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Danielle Rentz Hunt, an Abt Associates project director overseeing five COVID-19 studies for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has been named vice president of client account management at the research services provider. Hunt will oversee the Rockville, Maryland-based company's CDC business operations and growth initiatives in her new position, Abt said Thursday.

A research group led by Abt Associates has received a five-year, $3.6M contract to help the Department of Housing and Urban Development evaluate phase one of a federal housing-choice voucher program for low-income families.

Abt Associates has been awarded a $23.5M contract to help the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services evaluate the agency's method to deliver and pay for children's health care services through government-run programs.

Amazon Web Services' recently launched Public Safety and Disaster Response Competency initiative has helped entities like the Australian government look for technology vendors that can support their citizen welfare efforts, GCN reported Friday.

Research and technical assistance firm Abt Associates has deployed Amazon Web Services products to develop an analytics tool designed to help the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development address the homelessness crisis.

Four companies have won spots on a potential $47.2M multiple-award contract to provide analytical and professional services for the U.S Army's navigation, data and systems.

The Professional Services Council re-elected several executives and appointed new members to its 2017 executive committee and board of directors during its annual meeting held Thursday. John Goodman, chief operating officer of Accenture's federal services business; and Deb Alderson, president and CEO of Sotera Defense Solutions; were respectively re-elected as …

The U.S. Environment Protection Agency has awarded Abt Associates a five-year, $17 million contract to perform economic analysis and computer modeling work in an effort to help the EPA study and aim to mitigate chemical pollution. Abt aims to help the EPA determine the risks chemical releases from industrial factories pose and provide information on pollution prevention, outreach …

Abt Associates has landed a $51.7 million contract from the United States Agency for International Development – Jordan to help support maternal and child healthcare services with focus on Syrian refugees in Jordanian communities. Abt Associates said Friday the contract requires the implementation of the Health Service Delivery Activity program alongside …

Abt Associates will provide support to the U.S. Agency for International Development for the implementation of a malaria prevention and treatment program as part of the five-year, $20 million Zimbabwe Assistance Program in Malaria. The company said Thursday it will help the ministry of health and child care in Zimbabwe implement the program in 47 districts …

Abt Associates has named Glen Anderson as senior economist on adaptation and development assessments for climate-smart development practice within the company's industrial economic growth division. “Glen Anderson deepens our bench of leading climate economists and scientists at Abt who are working at the local, national and global levels to help assess …

Babs Doherty, president and CEO of information technology contractor Eagle Ray, has been selected to serve as a member of the CEO search committee of the Professional Services Council. Doherty will work with Anne Altman, general manager at IBM, in PSC’s efforts to find a successor for the trade group’s departing President …

Selena Ramkeesoon, formerly a vice president at ICF International, has joined Abt Associates as VP for strategic communications at the company’s U.S. health division. Abt Associates said Wednesday Ramkeesoon will work on the division’s communications programs and the dissemination of “evidence-based” practices. “Selena is an accomplished social marketing expert and a …

Katie Joyce, former senior business development leader of the community and economic development group at Booz Allen Hamilton, has joined Abt Associates as global business development unit director. “Katie Joyce combines excellent technical skills in business development with superior leadership qualities that will help Abt Associates grow its business and …

Abt Associates has appointed John Ruyter vice president of human resources, where he will lead the company’s HR strategy and operations. The company says he brings experience in HR posts with increasing responsibility at healthcare, insurance and legal organizations. He will work to attract, develop and retain talent, said Clarissa …