John Pientka is a vice president at CGI Federal, where he leads the cloud computing program and is credited with helping win a General Services Administration blanket purchase agreement for cloud infrastructure in 2010. Prior to joining the company’s federal business, he served as vice president of the company’s U.S. …
Read More »CGI, Alion Subsidiary To Help Develop DOL Content Management System
Alion Science and Technology’s Washington Consulting Inc. subsidiary and CGI Federal will develop a content management solution on cloud computing-based platforms for the Labor Department. CGI selected WCI as a prime subcontractor for the project, Alion announced Monday. WCI will lead the case and content system integration efforts, with the goal …
Read More »CGI Updates Health Info Exchange Gateway; Cheryl Campbell Comments
CGI Federal has released an updated version of an open source initiative for a national health information exchange, the company announced Thursday. The company developed the Connect gateway under a contract with the Federal Health Architecture within the Department of Health and Human Services. In December 2011, the company won …
Read More »Profile: John Hillen, Sotera Defense Solutions President and CEO
John Hillen has served as president and CEO of Sotera Defense Solutions since 2008 and also serves on the company’s board of directors. Hillen, whom GovConExec magazine selected as one of the “Top 20 People to Watch” in 2012, also currently serves on the chief of naval operations’ executive panel on …
Read More »CGI Subsidiary to Support State Dept. Visa Processing in Central America; Donna Ryan Comments
CGI Federal‘s Stanley Associates subsidiary has won a $17.9 million task order to provide visa support services to State Department‘s Bureau of Consular Affairs. CGI said the task order has one base year and four one-year options. Stanley will help the bureau process non-immigrant and immigrant visa applications at U.S. embassies …
Read More »CGI Moving Nuclear Commission’s Finance System to Cloud
CGI Federal has won a $21.28 million contract to transition the Nuclear Regulatory Commission‘s financial and accounting systems to CGI’s cloud computing infrastructure. CGI said it will host NRC’s financial accounting integrated management information systems on the company’s cloud. CGI will also provide end-to-end application support including: help desk maintenance systems analysis …
Read More »CGI to Support F-35 Program Office IT
The U.S. Navy has awarded CGI Federal a $28,206,792 contract to support information technology for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program office, the Defense Department announced Tuesday. Work is expected to be completed in January 2013.
Read More »CGI Moving GSA Websites to Cloud Computing
The General Services Administration has selected CGI Federal Inc. to transition the GSA’s websites — including Data.gov and USA.gov — to cloud computing, CGI announced Tuesday. The five-year, $20.7 million contract was awarded under the GSA’s infrastructure-as-a-service blanket purchase agreement. The GSA’s office of citizen services and innovative technologies will …
Read More »CGI Secures $3M HHS IT Contract
The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded CGI Federal a $2.9 million contract for unspecified information technology and telecommunications services, the Washington Post reported Monday.
Read More »Contractors Play Role in Integrating Healthcare IT as Budget Swells; Susan Penfield Comments
A recent Wall Street Journal report found that as the healthcare industry evolves amidst new pressures, traditional roles provided by care providers, insurers and other industry participants are beginning to overlap and blur. Anna Mathews writes that while Americans are demanding better care, the recent economic downturn has accelerated providers’ need to …
Read More »Federal Healthcare Exchange Deadlines Near; Contractors Ready States
The Washington Post recently reported on the deadline issues surrounding healthcare exchanges. The deadline is set for Jan. 1, 2014 and the Post reports some states are unsure as to whether they will make it. The exchange consists of a web-site where small business and individuals will be able to …
Read More »CGI Federal to Develop Health Insurance Marketplace Under Affordable Care Act
CGI Federal has won a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services contract worth up to $93.7 million to build a health insurance exchange that is federally-facilitated, the company announced today. The contract to build Federal Exchange was awarded by CMS’ Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight. It has a two-year base …
Read More »CGI to Develop Rates, Benefits Comparison Tool for CMS
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has awarded CGI Federal a two-year, $8.9 million contract to design, develop and implement an information system for comparing rates and benefits from health insurance providers. The system will be developed for the CMS Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight and the information will …
Read More »CGI to Support Army Logistics Information Systems on $38M Award
CGI Federal has won a $38.36 contract renewal with the U.S. Army Reserve Command‘s deputy chief of staff. The company will provide services under the Logistics Information Systems Support Services Program on an award with one-year base with two one-year option periods. “We have partnered with the Army Reserve Command on …
Read More »Profile: Peter Santighian of CGI Federal
Peter Santighian is the vice president of consulting services at CGI Federal and originally joined CGI in August of 2010 when the company acquired Stanley Inc. Santighian leads CGI’s strategic development team focused on organic growth across all five CGI Federal Business units. Santighian worked at Stanley for 13 years serving …
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