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HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra Receives First Wash100 Award

Xavier Becerra, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has won the first Wash100 Award of his long federal career as a part of Executive Mosaic's 2021 recipients. Becerra has received the highest honor in all of government contracting (GovCon) for his efforts to drive health initiatives, priorities and modernization, as well as his leadership and effort to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

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by William McCormick March 31, 2021, 9:54 am
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Battelle Elects Wayne Frederick to Board of Directors; Lou Von Thaer Quoted

Battelle has elected Howard University President and the Charles R. Drew Professor of Surgery Dr. Wayne Frederick to the company's board of directors. “Wayne's strong background in healthcare and medical education aligns so well with Battelle's mission and strategic priorities,“ said Lou Von Thaer, president and CEO of Battelle and 2021 Wash100 Award recipient.

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by Sarah Sybert February 22, 2021, 10:11 am
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Peraton Realigns Business Sectors, Appoints New Exec Leadership; Stu Shea Quoted
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Guidehouse Names Lance Robertson as Health Care Practice Director; Scott McIntyre Quoted

Guidehouse has appointed Lance Robertson, a former Department of Health and Human Services assistant secretary and a U.S. Army veteran, as a director in the health care practice at the company. “Our team is excited to welcome Lance Robertson to Guidehouse and engage him with our clients,“ said Scott McIntyre, Guidehouse CEO and 2020 Wash100 Award recipient.

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by Sarah Sybert January 27, 2021, 11:12 am
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Christen Smith to Oversee LMI’s Federal Health, Civilian Portfolio as VP

TYSONS CORNER, VA, November 23, 2020 “”LMI has transitioned Christen Smith from her role as the company's vice president of management advisory services to a new post as VP of federal health and civilian market, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday.

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by Christine Thropp November 23, 2020, 1:13 am
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VA Launches New Tech to Support Vet Healthcare Initiatives; Gil Alterovitz Quoted

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has launched OneRecord, a consumer-facing health platform, to enable veterans to digitally access medical records from nationwide VA locations. Under the VA Lighthouse API program, OneRecord features a user-centered design, security and accessibility standards and is one of the first consumer-facing applications to connect veterans and their health data.

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by Sarah Sybert November 20, 2020, 11:03 am
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CNSI Names Verlon Johnson Corporate Strategy SVP; Todd Stottlemyer Quoted

Verlon Johnson, former vice president of health care policy and program management at IBM Watson Health's government health and human services business, has been appointed senior VP of corporate strategy at CNSI. “Her experience and expertise will help us shape our strategy, products, and solutions to meet our clients' current and future needs," said Todd Stottlemyer, CEO of CNSI and previous Wash100 Award recipient.

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by Sarah Sybert November 9, 2020, 11:33 am
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Maximus Launches Public Health Unit, Appoints Executive Leadership; Bruce Caswell, Andrew Sommers Quoted

Maximus has launched Maximus Public Health (MPH) to provide resources to help remediate COVID-19 and other public health threats for government agencies. To support the new division, Maximus has added five additional public health professionals to establish the MPH mission and structure. MPH will collaborate with academic partners, conduct research and expand partnerships with public health agencies.

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by Sarah Sybert September 16, 2020, 10:36 am
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Leidos Names Permanent Health Group Head; Roger Krone Quoted
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Octo Consulting Partners with Indica Labs to Launch COVID-DPR; Mehul Sanghani, Susan Gregurick Quoted

Octo Consulting and Indica Labs have partnered to launch the online COVID Digital Pathology Repository, a virtual collection of high resolution microscopic COVID-related human tissue images hosted at the National Institutes of Health, Octo announced on Thursday.

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by Sarah Sybert May 21, 2020, 10:59 am
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TechWerks Names Yuri Campbell Strategic Initiatives VP

TechWerks has appointed Yuri Campbell, Army senior health IT executive, as vice president for strategic initiatives, the company reported on Wednesday.

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by Sarah Sybert May 13, 2020, 11:11 am
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Jacobs Names Nino Kharaishvili Health System Resilience Principal; Tim Byers Quoted

Jacobs has appointed Nino Kharaishvili, a global expert in health security and health system emergency preparedness and resilience, to the company's Federal and Environmental Solutions team as principal of the Health System Resilience practice, the company reported on Thursday.

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by Sarah Sybert May 7, 2020, 10:27 am