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  • Microsoft Azure Govt Cloud Gets FedRAMP High ATO Certifications From DOJ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Microsoft Azure Govt Cloud Gets FedRAMP High ATO Certifications From DOJ

    Microsoft has received two Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program authority-to-operate certifications from the Justice Department for its Azure Government cloud platform. The company said Tuesday it received the FedRAMP High ATO authorizations for Azure Government through DOJ’s justice management division responsible for the agency’s information resources, policy guidance, financial and human resources management. The certifications seek […] More

  • Octo Consulting Gets DOJ IT Transformation Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Octo Consulting Gets DOJ IT Transformation Support Contract

    Octo Consulting Group has secured a potential three-year, $5.9 million contract to help the Justice Department transform management and technical processes for DOJ’s information technology projects through the use of agile development methodology. The company said Wednesday it will assist the DOJ Office of Justice Programs in efforts to create a standardized framework to manage IT projects and […] More

  • Deltek: US Law Enforcement Agencies Increased Big Data Spending in FY 2016 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Deltek: US Law Enforcement Agencies Increased Big Data Spending in FY 2016

    A new Deltek report says U.S. law enforcement entities increased spending on big data platforms and services between fiscal years 2014 to 2016. Christine Fritsch, a Deltek research analyst, wrote in a blog post published Tuesday that the Justice Department grew its contract spending on big data technologies to $39 million in FY 2016, from $36 million in […] More

  • Deltek’s Alex Rossino: Annual Federal Spending on Comms Tech Hit $24M in Fiscal Years 2014-2016 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Deltek’s Alex Rossino: Annual Federal Spending on Comms Tech Hit $24M in Fiscal Years 2014-2016

    A new Deltek report says federal agencies spent an average of at least $24.3 million annually on unified communications, virtual desktop infrastructure, messaging tools, voice over internet protocol systems and other communications platforms from fiscal 2014 to fiscal 2016. Deltek’s analysis also shows that federal agencies’ spending on cloud-based email/bundled communications tools rose to $26 million in […] More

  • NTT Data to Help Update DOJ's Immigration Review IT Support System; Tim Conway Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NTT Data to Help Update DOJ’s Immigration Review IT Support System; Tim Conway Comments

    NTT Data has secured a potential five-year, $34.5 million contract to help the Justice Department modernize an information technology support system at DOJ’s Executive Office for Immigration Review. Tim Conway, president of NTT Data’s public sector business and an inductee into Executive Mosaic‘s Wash100 for 2017, said in a statement published Thursday the company will apply its agile […] More

  • Accenture Supports Data Analytics Platform Deployment at Seattle Police Dept - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Accenture Supports Data Analytics Platform Deployment at Seattle Police Dept

    The Seattle Police Department has worked with Accenture to implement a data analytics platform in an effort to address the department’s management and governance goals. Accenture said Tuesday the platform is designed to provide reporting functions as well as insights into operations and investigations. The company also helped integrate and analyze six disparate SPD databases and information sources to support real-time delivery of […] More

  • Management Concepts to Support Natl Veterans' Training Institute Under DOL Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Management Concepts to Support Natl Veterans’ Training Institute Under DOL Contract

    The Labor Department has awarded Management Concepts a contract for classroom, virtual and online training support services to the National Veterans’ Training Institute. Management Concepts said Tuesday it will provide professional training and administrative support to workforce development professionals and supervisors of the State Workforce Agency under the NVTI program. The company will also train federal employees who represent the departments of Veterans Affairs, Justice, […] More

  • CGI Awarded GAO Financial Mgmt System Cloud Migration Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CGI Awarded GAO Financial Mgmt System Cloud Migration Contract

    CGI has received a potential five-year, $7.2 million contract to help the Government Accountability Office transition GAO’s financial management, budgeting and procurement systems to a cloud infrastructure. The company said Wednesday it will use the Momentum enterprise platform within the Legislative Branch Financial Management System shared services environment to support GAO’s cloud migration effort. Momentum is part of the government’s […] More

  • SGI Co-Founder & Former DEA Officer Michael Braun Leaves Company - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SGI Co-Founder & Former DEA Officer Michael Braun Leaves Company

    Michael Braun, SGI Global co-founder and managing partner, has left the company after eight years of service. SGI said Monday Braun has helped establish the company as a provider of international training, intelligence and logistic services. He is a former assistant administrator and chief of operations at the Drug Enforcement Administration and led the operations of the Justice Department from […] More

  • DOJ Funds Studies to Support Law Enforcement Investigations & Police-Community Relations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOJ Funds Studies to Support Law Enforcement Investigations & Police-Community Relations

    The Justice Department has awarded a total of $6.3 million in grants to eight organizations to support their studies on law enforcement investigations and police-community relations. DOJ said Friday the studies are designed to find new strategies that will work to boost police-community collaboration, aid officer wellness and safety, secure the privacy of witnesses and victims, stop child pornography and […] More

  • XTec Secures $60M Task Order to Continue State Dept ID Mgmt System Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    XTec Secures $60M Task Order to Continue State Dept ID Mgmt System Support

    XTec has received a potential three-year, $60 million task order to continue to provide project management and technical support services for the State Department‘s enterprise identity management system. XTec said Thursday the order contains one base year and four six-month options and falls under a blanket purchase agreement that was based on the company’s Federal Supply Schedule contract with the General […] More

  • Hill Associates Secures DOJ Enterprise IT Support Contract Option - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hill Associates Secures DOJ Enterprise IT Support Contract Option

    The Justice Department has exercised the first option under a previously awarded five-year, $65 million task order to Hill Associates Corporation for information technology management and technical support services to DOJ’s Office of the Chief Information Officer. Hill Associates said Tuesday it will continue to help the department manage wide area network, voice modernization and network infrastructure projects. The company […] More