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  • CenturyLink to Provide Managed Security Service to FCC IT Center; Erich Sanchack Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CenturyLink to Provide Managed Security Service to FCC IT Center; Erich Sanchack Comments

    CenturyLink has received a potential five-year, $875,000 task order for the provision of managed security services to the Federal Communications Commission‘s information technology center in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The company said Thursday it will provide Managed Trusted Internet Protocol Services that offer connectivity to the internet and external networks as well as help customer agencies comply with the Office of Management and […] More

  • Red Hat Symposium to Focus on Government IT Modernization; Paul Smith Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Red Hat Symposium to Focus on Government IT Modernization; Paul Smith Comments

    Red Hat will hold its annual symposium Nov. 2 in Arlington, Virginia to highlight the role of open source technology in digital transformation efforts across the government sector. The company said Wednesday it expects the 2016 Red Hat Government Symposium to draw more than 650 government and industry professionals to help address information technology challenges that public sector agencies face. Paul Smith, senior vice president and […] More

  • Natl Gallery of Art Posts Managed IT Security Services RFI - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Natl Gallery of Art Posts Managed IT Security Services RFI

    The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., has issued a request for information on potential industry sources to support the museum’s information systems security programs. A sources sought notice posted Sept. 20 on FedBizOpps stated the looks to contract with an IT security company to develop, manage and implement security controls across the facility as well as create a toolset or an […] More

  • Dell's Cameron Chehreh: Federal CIOs Should Adopt Incremental Strategies to Update Legacy Apps - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dell’s Cameron Chehreh: Federal CIOs Should Adopt Incremental Strategies to Update Legacy Apps

    Cameron Chehreh, federal chief technology officer at Dell, has said chief information officers at agencies should adopt incremental modernization strategies to update legacy applications. Chehreh told MeriTalk writer Mary Tobin in an interview posted Monday that legacy applications represent many of the challenges federal CIOs will face as agencies work to comply with the Office of Management and Budget‘s Data Center Optimization Initiative. […] More

  • GSA to Require Greenhouse Gas Emission, Reduction Goal Disclosures From IT Vendors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GSA to Require Greenhouse Gas Emission, Reduction Goal Disclosures From IT Vendors

    The General Services Administration plans to require large and medium-sized information technology contractors to publicly disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and related reduction goals through an annual report. A Federal Register notice posted Wednesday stated GSA wants to include its Alliant 2 Government-wide Acquisition Contract for information technology products and services under the agency’s GHG disclosure requirements. GSA says the plan is […] More

  • Greg Downing: HHS Requests for Public Comment on Open Govt Plan - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Greg Downing: HHS Requests for Public Comment on Open Govt Plan

    The Department of Health and Human Services‘s Idea Lab seeks public comment on a plan to address new areas of open government development that will be published in the fall. Greg Downing, HHS’ executive director for innovation in the immediate office of the secretary, wrote in a blog post published Tuesday the agency invites the public to provide responses […] More

  • Court Services & Offender Supervision Agency Issues RFP for Annual FISMA Audit Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Court Services & Offender Supervision Agency Issues RFP for Annual FISMA Audit Services

    The Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency has issued a request for proposals for a potential five-year contract to provide audit services in compliance with the annual reporting requirements of the Federal Information Security Modernization Act. CSOSA said in a FedBizOpps notice published Friday potential contractors are required to conduct an independent review of the […] More

  • Rigil Awarded FAA Shared Service Center Financial, Accounting Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rigil Awarded FAA Shared Service Center Financial, Accounting Support Contract

    Rigil has received a $54.2 million contract from the Federal Aviation Administration to provide financial, accounting and other support services for the Enterprise Services Center — a governmentwide financial shared service provider based in Oklahoma City. The consulting firm said Tuesday it will support ESC’s financial services division out of the center’s headquarters at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center and help provide financial management services for up to […] More

  • GSA to Discuss Govt Shared Services Program With Industry Partners - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GSA to Discuss Govt Shared Services Program With Industry Partners

    The General Services Administration plans to hold an event Aug. 22 in Washington to inform vendors about the federal government’s shared services ecosystem. GSA said Wednesday it will facilitate the industry day for the agency’s Unified Shared Services Management office. The agency aims to gather feedback and best practices on shared services, system migration and modernization, operations and mission support from […] More

  • Ekuber Ventures to Help Maintain Commerce Dept's Customer Relationship, Content Mgmt Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ekuber Ventures to Help Maintain Commerce Dept’s Customer Relationship, Content Mgmt Systems

    The Commerce Department has selected ekuber Ventures to provide lifecycle support for the department’s customer relationship management and Drupal content management systems under a multi-million dollar contract. Ekuber said Tuesday it will maintain a Siebel CRM platform in three ecosystems for the department as well as transition applications to the Salesforce platform. The company will also help the department implement Drupal components, develop Drupal features, move into the Amazon […] More

  • VA to Procure Enterprise Cloud Services Through NIH NITAAC Contract Vehicle - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    VA to Procure Enterprise Cloud Services Through NIH NITAAC Contract Vehicle

    The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to acquire enterprise cloud computing services through a contract vehicle managed by the National Institutes of Health’s national information technology acquisition and assessment center. VA said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Friday the initiative is part of the department’s efforts to update its information technology infrastructure through migration of data to […] More

  • Denise Turner Roth Cites Agencies' Cyber Tool Demand at GSA Workshop - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Denise Turner Roth Cites Agencies’ Cyber Tool Demand at GSA Workshop

    The General Services Administration hosted a workshop Monday to discuss the Cybersecurity National Action Plan with government and industry leaders. GSA Administrator Denise Turner Roth referenced demand from stakeholders for a comprehensive strategy that would help federal agencies gain access to private sector-built technology platforms in order to protect data and networks from cyber threats, GSA said Monday. “Challenges and […] More