69M DHS DSSS/VA ITSS/FDA UFP Troubles; CMS MPIT/DOJ & Census IT/USPTO Analytics/HHS CX Exec moves; FDA CTP BASS/226M NASA SMAS III/DLA DAAS API wins⚡

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🐝The Morning Buzz:

• Gov sides with protestor challenging $69M USCIS Data Strategy Support Services 3 award
• VA pulls plug🔌on Enterprise Business & Technical IT Strategic Support Services task
• ICYMI: Alexander Gaffney: Following layoffs, the future of FDA’s user fee programs is in extreme jeopardy
• Luke Nascimento: Firms who can meet USAF Classified Maintenance Information Systems (CMIS) RFI Expertise need
• CMMC Crier Jacob Horne: Some spicy meatballs in DoD CIO Katie Arrington’s interview – Federalizing CMMC talks taking place
• T-Rex Solutions and Ábaco Strategy Form SBA Mentor-Protégé Joint Venture
• Internal Revenue Service HUBZone small businesses to know – Meet them here.

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

• Supreme Court halts district court order that reinstated federal workers at six agencies
• DHS cancels S&T grants under a new mission focus for the directorate
• Top NSA, Cyber Command officials pulled from premier cybersecurity conference

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🎉 Event Updates and Reminders:

• Is Veterans Affairs a focus? Save the date: June Austin LINKS – VA Networking
• The 2025 Federal Excellence Program: Hear from CXOs and Current/Former Fed Leaders who have a proven track record of driving high performance organizations
• 2025 Vanguard DOD 250 – If you are looking to expand or pivot to DoD in 2026, this is the event for you!

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

• CMS Marketplace IT Development Division leader takes a new role
• Luis Cano, Census Bureau CIO, announces retirement
• USPTO names new Data Analytics Chief
• VA National Improvement Office names new leader
• IRS names rising Digital Transformation leader to drive Enterprise Case Management
• HHS Customer Experience Program Manager preps for next adventure
• Trilogy Innovations recruits DOJ IT Lead Joe Mazzie as Strategic Business Development Advisor
• NobleReach Names Former Commerce Department Leader Sree Ramaswamy as Chief Innovation Officer
• Edgewater Federal recruits Ruth-Ann Nowakowski to drive Business Development for Health and DoD
• Workday recruits former GSA Deputy Asst Commissioner for Acquisition, FAS, Office of IT Category Keith Nakasone
• IRS, NSF, OMB, and DHS Innovation and emerging AI/Financial SME seeks new mountain
• Other industry Growth leaders taking new roles: ManTech adds Isobar CGO Yancey Hall | Agile Defense recruits Jennifer Hosking | Former VA PD Joe Nay joins Decision Lens

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• Some progress, but DHS, FBI, DOT and USMC Tasks on OASIS+ issues persist (for now)
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• The Silent Shred⚡– Today’s contract terminations at NARA, USPTO, HUD, VA, FDA AND DHS. See the List here.

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⚡Check out some of the key Contract Awards:

• FDA: Deloitte lands CTP Budget and Acquisitions System Support task
• NASA awards $226M Safety and Mission Assurance Services III contract to ARES
• Treasury: Caduceus secures Fiscal Service Personal Assistant Services contract
• DOE Contract Award: OSTI Open Researcher and Contributor ID API support contract
• DLA: In advance of FY ’26 competition, Defense Automatic Addressing System (DAAS) API gateway support task funded
• DoD Award Update: USFOR-G HUMINT Analytical Support Element – Global (CHASE-G) Program Support task

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

• Force Group awarded a 5-year contract to support the VA New England Healthcare System
• Savan adds $5.8M EPA Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and Confidential Business Information (CBI) programs contract
• CALIBRE awarded CDAO AI Talent 2.0 BOA
• ExpediteInfoTech Awarded Prime Position on DOD’s AI Talent 2.0 BOA
• FedTec to Deliver Cyber Expertise on U.S. Department of the Treasury’s $20B PROTECTS BPA Through ShorePoint
• Exiger Wins Government-Wide $919 Million GSA Supply Chain Risk Illumination Award
• Trace Systems Secures $373M in Contract Awards to Enhance the U.S. Army’s Tactical Network Capabilities
• Hive Group Awarded Multiple GSA OASIS+ IDIQs for Management and Advisory Services
• JF Taylor Acquires Bugeye Technologies

📢 Most Viewed Comment:

• 11 ITES-3S Expiring Tasks Expected to Draw Interest in FY 2026 – Zenius Corporation, an SDB HUBZone company is interested in the DOE NNSA IT Support Services opportunity having current work with DOE NNSA on …More here.

Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• USCIS Information Technology User and Field Operations Support II (NEON II) Solicitation pushed to late Spring
• USCG Pre-Solicitation: Minotaur Mission System Integration Lab Testing, Validation & Acceptance (MSIL TVA)
• VA cancels Information Technology Systems Integration Support Service requirement
• VA RFI: Maximo Application Suite or Equivalent and Support
• Navy USMC RFI: Product Manager Combat Service Support Equipment (CSSE) Services
• Army RFP: FY 2025 Cost Analysis Support (CAS) Services IDIQ
• USAF RFI: Environmental Modeling & Simulation Decision Aid Product Tool (EDAPT) IV
• Army seeking information from SBs for an advanced autonomous unmanned system (UAV, UGV, and/or sensor network)
• Army Innovation Programs posts xTech|Overwatch competition for prototype technology solutions for autonomous unmanned platforms
• US Army to award custom-built Enterprise Geographic Information System (EGIS) Database sole source support contract 
• Intelligence Community (IC) Solicitation: Data Consortium (ICDC)

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