Lumen has secured a position as an authorized service provider on the $721 million Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) National Local Exchange Carrier Next Generation contract vehicle, as well as a spot on VA's $195 million Data and Wide Area Network Carrier contract vehicle. "Lumen's amazing platform for data and applications is ideally positioned to help government agencies like the VA achieve their IT modernization goals," said David Young, two-time Wash100 Award recipient and SVP for the public sector and Lumen’s global hyperscaler business.
Read More »3D Systems to Back VHA’s Health Care Additive Manufacturing Effort
The Veterans Health Administration has tasked 3D Systems to help the government stand up additive manufacturing facilities at hospitals, where personnel would produce 3D-printed medical equipment. The company said Thursday it will deliver ProX SLS 6100 3D printers and related materials to establish the planned facilities and a corresponding quality management system for VHA.
Read More »GDIT Books $306M VA File Conversion Task Order; Kamal Narang Quoted
General Dynamics’ information technology business has received a potential five-year, $306M task order to help the Department of Veterans Affairs convert military veteran records to digital format and automate processing of data.
Read More »CenturyLink Lands Spot on Military Times 2020 ‘Best for Vets’ Employer List
CenturyLink has been named to Military Times’ annual list of top 100 best employers for veterans in recognition of the company’s efforts to provide benefits, programs and support for former military personnel.
Read More »PAE-Parsons JV Wins $545M Contract to Support Defense Operations; Jim Sands, Chris Alexander Quoted
DZSP 21, a joint venture between PAE and Parsons Corporation, has been awarded a potential $545 million facility and base operating support services contract by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific, at Joint Region Marianas, Guam, PAE reported on Friday. Under the contract award, DZSP 21 will utilize its innovative approach to provide continuous improvement in responsive and transparent operations support.
Read More »Leidos Secures $79M VA Contract to Build Automated Pharmacy System; Debbie Opiekun Quoted
Leidos has been awarded a potential $79 million contract to design and implement a regional consolidated mail outpatient pharmacy system for the Department of Veterans Affairs, the company announced Tuesday.
Read More »Accenture Subsidiary Gets $96M VA IT Modernization Support Order; Shawn Roman Quoted
Accenture's federal arm has won a potential five-year, $96 million task order to help update the Department of Veterans Affairs' enterprise service management process and information technology systems.
Read More »Jennifer Stone Joins GovernmentCIO as Growth VP for Veteran, Defense Health
Jennifer Stone, former senior manager of defense and veterans health strategy at Accenture's federal services business, has been named vice president of growth for veterans and defense health at GovernmentCIO.
Read More »By Light to Continue VA Identity, Access Mgmt Support; Bob Donahue Quoted
By Light Professional IT Services will provide a range of enterprise services for the identity and access management program at the Department of Veterans Affairs under a five-year task order worth more than $100M. "We will continue to leverage our Agile software development capability – combined with our cyber security expertise, to ensure that our nation’s veterans have secure access to health and benefits," Bob Donahue, founder and CEO of By Light, said in a statement released Tuesday.
Read More »Accenture Subsidiary Awarded $61M Contract Extension for VA Info Security Program
A subsidiary of Accenture's federal services arm has received a $61.1M task order to continue support services for the Department of Veterans Affairs' Continuous Readiness in Information Security Program, FedHealthIT reported Monday.
Read More »Microsoft to Introduce Video Game Controllers at VA Rehabilitation Centers
The Department of Veterans Affairs and Microsoft have partnered to deploy a video game controller technology for use in rehabilitative and therapeutic activities at select VA facilities nationwide.
Read More »Leidos Taps New Senior Director for Veterans Affairs Business Dev’t
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 30, 2019 — Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) hired Jeff Johnson, a former senior manager for the global public sector healthcare practice at Grant Thornton, to serve as senior director for veterans affairs business development, GovCon Wire reported Monday. FedHealthIT reported Friday that Johnson, who was a program …
Read More »Trump Nominates Acting VA Secretary Robert Wilkie to Officially Lead Department
President Donald Trump has announced Robert Wilkie, acting secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, as his nominee to lead the department, CNN and other news outlets reported Friday. Currently the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, Wilkie has served as acting VA secretary since the late March firing of David Shulkin. …
Read More »Engility Wins DHA Contract to Support Military Health System Process Integration; Lynn Dugle Comments
Engility has secured a five-year, $10 million contract with the Defense Health Agency to help integrate the Military Health System‘s business and clinical processes. The company said Thursday its team of healthcare experts, analysts and practitioners will collaborate with service branches and federal agencies in efforts to transform military care delivery. “Delivering integrated, affordable, …
Read More »Jacqueline Arends Receives ExecutiveBiz’s 2017 Top 10 GovCon Executive Recruiter Award
ExecutiveBiz announced its recent selection of the 2017 Top 10 GovCon Executive Recruiters. ExecutiveBiz spoke to senior leaders at some of the GovCon sector’s most notable firms to find out whom they turn to when they need to fill an executive position. In our conversations, those GovCon leaders offered us the names of 10 …
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