GAITHERSBURG, MD. DSFederal, Inc. was awarded a contract by the National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH), an office of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), under which the company will develop a driving simulation that will be used to help train emergency response vehicle crews. The simulation will be created by DSFederal’s new simulations lab.
DSFederal’s Dr. George Stone stated, “In 2010, there were 32,885 highway fatalities in motor vehicle crashes. We will be creating this 3-D simulation to plan out realistic scenarios, which experts in the NIOSH VR Laboratory will be able to use to enhance safety for American motorists and emergency crews.”
About DSFederal: DSFederal is a woman-owned consulting firm that specializes in research support, enterprise IT solutions, business process improvement, and training for Federal government agencies. The company has received awards from the U.S. Small Business Administration (Top Woman-Owned Small Business), the Washington Business Journal (Top Small Technology Company), and SmartCEO (Cornerstone Award.) Clients include the Departments of Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Transportation, Defense, and Agriculture, among others. Projects range from mobile app development to training solutions to customization of software and processes in support of multi-billion dollar efforts for HHS agencies. www.dsfederal.com