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Executive Mosaic is pleased to introduce Joshua Marcuse, head of strategy and innovation for Google Cloud's global public sector business, as a recipient of the 2021 Wash100 Award for his leadership and efforts to advance digital transformation, tech capabilities and drive industry partnerships. This marks Joshua Marcuse's second consecutive Wash100 Award.

DeEtte Gray, president of business and information technology solutions for CACI International, was announced on Friday as a recipient of the 2021 Wash100 Award. This honor marks the fifth time in her long career in the federal sector and government contracting (GovCon) industry. Visit GovConWire to read DeEtte Gray's full 2021 Wash100 Award profile.

Tim Hurlebaus, president of CGI Federal, has received his fourth Wash100 Award of his career and has secured his 2021 Wash100 Award for driving growth initiatives, expanding enterprise services and technology implementation at CGI Group's federal services subsidiary. This marks the third consecutive year that Hurlebaus has received the most prestigious award in all of government contracting (GovCon). 

T-Mobile has helped the Department of Veterans Affairs implement 5G technology at a hospital in Miami to support care delivery and telehealth services through instant mobile connectivity.

AchieveIt has obtained an authority to operate status under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for its cloud-based software tool that features integrated plan management and execution capabilities. The authorization will allow AchieveIt to implement the software tool across the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Amy Gilliland, president of General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), has received a 2021 Wash100 Award in recognition of her strong and notable leadership that helped the company secure IT modernization work with government customers. To date, Gilliland has four consecutive Wash100 awards. You can read Gilliland's full 2021 Wash100 Award profile by visiting GovCon Wire. 

Mac Curtis, chairman and CEO of Perspecta, has been awarded his seventh consecutive Wash100 Award in 2021 for his strong leadership and vision in the advancement of cybersecurity, intelligence and defense technologies through significant contract award wins and other major moves. "He has delivered as much for the industry as he has for his firm,“ said Jim Garrettson, founder and CEO of Executive Mosaic.

Software consultancy company ThoughtWorks and the Department of Veterans Affairs teamed up for a centralized platform that was designed and rolled out by the partnership to send digital notifications to veterans from VA business lines and development teams.

Government agencies have increased information technology contract obligations to small businesses from $23.8 billion in fiscal year 2019 to $26.2 billion in FY 2020, Bloomberg Government reported Monday.

T-Rex Solutions has made multiple new hires and promotions to bolster its leadership team, which will drive the company's new organizational structure. The appointments will support the company's two new business areas in support of National Security and Federal Civilian markets. The Growth and Strategy (G&S) organization will align with the two new business areas.

Leidos has been awarded a potential seven-year, $2 billion prime contract to provide non-medical counseling to service members and their families through the Department of Defense's Military and Family Life Counseling program. The General Services Administration's Federal Systems Integration and Management Center awarded the cost-plus-award-fee contract with a 12-month base period, four 12-month options and a pair of 12-month incentive periods.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has adopted a CGI-made enterprise platform as part of a program intended to modernize the department's procurement and financial operations. VA implemented CGI's Momentum, a system designed to help agencies manage procurement, budgeting, assets and finances, in support of the department's Financial Management Business Transformation program, CGI said Wednesday.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is looking for potential sources that can help modernize and sustain the agency's enterprise human resources system envisioned to support over 400K employees including managers and other personnel.

AT&T has entered into an agreement with the Department of Veterans Affairs to offer free video conferencing services to veterans to help them connect with their health care providers through smartphones, computers or tablets.

Toni Townes-Whitley, president of U.S. regulated industries at Microsoft, has described how the company helped agencies increasingly pursue digital transformation efforts as the COVID-19 pandemic tested the government's mission resiliency. She wrote in a blog entry posted Monday that the departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense implemented Microsoft offerings, such as Bing Maps Platform and Azure Government, to support continued operations.