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Google Cloud to Help VA Deploy Application Programming Interface Management Platform; Mike Daniels Quoted

Google’s cloud business has secured a multiyear, $13 million contract to provide the Department of Veterans Affairs a platform for the development of web-based tools intended to simplify former military personnel’s access to health care services and records. Google Cloud said Wednesday VA will implement the Apigee application program programming interface management platform to further […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman January 13, 2022, 11:53 am
in Contract Awards, News

SBG Books VA Contract for Claims Processing System Support

SBG Technology Solutions has been awarded a contract to help the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Information Technology operate, maintain and enhance a system that supports claims processes for the community care product line. The company said Thursday it will lead a team of companies to provide enhancements to the existing Claims Processing System […] More

by Naomi Cooper January 7, 2022, 11:38 am
in News

VA’s Community Care-Focused Website Logs 10M Referrals; Cognosante’s Philip Dietz Quoted

Cognosante has announced that the Department of Veterans Affairs’ web-based system for community care referrals and authorizations has reached 10 million referrals. The VA HealthShare Referral Manager is an enterprise-wide technology implemented by a Cognosante-led team under a $149 million contract awarded in 2019 and is used across all 155 VA Medical Centers and processes […] More

by Naomi Cooper November 17, 2021, 11:47 am
in Government Technology, News

B3 Group Gets Initial Operating Capability for VA Worker Safety System

B3 Group has attained the initial operating capability required to continue supporting a system that the Department of Veterans Affairs uses to manage worker compensation and occupational safety. The company said Thursday its IOC completion results from the delivery of project management and Agile software development for the pilot phase of the Safety and Workers’ […] More

by Nichols Martin October 25, 2021, 11:33 am
in Big Data & Analytics News, News

B3-Amida Team to Automate VA Data Management Process

B3 Group and Amida have teamed up to create an automated system for the Department of Veterans Affairs to manage an inventory of enterprise information resources. The two information technology companies aim to help VA implement a platform that will link the agency’s business applications and data assets, B3 Group said Wednesday. Michael Lumpkin, president […] More

by Angeline Leishman October 14, 2021, 11:38 am
in News

CareView, S3 Partner to Deliver Patient Safety Offerings to VHA Facilities

CareView Communications will provide the Veterans Health Administration with information technology offerings through the company’s partnership with a joint venture between Decisive Point Consulting Group and Booz Allen Hamilton. Shore Systems and Solutions is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business that has a spot on the Department of Veterans Affairs’ TeleCare indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, which will be […] More

by Christine Thropp October 14, 2021, 11:37 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

AgilQuest Secures FedRAMP Certification for Workplace Management Software

AgilQuest has received Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program certification to provide federal customers a cloud-based software product designed to help agencies manage office space and analyze workplace utilization. The company said Monday it pursued FedRAMP authorization for its Forum software-as-a-service offering with the help of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Veterans […] More

by Angeline Leishman September 30, 2021, 12:06 pm
in Healthcare IT, News

VA Uses Nuance-Made Speech Platform to Document Patient Care

The Department of Veterans Affairs has adopted Nuance Communications‘ speech recognition platform and microphone application to document patient care activities. The company said Wednesday VA now uses the Nuance Dragon Medical One platform, following the product’s approval under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program and receipt of authority to operate from the department. Physicians […] More

by Nichols Martin September 9, 2021, 11:31 am
in Contract Awards, News

Peraton Secures $497M Contract to Build VA Cloud Infrastructure; Tarik Reyes Quoted

Peraton will develop a managed service platform to support the Department of Veterans Affairs’ cloud-based storage and computing functions under a potential seven-year, $497 million contract. The company said Monday it will help the department integrate on-premise hardware with the VA Enterprise Cloud system through an infrastructure-as-a-managed service and migrate the Veterans Health Information System […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman August 2, 2021, 11:59 am
in Government Technology, News, Wash100

GovCon Expert Jill Singer Receives Sixth Wash100 Award for Demonstrating Leadership with AT&T, FirstNet & Driving 5G Technology

Jill Singer, vice president of Defense and National Security for AT&T’s public sector business and First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) program, has received a 2021 Wash100 Award for driving the advancement of 5G capabilities in the federal and commercial sectors as well as leading FirstNet’s expansion across the U.S. military services.

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by William McCormick April 15, 2021, 10:07 am
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Joshua Marcuse, Head of Strategy and Innovation for Google Global Public Sector, Wins 2021 Wash100 Award for Leading Digital Transformation Efforts; Forming Key Partnerships

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.

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by William McCormick April 5, 2021, 10:23 am
in Cybersecurity News, Executive Spotlight, Government Technology, News

Executive Spotlight: Serco Chairman, CEO Dave Dacquino & Defense Services Business Group SVP Tom Watson

Dave Dacquino, chairman and chief executive officer of Serco and a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, and Tom Watson, senior vice president of the company“™s Defense Services Business Group, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding Serco“™s acquisition of Whitney, Bradley & Brown, Inc. (WBB) from an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital for $295 million.

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by William McCormick March 3, 2021, 11:20 am