Whitepaper: Data Preparation and Governance- Keys to Efficiently Reach Accessibility Goals

Date: February 18, 2026

Accessibility programs move faster when teams work from a clean, trusted inventory of digital properties. This whitepaper lays out a practical approach to data preparation and governance so your scanning results are accurate, actionable, and easy to report. The focus is on building a repeatable crawl strategy, applying layered rules before scanning, and producing structured datasets that support prioritization, remediation […]

Whitepaper: Completion, Earnings, and Debt as Strategic Imperatives for Community Colleges

Date: February 2, 2026

Authors: Mark Turner, PhD, President & CEO – Optimal Solutions Group,Co-Founder –  Revelo Software Mark Partridge, PhD Community colleges are facing a rapidly changing accountability environment in which student completion, post-completion earnings, and educational debt are increasingly used to assess institutional performance and risk. Federal transparency and accountability frameworks now elevate these outcomes from reporting metrics to strategic imperatives, particularly […]

Whitepaper: Attribution Challenges in Economic Impact Studies of Festivals and Events

Date: January 23, 2026

Author: Mark Turner, PhD | President, Optimal Solutions Group | Co-Founder, Revelo Software Economic impact studies of festivals and events are often expected to answer a deceptively simple question: What changed because of the event? In practice, many studies report large economic figures based on gross spending and multipliers, without clearly separating activity that truly occurred because of the event from activity […]

Modernizing Peer Reviewer Management for Federal Grant Programs

Date: January 7, 2026

This whitepaper explores the challenges faced by federal agencies in managing peer reviewers across competitive grant programs. Agencies like the Department of Justice, Health and Human Services, and Education rely on qualified reviewers to evaluate applications, yet many still use fragmented, siloed processes. These methods lead to operational inefficiencies, including delayed recruitment, reviewer fatigue, and lack of capacity forecasting. The […]


Regional Innovation and Economic Development Through Collaboration: Optimal CEO Moderates MPact 2026 Panel

Date: February 25, 2026

Optimal’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Mark Turner, has been invited to participate as a featured speaker at the 2026 MPact Conference, hosted by the University of Maryland. The conference, titled “Understanding Regional Opportunities and Partnerships to Drive American Competitiveness,” will take place March 25–27, 2026, at the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center in College Park, Maryland. Dr. Turner […]

Optimal Solutions Group CEO Dr. Mark Turner to Speak at NIB/NAEPB 2026 Conference & Expo

Date: February 20, 2026

Optimal’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Mark Turner, will participate as a panelist at the NIB/NAEPB 2026 Conference & Expo, taking place February 24–28, 2026, at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, DC. Dr. Turner will join industry and government leaders for the panel discussion “Subcontracting: Opening New Gateways for Growth” on Friday, February 27, 2026, from 10:30 to 11:30 […]

Optimal Solutions Group and Revelo Software to exhibit at Maryland Recreation and Parks ADA Summit

Date: February 17, 2026

Revelo Software has recently become a commercial member of the Maryland Recreation and Parks Association (MRPA).  We are delighted to participate in their upcoming 2nd ADA & Inclusion Summit on Thursday, February 26th, in Annapolis, Maryland. For more information about the MRPA ADA & Inclusion Summit, visit:https://members.mdrpa.org/trainings-events/Details/ada-inclusion-summit-1549772?sourceTypeId=Website . Our participation will focus on Track 3: Accessible Digital Communication – ADA Title […]

Optimal joins Revelo Software at this year’s MACo Summer Conference

Date: August 13, 2025

This year, the Maryland Association of Counties’ (MACo) Conference theme is: ” Funding the Future: The Evolving Role of Local Government.” Optimal is the developer, an authorized reseller of Revelo Software and a service provider. Our team is excited to participate in the Tech Showcase Panel and provide support to the Tech Expo and Tradeshow events. Learn more about the […]


Office of the Medicare Ombudsman brief

Date: August 27, 2016

About the Office of the Medicare Ombudsman Optimal provides support to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) Office of the Medicare Ombudsman (OMO) to assist in improving Medicare for beneficiaries. Optimal produces the annual Report to Congress (RTC) using real-time storyboarding in support of this contract.

Feed the Future Liberia brief

Date: March 28, 2015

Historical Background • Liberia has undergone a long period of bloody civil war that shattered its economy. • Its principal sector of activity, agriculture, has been damaged and is plagued by low crop yields.

Medicare Part D brief

Date: September 28, 2014

Website Assessment Tool • Developed organizational website content assessment tool to include all Part D content requirements. • Identifies areas where plans are compliant or need further clarification of posted information.

Office of National Drug Control Policy Brief

Date: July 13, 2012

Youth and Social Media • 95% of youth are online and 80% of those use social media. • Conversations on drug-related behavior take place more on micromedia using different slang terminology than used in person.



Logo of Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS) which shows 25 years. Quality Improvement, Innovation, and Dissemination (QI2D) Collaborative System.
Learning, Evaluation, and Analysis Project (LEAP)
Office of the National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)