CIO-SP4📰; CMS RACDW/DHS ILS/IRS S-CRM/VA BASS/USDA Digi Svcs/HHS ZTA PMO/CFPB FMIT/USAF CDAO EDS wins; DHA IT/CBP PMSS/USDA EUSS/USAID CLAS Protest🍦

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🚨Déjà vu: NITAAC announces plans to extend CIO-SP3 contract, while $50B CIO-SP4 GWAC protest saga worsens – On the heels of 15 more complaints being filed, NITAAC appears poised to take action (again). More here.

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The Juice🥤: Big Investments do not guarantee Big results, but they do signify intent! Some leaders set to make an impact in 2025:

• 🍊Beth Wright starts new role as Community Event Outreach Coordinator with OrangeSlices AI
• CMS names new ACO Finance & Data Analytics leader
• DHS USCIS recruits Chief of Staff from NOAA
• DOL names emerging leader as IT Division Branch Chief
• ICYMI: IRS Chief Procurement Officer set to exit, take role with private sector
• VA Executive Director, Human Capital Management, Lisa Thomas, retires
• VA Executive Director, Pension & Fiduciary Service, Dr. Nilijah E Carter, retires
• Connsci welcomes Salman Rana as Chief Health Technology Officer (CHTO)
• Significance recruits Navy Growth/Strategy leader Marisa Rhode from Aeyon to drive Corporate Strategy
• LMI adds Ricken Shah as Vice President, Public Health
• Lauren Leulu takes on role of Growth Director at Red Carrot
• David Loose tapped to serve as CEO at Essex
• Industry Vet John Arnold relaunches SDVOSB to help GovCon firms seeking recapitalization or exit
• Turingon Welcomes Elizabeth Lancaster as CMO and Joins IBM Partner Plus Program to Advance AI-Driven Innovation

🔍   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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• DHS to take 2nd look at $51M OCIO Cybersecurity Governance & Compliance Services contract
• Protest resolution on USDA multiple-award Data Warehouse IT and Transformation (DWITT) BPA?

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⚖ GAO and the Courts – Check out the latest:

• USAID Protest Filed: $23M Data-Driven Collaborating, Learning and Adapting Services Activity award
• USDA Protest Dismissed: $35M CEC Tier 2/3 End User Support Services task
• DHS Protest Dismissed: $39M U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Program, Project and Mission Support Services (PMSS)
• DHS Protest Denied: ICE Solicitation 70CDCR24R00000009 – Avantus
• DHA Protest Filed: Solicitation Number HT0011-23-R-0056 | SOFITC3, LLC
• DHA Protest Withdrawn: Solicitation Number HT001124R0045 | JCS Solutions, LLC
• DHA Protest Denied: Solicitation Number 16697 | Global Consulting International, LLC
• US Court of Federal Claims Decision Released: Motion for Reconsideration for Protest Challenging GSA Decision for Corrective Action

We know it can be hard to stay on top of all of the latest news and activity. To help keep you abreast, here are some of the recent protest actions the OS AI team noted over the past week.

⚡Check out some of the key Contract Awards:

• USDA: BLN24 and Accenture JV wins FNS WIC and WIC/FMNP Digital Services contract
• CMS: Koniag subsidiary scores $81M RAC Data Warehouse (RACDW) IT Support task 
• CMS: Advize Health beats out 4 to win $35M Medicare Advantage, Prescription Drug Plan, and PACE Oversight Support contract
• HHS: Dynamo and Credence JV beats out 15 to win $12M Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) PMO task on 8(a) STARS III
• VA to award VBA MDEO Business Advisory Support Services contract to Blue Phoenix Solutions
• DHS TSA: Leidos beats out 2 to win $2.6B Checkpoint Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Services contract
• IRS: Halvik and SYSUSA JV scores OCIO C-SCRM Program Management & Consulting Services contract
• CFPB: eKuber Ventures scores Financial Management IT Program Support contract
• DOE Contract Award: NNSA Operational/Administrative Business Support Services
• Army: Contract Award: $481M OTA for Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System Software support
• DoD WHS: VivSoft scores Compute and Store Services DevOps task on DevSecOps BOA
• Army: Soliel beats out 9 to win CASCOM Functional Analysis and Data Integration contract
• Navy Contract Award: $14M JIGSAW Drivers and GUIs Support on SeaPort NxG
• Navy Contract Award: Security Operations Center Support on 8(a) STARS III
• US Air Force: Digital Consultants awarded Security Forces Center IT Services contract
• USAF: WOSB scores Space Operations Command Chief Data and AI Office (SpOC/CDAO) Enterprise Data Support (EDS) Services contract

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🐝The Morning Buzz (Sharing some of the most viewed articles over the Holidays):

• Air Force aligns cyber center to CIO
• Department of the Air Force streamlines IT functions
• VA Sets Sights on 2026 for Relaunch of Oracle Cerner Electronic Health Record Rollout
• Agencies required to share custom software under new law
• CDAO Sponsors Crowdsourced AI Assurance Pilot in the Context of Military Medicine
• Two events to book in now:
  • Start the year off: HHS and CMS Virtual Happy Hour – Sponsored by MagPie
  • Save the Date: The Children’s Inn at NIH – An Evening for Hope Gala – Details here.

📢 Most Viewed Comment:

• 🚀 Update: New Official Awardee list posted for $10B Polaris GWAC Small Business Pool – Yes, but NOW is when any protests will be filed (post-award). Congrats to all awardees!! More here.

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

• M&A: WWT has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Softchoice
• Digital Axis awarded Prime spot on Navy SeaPort-Next Generation (SeaPort-NxG) IDIQ
• Antean Technology awarded SeaPort Next Generation (SeaPort-NxG) prime contract by U.S. Department of Navy
• GSA awards Sparksoft with the Polaris Small Business GWAC
• Rapidly emerging EDWOSB and Digital WOSB Alliance member Lithe Solutions secures Prime spot on GSA MAS

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• DHS CBP Forecast: OT Regulatory Audit Automated Forensic Audit Support