DHS DevSecOps/CMS Web/IRS JETCS/FBI ITID/DOI DevOps/HUD EGIS/370M Army IPPS-AI/USAF Cybersec wins; 48 DHA FY25 Opps; VA/CMS/SSA/HUD/DHA IT Exec moves

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The Juice🥤: Big Investments do not guarantee Big results, but they do signify intent! Here are several Federal and Industry leaders who are set to make an impact in the second half of 2024.

• CMS CCSQ BOG sees a leadership change
• Veterans Affairs taps new Cloud & Infrastructure Architecture Director
• DoD FEHRM taps new Deputy Chief Data Interoperability Officer
• State Dept FSI re-adds FDA IT lead to drive Educational Delivery Systems
• SSA Dep Assoc Commissioner, Analytics and Improvement moves to NASA
• VA OIT leader (SES) takes new challenge driving EHR Modernization Communications
• Patrice Clement tapped to be HUD Acting Deputy Chief Administrative Officer
• Missile Defense Agency CIO takes new role driving Digital Business/AI & Acquisition
• ICYMI: CIO for Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) exits, takes role with IBM
• Roger McCreery now President with Integrated Computer Strategies
• Ravi Gourineni takes COO role with Lithe Solutions
• Terry Bjornsen takes new role as VP – Capture Management with Tria Federal
• Bryant Hatcher recruited to serve as RVP Public Sector with Diligent
• Parsons recruits Shane Sims as VP, BD for National Operations
• Ken Phillips recruited to drive Army Business Development for Core4ce

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⚖ GAO and the Courts. Some of the latest Protest Action:

• Protest: US Navy Master at Arms Ready Relevant Learning SeaPort NXG task
• Protest Dismissed: Air Force Solicitation FA8622-24-R-2400 Peerless Technology Corporation

⚡Contract Award actions 

• Contract Award: $32M DHS USCIS DevSecOps
• Cybersecurity SME/SDVOSB Valiant-X scores first Prime contract win at USAF Weapons School
• Contract Award: $10M IRS Joint Enterprise Tax Enterprise Tax Calculator Solution (JETCS)
• A Square Group awarded DHS USCIS ASDOV II BRIDGE DevSecOps Svcs task
• Easy Dynamics wins IRS Security Summit STAR Working Group support task
• Contract Award: $18M CMS Physician Compare Website Support
• Thorben Consulting wins DOI Enterprise Budget Support System (PEBSS) Dev/Ops contract
• Contract Award: FBI ITID TSU Support Services bridge contract
• Contract Award: $11M HUD Enterprise Geographical Information System (EGIS) support
• Dynamo wins FBI Fleet Management Support Services contract
• Contract Award: HHS ACF Organizational and Management Audit, Advisement, & Assistance
• Contract Award: DOI OSMRE Applicant/Violator System (AVS) Hosting
• Contract Award: $22M Navy SPAWAR Advanced Tactical Data Links Engineering & Sustainment
• Contract Award: $370M Integrated Personnel and Pay System-Army Integration contract
• FedWriters wins Naval Undersea Warfare Center Corporate Communications Support task

🐝The Buzz – Keeping you in the know

• Meet the GovWin Category Killer – OS AI’s David Blackburn shares which GovCon AI Competitive Intelligence Growth tool stands head and shoulders above the competition and is positioned to be a market category killer. Listen here.
• Gavin Ugale and Linda Miller launch the Program Integrity Alliance, a new nonprofit whose mission is to maximize the impact and quality of public spending through evidence-based, data-informed fraud prevention in government. More here.
• CISA broke into a US federal agency, and no one noticed for a full 5 months
• Say hello to the newly launched Veterans Affairs’ Cancer Moonshot landing page!🌟 More here.
• Help out DOE CIO Ann Dunkin as she is on the hunt for a new Principal Deputy CIO

📢 Most Viewed Comments on OS AI

• Re: Navigating the CMS July Forecast with JR Glass, Ali Steer, and Jason Cullum – “Wow! Everyone is sharing wisdom and I am in desperate need of it. I am reading and listening to this now…”, Anita Allen, HHS SB Specialist  More here.
• Re: VA RFI: Onboarding, Management, Engineering, Governance, and Assurance Services (OMEGA) – Did VA just send this to a select group of companies? More here.

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• VA RFI: Onboarding, Management, Engineering, Governance, and Assurance Services (OMEGA)
• GSA FAS TTS RFI – Cloud Adoption- Centers of Excellence
  DoD RFI: MC&FP Defense Casualty Information Processing System (DCIPS)
• TSA to award non-competitive FIS SETA and IV&V contract
• Library of Congress RFP: Congressional Research Service (CRS) Data Analysis Model Development