DHS CAPSIS/VA FMS/Treasury ITPD/FDA CAAPS/300M USAF VERAT wins; CMS/OMB/DHS/HHS/TTS/USPTO/DoD IT Exec moves; CMS Ops Analytics/DoD OIG IT Protest 📰

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🐝The Morning Buzz:

• Industry leaders launch ArkAI – Nation’s first Native American, woman-owned AI company
• Michael Barrera shared🚀: GSA was busy – Alliant 3 update (with extension), and COMET II RFP release
• State Department issues stop-work order on US aid – new spending and existing grants and contracts
• Trump administration scraps AI-focused framework for FedRAMP
• Trump team signals defense acquisition overhaul
• Former VA IT Exec Bill James outlines strategy for VA to attain EHR interoperability with VistA-as-a-Service model

🎯GovCon events to target today:

• Find yourself free Tonight?: Federal Health IT Industry gathering at Gringos & Mariachis
• Eric and Melinda host Veterans Affairs Industry Happy Hour sponsored by PingWind – Join the Waitlist
• 📢 Only 3 weeks until Engage FedGov – AI, Automation, Acquisition, Data and Digital Transformation with DHS, IRS, SEC, State, Commerce, DHA, NASA SEWP and more – 2025 is a year of change and this event will focus on ways different Federal organizations and leaders are empowering and changing how government and industry can work together to meet emerging needs. Details 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:

• CMS recruits ex-USPTO and DoD Agile leader to drive IT Product Development
• DHS AI Corps taps Program and Operations Lead
• CDC recruits US Marine Corps IT Leader to drive IT Portfolio
• HHS HRSA promotes Data Analytics leader
• HHS ASTP recruits Enterprise Architecture Leader from industry
• GSA taps Acting Director Technology Transformation Services (TTS)
• GSA announces new FAS, TTS leadership – Peters, Gruenbaum, Shedd
• DOJ AOUSC Digital Services Division recruits NOAA NOS IT Services Chief
• Greg Barbaccia is now listed as the US Federal Chief Information Officer
• US Air Force names CDAO – IT Strategy Manpower and Reserve Affairs
• DoD ODNI Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center Exec exits
• Leidos taps Homeland Security Div SME Sai Chepuri as Division Chief Solutions Architect
• Lauren Ingram takes role as Vice President of Federal at BEAT
• Honeywell recruits Jim Elliott to drive Public Sector Business Development
• PCI Government Services recruits CDW Healthcare CTO Faye Farah to drive BD
• Jeremy Mishler appointed GDIT’s Director of Homeland Security Strategy
• Rishi Vajpeyi promoted to VP of Federal Civilian at Qualtrics
• HHS welcomes new leadership including Fink, Brenner, States, Monarez and Memoli
• DHS OIG names new Branch Chief
• Caleb Vitello named as Acting Director DHS U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

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• DHS pulls funding for Budget & Finance support services contract … again
• Take Three as challenges mount for DoD OIG IT Support Services and IT Management Services awards

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⚖ GAO and the Courts – Check out the latest:

• The battle continues for CMS HIE and Financial Management Operational Analytics contract
• Protest Dismissed: US Navy Joint Interoperability Division (JID) Support Services JTO Interface Training Program

🔍 Been heads down working on a proposal? Search and track all the latest protest activity here

⚡Check out some of the key Contract Awards:
Note: We expect to see agencies slow award activity for a short period of time until new leadership is installed.

• DHS: IBM wins $48M Consolidated Asset Portfolio and Sustainability Information System (CAPSIS) Support BPA
• VA: Agile Six beats out 3 to win $15M Product Teams – Financial Management Systems support task on SPRUCE
• VA Contract Award: Patient and Employee Satisfaction Survey Services
• Treasury: AIM Consulting (AIMC) scores Bureau of Engraving and Printing OES IT Project Documentation contract
• FDA awards CAAPS Phase V O&M Bridge Order to Guidehouse
• Census: iTech AG awarded DEC Automated Training Support contract
• State Department: GDIT beats out 3 to win Logistics and Services Contract
• DOJ: KMRG wins U.S. Attorney’s Office Support contract
• DOL Bureau of Labor Statistics inks contract for Posit RStudio Team Enterprise Licenses
• US Air Force inks VMware and Rubrik software licenses support contract
• USAF: AIS beats out 2 to win $300M Virtualized Enterprise and Remote Access Technology support IDIQ

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

• IT Concepts Announces New Partnership with ServiceNow
• AWS and Booz Allen Announce Expanded Partnership

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• USGS Sources Sought: Rclone Business Support
• DOD RFP: International Loan Modeling Budget Management (ILMBM)
• USAF Sources Sought: Data and Analytic Services
• Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) RFQ: Programming Administration and Execution System (PAX) DDForm 1391 System Support – VETS2 Release Notice
• DARPA to host Kallisti Proposers Day – Registration deadline Jan 31

📢 Most Viewed Comments:

• RE: University of California led Alliance scores $89B NIH NCI Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) contract win – Who is backing them? More here.
• New Administration Moves Swiftly to Cancel Contracts and Address DEIA Provisions:
  • I have seen several active solicitations identify the removal of related provisions – here is one… More here.
  • I wonder if hiring preferences for veterans with service related disabilities will be eliminated. Does somebody get to pick who gets preferential treatment? More here.
  • Have to wonder with the spirit of these initiatives whether they will extend and impact set-asides such as the 8(a) program? More here.