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  • 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

  • VA Orders Additional ReWalk Robotics-Built Exoskeleton Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    VA Orders Additional ReWalk Robotics-Built Exoskeleton Systems

    The Department of Veterans Affairs has ordered an additional 28 exoskeleton systems from ReWalk Robotics to support an ongoing clinical trial across VA centers. ReWalk Robotics said Thursday it delivered 20 Personal Exoskeleton Systems in the first quarter of 2017 and is scheduled to deliver eight more systems later this year. Larry Jasinski, CEO of ReWalk Robotics, said the VA […] More

  • VA Issues Cyber Operations Center Support RFI - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    VA Issues Cyber Operations Center Support RFI

    The Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a request for information on potential small businesses that could support VA’s Network Security Operations Center. VA said Wednesday in a FedBizOpps notice it looks for a veteran-owned company to help NSOC develop and provide enterprise-wide information security and network defense services. Scope of work will include project management, reporting, data calls, threat intelligence, security […] More

  • BlackBerry's Crisis Comm Platform Gets FedRAMP Certification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BlackBerry’s Crisis Comm Platform Gets FedRAMP Certification

    BlackBerry has obtained certification under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program to provide its cloud-based crisis communication service to federal agencies. The company said Tuesday its AtHoc software-as-a-service offering received FedRAMP authorization through the sponsorship of the Federal Aviation Administration. The U.S. Army also granted AtHoc a certificate of networthiness and authority to operate  in August 2016 to support the […] More

  • ORBCOMM to Provide VA Satcom, Asset Tracking Services via Kevadiya Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ORBCOMM to Provide VA Satcom, Asset Tracking Services via Kevadiya Partnership

    Kevadiya has chosen ORBCOMM to deliver asset tracking and monitoring devices and satellite and cellular communications services for a Department of Veterans Affairs-run program that offers transportation services to veterans with disabilities or those who live in rural areas. Both companies will also provide an integrated telematics system that will support driver management, navigation, routing, patient pick-up and drop-off scheduling functions […] More

  • Coalition to Offer Recommendations for GSA’s Procurement Operations in Light of Trump’s Reorg Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Coalition to Offer Recommendations for GSA’s Procurement Operations in Light of Trump’s Reorg Order

    The Coalition for Government Procurement plans to collaborate with the federal government to provide recommendations for the General Services Administration on how to introduce changes to its acquisition channels, operations and programs in compliance with President Donald Trump’s executive order on government reorganization. Some of GSA-related matters that CGP plans to address include category management, commercial […] More

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

    The Department of Veterans Affairs has granted authority-to-operate certification to Microsoft‘s Azure Government cloud platform through the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. Microsoft said Wednesday the FedRAMP High ATO designation confirms that Azure meets security standards needed to handle sensitive VA workloads such personally identifiable information and protected health information. The company also received FedRAMP approval in February to add 12 customer-facing services in Azure Government’s provisional ATO. […] More

  • AWS' Govt Cloud Platform Obtains FISMA Authorization From VA - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AWS’ Govt Cloud Platform Obtains FISMA Authorization From VA

    Amazon Web Services has received authorization from the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide the AWS GovCloud platform for highly sensitive government workloads. The company said Friday VA issued a Federal Information Security Management Act High General Support System authority to operate as well as a FISMA Moderate GSS ATO for AWS GovCloud. The FISMA High ATO permits VA to continue using GovCloud […] More

  • ManTech Secures VA Health IT Support Subcontract; Daniel Keefe Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ManTech Secures VA Health IT Support Subcontract; Daniel Keefe Comments

    ManTech International has received a potential $20 million subcontract from Liberty IT Solutions to provide support services to the Department of Veterans Affairs‘ Office of Information & Technology. ManTech said Friday it will perform troubleshooting, systems engineering, software development and operational support work on VA’s telemedicine and VistA Imaging  platforms. Daniel Keefe, president and chief operating officer of ManTech’s […] More

  • Former VA Senior Adviser Brian Hawthorne Named Comms, Devt Director at PenFed Foundation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former VA Senior Adviser Brian Hawthorne Named Comms, Devt Director at PenFed Foundation

    Brian Hawthorne, a former senior adviser for strategic messaging at the Department of Veterans Affairs, has been appointed as PenFed Foundation’s director of communications and development. PenFed said Monday that Hawthorne will oversee the planning and execution of the nonprofit organization’s fundraising and government relations efforts in his new role. “Having served in the military himself and served veterans on a […] More

  • Deltek: Federal Health IT Market Worth $6.4B by 2021 Amid Continued Agency Investments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Deltek: Federal Health IT Market Worth $6.4B by 2021 Amid Continued Agency Investments

    A Deltek market report predicts the federal health information technology market to reach $6.4 billion in spending by 2021 at a compound annual growth rate of 1.4 percent due to investments aimed to analyze, digitize, secure and share health information. Deltek said Wednesday federal agencies such as the Defense Health Agency and the Department of […] More

  • VA Taps CGI for Healthcare Claims Auditing, Recovery Services; Michael Garbus Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    VA Taps CGI for Healthcare Claims Auditing, Recovery Services; Michael Garbus Comments

    The Department of Veterans Affairs has chosen CGI to provide healthcare claims auditing and recovery services via the company’s set of financial waste, fraud and abuse identification and tracking system. CGI said Monday the Veterans Health Administration‘s Office of Community Care will oversee the company’s utilization of the ProperPay platform to help VA identify improper payments for […] More