CMS/SEC/DOI/DHS/IRS/DOD Exec Moves;⚡95M VA DAS4/DHS TMS/SBA ODRR/75M USAF IT Transformation wins; USCIS CMASS & RAPID/Army CAPS 2/MDA TEAMS-Next 📰

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🐝The Morning Buzz:

• USCIS set to compete Continuous Monitoring & Agile Security Services on 8(a) STARS III
• State Dept plans to eliminate ‘redundant’ offices as it launches reorganization | Paul Foldi shares proposed new Org Chart
• Monica Padron Harris: Sharing is caring! USCISFY25 event slides are available. Submit questions ahead of time and Attend!
• Katie Helwig: DHS’s APFS has 41 opportunities that list OASIS (15) or OASIS+ (26) – Ready to talk On-Ramp?
• VA OIG calls out Improper Sharing of Sensitive Information on Cloud-Based Collaborative Applications
• Treasury Announces Additional Core Financial System in Financial Management Marketplace – Creoal-SMX Elevate FM Financials solution
• Department of Justice (DOJ) focused HUBZone small businesses to know – Meet them here.

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

• Consulting Firms Offer to Cut Up to $20 Billion From Federal Contracts
• The Ranks of Obamacare ‘Fixers’ Axed in Trump’s Reduction of Health Agency Workforce
• Dudek calls for entire SSA offices to be converted to new Schedule F
• IRS’s Keith Taylor shares website developed by retired IRS execs to support IRS employees losing jobs

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

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

• SEC taps Acting Managing Executive for OIT
• DOI names Jennifer Ouverson as Deputy CIO
• DHS CBP names Technology Integration Division leader
• Coast Guard adds familiar face as Chief of the Office of Procurement Policy & Oversight
• Former AFRL CIO, director of digital capabilities joins OpenAI
• GSA leader and FEDSIM Service Delivery Model SME launches SDVOSB consultancy
• Deloitte recruits GSA Account Manager and Regional Salesforce champion
• CMS Digital Service Expert (Product, Procurement, and Legal/Regulatory) leader exits
• IRS Office of the Chief Procurement Officer Management & Program Analyst Marisa Roinestad departs federal service
• and several Growth Execs take on new challenges: LabVantage Solutions adds Kimberly Finnegan | Cathy Ivey to Agile Defense | Steve Azzara joins cBEYONData + SMX | Steve Levine now SVP at Strategic Communications | White House Modernization lead re-joins Thoughtworks | Erika Dinnie, Former GSA Assoc CIO, Joins MetTel | RP Pro promotes Michael Harry to Head of Growth | Sam Choi now VP at PsiQuantum |  Mike Manzo to Lead ASRC Federal Defense/Intel Operating Group

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🍦Podcast: Mastering LinkedIn for Career Growth – Laura Bennett talks with Mark Amtower – consultant, author, and host of Amtower Off Center – on the power of LinkedIn for career transitions, personal branding, and career growth in the federal market. Listen here.

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

• Second Protest Filed: US Army Communication and Planning Support 2
• Protest Filed: US Air Force | FA2318-25-Q-B001 | DCS Corporation
• Protest of TEAMS-Next contract forces MDA to extend several Advisory and Assistance Support (A&AS) tasks

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• Hurdle cleared on $95M GAO ISTS IT Support contract?
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• The Silent Shred⚡– Contract terminations at DHS FEMA/TSA, IRS and USDA FS. See the List here.

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