Knowesis Lends Multi-Point Support for the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Research and Development (R&D) Directorate (J9)

FAIRFAX, Va., May 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Knowesis, Inc. was awarded new work under the DHA Research and Development (R&D) Directorate, also known as J9, to provide subject matter experts in military medical research to support the emerging requirements of the directorate.

Knowesis will assist J9 by providing a wide range of program management, portfolio management, task management, military medical scientific and technology subject matter expertise, strategic, analytical, and return on investment services to support Defense Health Program (DHP) Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) budget activities. The staff will support knowledge and materials transition process development, knowledge management and knowledge translation support, risk and gap analysis, and fiscal/budgetary analysis.

Knowesis has provided research and development analytical support to the J9 under the Health Readiness and Policy Oversight (HRP&O) contract since July 2013. We are excited to expand our assistance to the J9 through this award via highly qualified subject matter experts and analysts. Knowesis Senior Associate, Sheryl Cosing, said this about the award, "Our Knowesis team is proud to have supported the J9 in their achievement of Full Operating Capability under the DHA. This new opportunity will allow us to participate in the next phase of organizational development as J9 evolves policy, process, and practice to design, prioritize, and integrate medical research and development of military medical solutions to support our warfighters." 

Knowesis specializes in solving business challenges through strategic planning and capacity building, evaluation and data analysis, strategic communications, enterprise reporting and program management. Knowesis applies our core functional competencies to the healthcare industry and are highly invested within the DHA environment. Our staff of dedicated professionals are recognized for bringing valuable experience from a variety of sectors, crossing industries and the federal government –to each engagement. We outperform over 92 percent of industry leaders in client satisfaction, per Dun and Bradstreet. Recently, Knowesis was formally inducted into the 2016 list for Inc. 5000 honorees as the 797^th fastest growing company in America. Knowesis possesses an ISO 9001:2015 certified quality management system which both mitigates risk and ensures high quality product and service delivery.

Knowesis Inc., as a Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) certified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), 8(a) Disadvantaged Small Business and Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), provides a full range of professional consulting services to federal and state government agencies. Founded in 2007, Knowesis offers services in analytics and information management, planning and operations, as well as communication and engagement from its offices in San Antonio, TX and Fairfax, VA with nearly 100 employees. Our clients include the Department of Defense Office of Diversity Management and Equal Opportunity, Defense Health Agency/TRICARE Management Activity, the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration and Veterans Benefits Administration, the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Air Force Medical Service, and the U.S. Air Force Medical Operations Agency. More information about the company can be found at www.knowesis-inc.com as well as Facebook and Twitter.

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