Melanie Dowczek, former North America health lead for provider and payor at global professional services company Avanade, has joined B3 Group to lead the federal information technology consulting firm's Microsoft Dynamics practice.

Doug Dostal, a professional consultant for customer relationship and business process management platforms, has joined B3 Group to lead the company's Pega practice. He will be responsible for ensuring that the Pegasystems BPM software design aligns with B3's programs and customer requirements, B3 said Thursday.

Laura Schweitzer, a 24-year veteran of PwC, has been appointed director of the data and analytics practice at Herndon, Va.-based health information technology contractor B3 Group.

Gina Gallagher, a 30-year business strategy and development veteran, has joined B3 Group as vice president of growth.

Kevin Rice, a more than 25-year government consulting services veteran, has joined technology services contractor B3 Group as chief operating officer.

Matthew Cornelius, executive director at the Alliance for Digital Innovation, has said that Congress needs to approve $1B in Technology Modernization Fund allocations in the next increment of a COVID-19 relief bill, FedScoop reported Monday.

Robert Potter, vice president of signals and ground system technology at Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, has been named a director of Satcoms Innovation Group, which aims to encourage discussions to identify challenges and opportunities for the sector.

Gunnison Consulting Group, a leader in software development, data analytics and enterprise system testing for U.S. federal government customers, has appointed Renato DiPentima to its board of directors, the company announced on Wednesday.

Bill Varner is the president and chief operating officer of ManTech International Corp.’s mission, cyber and intelligence solutions group. The MCIS group is responsible for ManTech’s business in the intelligence, defense and civil communities. This group also provides technical support, systems engineering, information technology and operations and cybersecurity support. Varner …

ACS, A Xerox Company has added new cloud-based services by acquiring healthcare IT consultant The Breakaway Group. Financial terms of the purchase were not disclosed. ACS made the move to improve its cloud offerings for healthcare professionals and increase professional adoption of electronic medical records, the company said in a release. “Many healthcare providers …

Parsons has recently appointed Dean Angelakos as the firm’s new senior vice president and regional development executive for New York and New Jersey. Angelakos responsibilities include developing relationships in the New York/New Jersey markets and representing Parsons to key stakeholders in the communities where the firm is expanding their presence. …

Systems integrator Wyle will move the headquarters of its Information Systems Group to a new facility in McLean, Va. The Information Systems Group provides information-based solutions focused on cyber, enterprise and business offerings to the Department of Defense, NASA, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Transportation, Health and Human Services, Department …

It’s been a busy last few weeks for former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff. Chertoff recently formed his own security consulting firm, The Chertoff Group. He’s also joined the law firm, Covington & Burling, as senior of counsel in Covington’s Washington office. A former federal appellate judge and prosecutor, Chertoff …

Akhil Handa has been named chief operating officer of information technology provider Oxley Enterprises, where he brings 17 years of industry experience supporting federal customers, FedHealthIT reported Monday.

InterSystems is now offering its multi-purpose data platform on the Amazon Web Services Marketplace, providing purchasers with deployment options to address varying business requirements.