CDC/CMS IT Exec moves; DHS GTSS 3 BPA/VA ITSI/MHS IT/Navy Platform IDIQ & Salesforce/EPA RCRA IT wins; CIO-SP4/HHS & CDC IT Protests

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Magpie Health Analytics helps federal health agencies transform program challenges into actionable insights by applying deep expertise in data, programming, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, empowering them to make informed decisions. Learn More.

🌟The Peel Podcast: CMMC 2025: What Government Contractors Must Know – Shelley McGuire sits down with Richard Tucker, Senior Vice President at ENcompass Consulting, to break down the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) and its impact on primes and subcontractors alike. Listen here.

🎯 US Coast Guard FY ’26 Recompetes: More than a dozen expiring tasks expected to draw interest – Andrea shares this curated list of more than a dozen high-impact recompete opportunities—designed to spark teaming conversations and help you capitalize on emerging IT and consulting contracts. More here.

🐝The Morning Buzz:

• ICYMI: Arctas Acquires OrangeSlices AI Listings Platform to Build Federal Services Partner Network – Is OS AI going away? Not A Chance – We are just getting started! More here.
• Agencies tasked with opening many career SES roles to political appointments
• GAO says VA Financial Management Systems need to improve Requirements Dev & Cost Estimation
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services focused 8(a) small businesses to know – Here we spotlight the CMS focused firms drawing interest of late. Meet them here.

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

• DOGE Is Inside the National Institutes of Health’s Finance System
• USAID preparing to transfer systems to State Department amid downsizing
• VA EHR office shrinks headcount under Trump’s federal workforce policies

⚙️ It’s all about Community: Resources Page for Affected Feds: Check out what we captured so far here.

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• New player jumps in the mix on $50B CIO-SP4 GWAC as protest saga continues
• The Silent Shred – The latest contract terminations (partial or full) at HUD, SEC, IRS, FDA, CDC and USDA.

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🔍 ⚖ GAO and the Courts – Check out the latest:

• HHS Protest: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 75D301-25-R-73224 | NTT DATA
• Navy Protest Filed: US Navy Naval Supply Systems Command | N0018924R3088 | AccelGov

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

• Truss makes another big move – recruits CMS Digital Service Deputy Director to serve as Head of Delivery
• Leidos recruits recent CDC CISO, Dr. Joe Lewis as VP, Cybersecurity Solutions
• Federal Health Industry Exec Roger Hebden now Managing Partner at Aerie Advisors
• Kay Maitra Bagchi promoted to Sr Vice President at Aptive Resources
• DMI promotes Felicia Nchinda to Vice President of Federal Health
• Amentum recruits Christa Dahlem to serve as Vice Pres of Business Development
• Connie Byler-Sarazin joins Aretum as part of Growth team
• Lt Gen (Ret.) Scott Spellmon joins SOSi to support defense and national security sectors
• Onebrief recruits former CIA Ops Officer Kevin McKinley to drive BD
• Vizient recruits Stephen Hiscott as Principal, Enterprise Partnerships
• Jake Groth named Vice President of Technology at GDIT
• Flywheel Data recruits Judy Hyp to drive Business Development
• Ricardo Defense recruits Frank Sturek as VP of Business Development
• Lakota Solutions recruits David Hamburger to drive Business Development
• NASA names Acting Assoc Administrator – Wyche, More Leaders Change – Jester, Koerner 

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⚡Check out some of the key Contract Awards:

• DHS names awardees for $153M OCIO Geospatial Technical Support Services 3.0 BPA
• TSA: Ongoing IMPSS Protest forces short-term awards on multiple task orders
• FEMA awards sole source contract to GDIT for CFNRL IVA Software Support
• EPA: Gold Systems beats 9 to win $16M RCRAInfo IT and Development support contract
• FAA: Newly acquired Valiantys subsidiary scores AIT Tools for Logistics Alignment at Scale (ATLAS) IDIQ
• FAA: AvMet Applications wins Meteorological, Technical and Program Support task
• VA: In advance of recompete OSDBU awards short-term IT Systems Integration (ITSI) Support task
• Military Health System awards $49M USUHS OCIO IT Support Services IDIQ
• USAF Contract Award: $258M Technical and Analytical Services
• Army Contract Award: Configuration Management, Data Management, and Engineering Technical Support
• Navy: 40 awarded $249M NAVAIR Platform and Program acquisition life cycle support IDIQ
• Navy to award Salesforce Government Cloud Plus Student Information System support contract

🔍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.

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

• STEM for Her – Elevate Her Gala – Sponsorships and tickets now available
• Not going to HIMSS? Join the Public Health Power Hour
• 🎯Register now to celebrate at 2025 FXPElev8: Where Visionary Leadership Meets Operational Excellence – This landmark will serve as an exclusive gathering that brings together visionary leaders from top Federal organizations and cutting-edge industry technology partners. Details here.

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• Re: Oddball – …Working on a good team with people who are not only extremely talented, but also genuinely good people who are focused on how they can help each other to build the best product possible for the user …More here.

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

• FalconTek awarded SeaPort NxG Rolling Admissions II

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• CBP Pre-Solicitation: $100+M Technology Service Desk Operations task on 8(a) STARS III
• ICE to award non-competitive IT Investigative Support Services task on Alliant 2
• USCIS Requirement Cancelled: Cybersecurity Program Management and Development
• CISA to award non-competitive Strategic Communications and Support Services contract
• ED RFP: Web Data Collection, Websites and Analysis
• Defense Intelligence Agency RFP: VACA MS Senior Leadership Development
• NGA RFI: Software Aqua Badge Engineering Resources III (SABER III) BPA
• Air Force RFI: 20th Air Force Information Technology Support
• Army DRAFT Solicitation: FY2025 Cost Analysis Services (CAS) IDIQ

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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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