⚡IRS Digital Svcs/CDC DataLake/1B GSA/DoD SCRIPTS BPA/Army ARL IT Modernization/USDA SaDs wins; Major HHS Reorg; VA/HHS/NIH/SSA/DOS IT SMEs on the go

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🌟Former Fed Friday Podcast: A Lifelong Commitment to Service – Former USDA lead Bill Ashton shares his unexpected path from military service to government leadership, his drive to reform veteran support programs, and the lessons he’s learned along the way. Listen here.

🐝The Morning Buzz:

• HHS announces restructuring that will reshape its landscape – Workforce reduction; consolidation from 28 to 15 divisions; creation of new Administration for a Healthy America
• One Protest Withdrawn, One Remains on GSA Alliant 3 GWAC
• Planned US Army New Modern Software Delivery Multiple Award IDIQ Cancelled
• Tris Carpenter shares: Major Army Acquisition shifts (Holds/Delays/Cancellations) and Tips and DoD posts on-ramp $1.8B Personnel and Readiness Infrastructure Support Management Services (PRISM) IDIQ RFI 
• Gov Navigators Podcast: Government Efficiency in Trump 2.0 with former GSA Deputy Administrator Allison Brigati
• Shauna Weatherly summarizes GSA MAS Solicitation Refresh 25 – multiple changes and Jason Miller notes GSA to cut 577 schedule vendors, 31 SINS

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

• Federal CIO calls for agencies to inventory licenses with ‘top 5 software vendors’
• HUD denies backpay to reinstated probationary employees while HHS employees who took separation incentive still waiting on promised administrative leave
• Trump’s Pentagon acquisition chief nominee vows to review CMMC program
• Lauren Reid: OPM has released new RIF procedures. Take a read so you have the information.

⚙️ It’s all about Community – Resources Page for Affected Feds and Industry: Check it out here.

• Event: Behind the Curtain: A Digital Delivery Story Slam for Former Federal Employees

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

• VA names Acting Senior Procurement Exec and Exec Dir, Office of Acquisition and Logistics
• VA taps acting IT Exec to drive platforms, network, digital workspace, & unified communications
• DoD/ former VA EHRM Integration Office Communications leader Reginald Wayne Humphries on the move
• HHS OCIO and former NIH OD CIO takes fork in the road
• US Navy NIWV PEO C4I Technical Director Dr. Robert Parker exits
• SSA Taps Scott Coulter as CIO
• PenLink recruits State Dept. Data Chief Keith Noble to lead Office of Customer Success
• CounterTrade Products recruits DHA Hardware and Software Services Leader
• Keri Gentilcore Joins ITC Federal as National Security VP
• Christopher George takes role as VP of Strategic Growth at System High Corporation
• Tino Pania takes position driving Business Development at ARETUM
• All Points Welcomes John Trauth as SVP/GM of VAR Government Solutions
• Cyber Command Strategist Katherine Sutton Nominated for Top Defense Department Role
• Karen Evans Nominated as Under Secretary for Management at DHS

🔍   This is a dynamic marketplace with a lot of comings and goings. To help you keep up with all of the action, check out this report highlighting top Senior Industry and Federal Leaders on the move from this week.

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

• Protest Withdrawn: $100+M US Army IMCOM FASS 2.0 IDIQ Recompete
• One Protest Withdrawn, One Remains on GSA Alliant 3 GWAC

Been heads down working on a proposal? Track all the latest protest activity here or see this report with all protest actions over the past week.

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⚡Check out some of the key Contract Awards:

• GSA/DoD awards $920M Supply Chain Risk Illumination Professional Tools and Services (SCRIPTS) BPA
• IRS: Deloitte scores $40M Digital Services and Digitalization support contract
• CDC: Peraton beats out 4 to win $20M NCIRD DataLake Platform Support task on Alliant 2
• HHS: CNI subsidiary nabs $17M IHS CPIC Program Support contract
• EXIM: InquisIT lands $31M IT Services contract
• USDA: CIO-SP3 SB Competition underway; Protest forces FPAC CFPS & SaDS award
• CBP to award non-competitive FSD IT Systems/Technology Support contract to ANC 8(a)
• NIST: Prominent Edge scores Service Desk Support Services contract
• DOJ awards OCDETF Program Support Services contracts to Deloitte and Booz Allen
• US Army Research Laboratory: While $90+M ITES-3S task eval continues, IT Modernization task extended
• Army: Vistra beats 18 for $13M Process Engineering, Comms & IT Ops Support contract
• Army: Bellator Group beats 3 for San Antonio MEPS Applicant Management Services task
• DOD: WOSB TES scores OSD OATSD Public Affairs Technical & Liaison 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.

🎉 Four Events to get in on now:

• Last Chance for next week’s Policies, Programs, Products, Procurements, Protests and Partnerships – Navigating CMS – nearly 300 registered
• AFCEA Belvoir Emerging Leaders host monthly networking event
• 2025 FXPElev8: Where Visionary Leadership Meets Operational Excellence – Join top Federal organizations and cutting-edge industry technology partners. Details here.
• 2025 OrangeSlices Vanguard DOD 250 Forum – This premier event will convene DoD Acquisition Leaders and industry innovators to discuss emerging priorities, operational challenges, and opportunities for growth in FY25. Details here.

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

• Ibility/Trilogy Federal JV launch digital and analytics collaborative w/ Guidehouse and C3 AI
• Obsidian Global adds 3 new contract vehicles – NRC Development and Integration Vehicle for Applications (DIVA) BPA, Treasury’s PROTECTS (Providing Treasury Enterprise Cybersecurity Technology and Services) BPA, and GSA Polaris

⚙️GAO and OIG Reports:

• GAO: Small Business Pilot Program – SBA to Evaluate the Pilot and Mitigate Broader Program Risks
• VA OIG: The Causes and Conditions That Led to a $12 Billion Supplemental Funding Request
• VA OIG: Review of VA’s $2.9 Billion Supplemental Funds Request for FY 2024 to Support Veterans’ Benefits Payments

Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• CPB OIT to Award an 8(a) Non-Competitive Web Application Modernization & Migration Optimization (WAMMO) Phase III Support Contract
• USCIS Pre-Solicitation: Identity, Credential, and Access Management Enterprise Services III
• CBP RFI: Security Operations Support Services
• NASA RFP: Evaluations, Assessments, Studies, Services, and Support (EASSS) 4 IDIQ
• Missile Defense Agency shares first Multiple Authority Announcement (MAA)
• Army cancels New Modern Software Development (MSD) Multiple Award IDIQ
• USAF Draft RFP: All Domain Common Platform Security Cloud Engineering Network Development (ASCEND)

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