of Digital Transformation for Government: Four Use Cases

The following is an excerpt from an article by Tom Temin of Federal News Network. Everybody, it seems, is talking about digital transformation. But what exactly is digital transformation? The question ...
SARS CoV2 Delta Variant Isolates from Vaccinated Individuals

SARS‑CoV‑2 Delta Variant Isolates from Vaccinated Individuals

Published on June 4, 2022 in BMC Genomics
Authors:
Lauren Brinkac, Noblis; Sheila Diepold, Tetracore; Shane Mitchell, Noblis; Stephanie Sarnese, Tetracore; Lee F. Kolakowski, Tetracore; William M. Nelson, Tetracore and Katharine Jennings, Noblis Abstract Background:
The SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant was ...
Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Mutations on PCR Assay Sequence Alignment

Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Mutations on PCR Assay Sequence Alignment

Scientists from Noblis and the Defense Biological Product Assurance Office (DBPAO) published a paper in the online journal Frontiers in Public Health in April 2022. Following is an excerpt:
Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assays are the most ...
Noblis Awarded Patent for Method to Improve AI Recognition of Low-quality Images
RESTON, Va. — May 11, 2022 — Noblis, Inc., a leading provider of science, technology and strategy services to the federal government, today announced the award of U.S. patent 11,275,973 for a method to improve low-quality images to enhance the ability of pre-trained algorithms to classify ...
Noblis Awarded Patent for Secure Authentication System for Mobile Communications
RESTON, Va. — May 10, 2022 — Noblis, Inc., a leading provider of science, technology and strategy services to the federal government, today announced the award of a continuation of U.S. patent 11,330,435 for a system to authenticate mobile devices on LTE communications networks. Using distributed-ledger technology, ...
The Value of Accounting for and Reporting Scope 3 Emissions

The Value of Accounting for and Reporting Scope 3 Emissions

Supply Chain Accounting is a Must to Advance the Mission

Human activities have increased the global mean temperature by approximately 1.0°C since the industrial revolution. This anthropogenic global warming is currently increasing at approximately 0.2°C per decade ...
At NASA, Everything Starts with Research

Tackling Government Challenges Through Science and Technology:

At NASA, Everything Starts with Research

The following is an excerpt from an article by Tom Temin of Federal News Network. Although in most people’s minds NASA is synonymous with space, it also has “aeronautics” in its name. In ...
Noblis Awarded Patent for Autonomous Machine Coordination System
RESTON, Va. — Apr. 12, 2022 — Noblis, Inc., a leading provider of science, technology and strategy services to the federal government, today announced the award of U.S. patent 11,283,874 for a system for collectively optimizing cooperative actions among autonomous connected machines. This system allows ad ...
Incorporating an ESG Framework to DoD Sustainability Reporting and Planning

Incorporating an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Framework to Department of Defense (DoD) Sustainability Reporting and Planning

Noblis expertise in ESG strategy informs DoD efforts to effectively address expanding requirements and meet the national defense mission

Over the past two decades, it has become critical that ...