Octo has unveiled a new platform designed to assist federal government agencies in collecting, managing, safeguarding and accessing analytical data. The company said Tuesday the offering builds on the four core principles of data mesh that allow users to enable data ownership by domain, manage data as a product, deploy self-service capabilities and achieve federated […] More

B3 Group has completed its transition to operate fully under the umbrella of Octo, the information technology modernization company that acquired it in December 2021. Together, the two organizations have aligned their workforces to create a brand that serves a variety of government agencies including those in the defense, intelligence and federal civilian sectors with IT health […] More

Octo has opened the doors of its newly expanded oLabs research and development center to the consulting company’s partners and interested parties. On Monday, Octo debuted its new facility, which, at 14,000 square feet, is the most expansive R&D center for federal government work in the DC metro area, the company said. “Using next-gen IT and […] More

Octo has secured a spot on the five-year, $249 million blanket purchase agreement from the Department of Defense to support the test and evaluation efforts of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center. The BPA tasks Octo with aiding JAIC T&E endeavors by administering test technology and tools for various AI programs, as well as expanding the DOD’s […] More

Octo has secured a $36 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force’s software development unit modernize information technology systems and run cloud computing workloads. The company and its partner Raft will develop macro-level architectural systems, a multi-region hybrid infrastructure and a cross-cutting architecture for applications and integration under Kessel Run’s Cloud Computing and IT […] More

Reston, Virginia-based information technology provider Octo has won a prototyping contract to develop open source software for U.S. Navy personnel to access and exchange intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data. Octo said Tuesday it will create a prototype of the Alliance data discovery and sharing platform to support ashore and afloat ISR requirements for the Distributed […] More

Octo Consulting will support the Medicare Payment System Modernization effort of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under a five-year contract. The Virginia-based technology firm said Tuesday it will educate CMS employees and contractors about building Agile processes across the MPSM program and the Medicare Fee-For-Service system. Octo […] More

Octo has received a $15 million contract to provide information technology support services to a National Institutes of Health organization that conducts research on arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases. The Reston, Virginia-based IT provider said Tuesday it will help the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases maintain hardware and implement software […] More

Avi Mizrachi, CEO of Israel-based defense company UVision, said the U.S. armed forces will test the company’s two loitering weapon systems – Hero-30 and Hero-400 – in October at the Dugway Proving Ground in Utah, Breaking Defense reported Tuesday. The U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and representatives from Special Operations Command are expected to participate […] More

Octo has added Bryan Ware, CEO of Next5 and the first presidentially appointed director of cybersecurity at Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, to the company’s board of directors. Ware brings experience in cybersecurity, information technology, business, operations, investment, strategy and federal government service to Octo board, the company said Tuesday. He also served as the […] More

A joint venture between Octo and Metric5 won a five-year, $63 million contract to develop information technology applications for the Department of the Treasury's Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. Octo said Tuesday it will help TTB manage the bureau's IT platforms, server and database, configure apps and analyze business processes under the DevOps - Software Development Services contract.

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Octo has partnered with QinetiQ on the RS3 92 Situational Awareness and Augmented Reality Technologies contract to deliver machine learning (ML) and deep learning capabilities in support of the U.S. Army's Integrated Visual Augmentation System program (IVAS). “Winning contracts like IVAS is part of our focus on emerging technologies as a means of helping the government leverage these newly available solutions to maximize mission effectiveness,“ said Mehul Sanghani, CEO of Octo.

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