47M Army PM IDIQ/25M USPTO PAC/DLA Web/IRS ISD/276M NETT Warrior/DOT FMIS & ITS wins; New HHS CTO out?/New CISA Cyber lead In; Vanguard DoD 250 event

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🍊 Meet the 2025 GovCon Vanguard DOD 250 – Knowing who to partner with is important! Generated in partnership with HigherGov, this list spotlights the most successful firms (measured in terms of reported obligated funds) which bring a proven track record of securing federal services contracts in FY24 across the Department of Defense Sector and excelling in the fiercely competitive federal market. See the list here.

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🐝The Morning Buzz:

• RIVA and Platinum Technologies Announce New 8(a) Mentor-Protégé Joint Venture, RPT Solutions JV
• M&A: VTG Expands Intelligence Community Portfolio with Acquisition of Loki Solutions
• Dynamo Technologies launches new website
• Internal Revenue focused 8(a) small businesses to know – Here we spotlight the IRS focused firms drawing interest of late. Meet them here.

💲#DOGE Scoop – Avert your eyes if you don’t want to watch – we get it:

• Agencies to deliver large-scale RIF plans in two weeks while DOGE works on Software That Automates Firings
• Veterans Affairs axes another 1,400 probationary employees
• Pentagon’s 8 percent budget shift will be ‘painful’ for the Air Force
• Social Security shutters its civil rights and transformation offices

⚙️ It’s all about Community:

• Kristina Tanasichuk shared: Homeland Security Today revives job board talented Feds and contractors 
• Today at noon: From Public to Private: Navigating the Federal Layoffs
• Tonight: Webinar designed to help federal employees successfully transition into private-sector careers

Resources Page for Affected Feds: Check out what we captured so far here.

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The Juice🥤: These firms and agencies are gearing up to make big impact in 2025 and beyond:

• That was fast: Newly installed HHS Chief Technology Officer is out
• Karen Evans named top cyber official at CISA
• Sonia Mundra takes position as Senior Vice President, Strategic Growth, at Omni Federal
• Cathy Simpson Takes on DHS Accounts Director Role at ValidaTek
• Keri Gentilcore takes role as Vice President, DHS & National Security ITC Federal
• Alpha Omega promotes Scott Barnhart to Business Unit Lead of National Security
• Sai Pothuri Joins SAIC as Capture Chief
• Seasoned Federal Business Development leader Gary Williams hangs out a shingle
• Teracore announces promotion of Timothy Zeller to Chief Operating Officer 
• Troy Phillips takes role as Area Vice President – US Federal Government Sales at Docusign

🎯Events and Updates: The Gov may be in quiet mode, but here are a few more to check out:

• Tonight: Bring your pet to Virtual #HHS & #CMS Happy Hour Day sponsored by OrangeSlices
• Ibility announces HIMSS Pop-Ups – High Roller Observation Wheel/ Candy Martini Bar/ & 1923 Prohibition Bar 
• Unlock the Full Potential of Salesforce Agentforce in March World Tour D.C. – 9 Must-Attend Sessions
• US Air Force: AFDW/PK Contracting Directorate Industry/Demonstration Day

Track More Federal GovCon Events Here.

🌟Elev8 GovCon Spotlight: FedWriters – Communicators Delivering Messaging for the Win – Mitchell Cho, Marc Fain, and Abigail Casas share more about this company’s unique start, its success at retention and growth, and about its culture of giving back. More here.

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⚡Check out some of the key Contract Awards:

• IRS Contract: $6M OCIO Information Services Division Lifecycle Management Support
• NIH Award: Division of International Services Immigration Law Compliance Support
• FAA inks $5M Appian Support Services task
• USPTO: Serco wins $14M Patent Application Classification Services task
• USPTO: Clarivate wins $11M Patent Application Classification Services task
• DOT: Noblis awarded Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Multimodal Digital Infrastructure Support task
• DOT Contract Award: FHWA FMIS Application Support
• DOC Contract Award: International Trade Administration Classification Support Services
• Army: 6 awarded $47M Project and Program Management support IDIQ
• Army: Augustine Consulting wins $276M Nett Warrior program technical services contract
• DLA: New River Systems beats out 3 to win J8 Financial Website Support task on JETS
• DLA: SIS scores Enterprise Virtual Platform Support task on JETS
• Navy: Allegient Defense wins $37M Code 35 SETA Support Services task on SeaPort NxG
• USAF: Booz Allen Hamilton wins $67M Strategic Planning and Programming Process Support task on OASIS

🔍Looking for a specific award or other news? Check out OS’s Advanced Search Function here Did we miss highlighting your key win? Message us at support@orangeslices.ai.

🔥 Hot Off The Presses – Announcements posted recently that are drawing interest:

• BridgePhase announces latest P1 Solutions Marketplace Awardable Solution
• Peraton Supports United States Patent Trade Office with aaS Storage Solutions
• By Light JV Bravo Wins $16M SPRUCE IDIQ Task
• REI Systems Appraised at CMMI Level 3 with Zero Weaknesses and More Than 30 Strengths

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• ICE Forecast Update: Operational Systems Development and Management Information Systems (OSDMIS) no longer 8(a) and pushed to Q3 ’25
• USCG Forecast Update: Artificial Intelligence Platform for Integrated Data Environment – pushed release to Q2 2026
• FEMA Solicitation: Financial and Information Technology Internal Controls & Assessment Services BPA
• DHS TSA Pre-Solicitation PMIS Consulting Support
• ICE RFI: Federal Financial Management System Infrastructure O&M Support Services
• DOT RFI: System Wide Information Management Terminal Data Distribution System Support
• NHTSA RFI: Advanced Safety Research (ASR) IDIQ
• Army RFI: Aviation Center of Excellence IT Support Services
• Army RFI: Continuous Process Improvement/Integrated Management Systems Services

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Magpie Health Analytics: Telling Stories, Connecting Data, & Building Trust to Transform Healthcare – Looking back on a decade’s worth of experience focused on CMS, Bil Westerfield shares some insight into how this team has become a trusted advisor and partner, advice for others who may wish to follow suit, and what’s ahead for this growing firm as it looks to expand its reach, and relationships. Read on here.

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