Tag Archives: Department of Veterans Affairs

The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking information on potential managed service providers that could help VA's Office of Information Security to monitor and respond to cyber risks through technological advancements. According to a sources sought notice posted Monday, OIC needs contractor support to establish a cybersecurity innovation program and scout for emerging technology platforms.

The Department of Veterans Affairs will host a virtual briefing on June 24 to share its information technology acquisition plans with industry, Bloomberg Government reported Wednesday.

James Bryant, a four-decade industry veteran, has been appointed technical adviser for federal electronic health record modernization at Reston, Va.-based management and technology consulting firm SeKON Enterprise.

Palantir has received a potential $5M contract to provide the Department of Veterans Affairs with its Gotham software to help track and analyze data related to coronavirus outbreak areas and generate insights from hospital inventory, social services data and supply chain capacity to facilitate the decision-making process, FedScoop reported Tuesday.

Jacques Fournier, a U.S. Army veteran, has been named director of sales and health markets at McLean, Va.-based information technology firm HumanTouch.

A report by George Mason University's Center for Government Contracting says the federal government continues to engage with industry in the fight against COVID-19, provides guidance to ensure continuity of operations while protecting the overall workforce health and opens more doors for organizations that want to play a vital role in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Dave Lessa, former client executive for the Department of Veterans Affairs at VMware, has joined Red River as software director for business development, FedHealthIT reported Friday.

Courtney Conroy, formerly business development manager for system integrator programs at VMware, has been appointed healthcare director at Three Wire Systems.

Information technology firm Favor TechConsulting has received a five-year, $87M task order to provide software development and other support to the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Financial Services Center.

Joe Rhodes, formerly executive vice president at TISTA Science and Technology, has been elevated to the role of chief operating officer, FedHealthIT reported Friday.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 11, 2020 — Cognosante will advise and assist the Veterans Health Administration on efforts to transform the agency into a high reliability organization under a potential $98M blanket purchase agreement from the Department of Veterans Affairs, GovCon Wire reported Friday.

Eddie Urso, a program manager at Liberty IT Solutions, has been promoted to the role of vice president for accounts under the Department of Veterans Affairs, FedHealthIT reported Monday.

Joe Kearney, former director of business development at VetsEZ, has been elevated to the role of vice president of growth and capture, FedHealthIT reported Thursday.

Liberty IT Solutions has landed a potential five-year, $48M task order to use an updated data loss prevention tool to enhance the Department of Veterans Affairs’ cybersecurity.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 10, 2020 — Perspecta (NYSE: PRSP) collaborated with PRA Health Sciences (Nasdaq: PRAH) to develop a web software platform to help the Department of Veterans Affairs recruit and engage potential health research volunteers nationwide, GovCon Wire reported Wednesday.