New HHS/DoD/DOT IT Chiefs;🔥64M DHS SEVP/NIH STPS/VA FSCDev/DHA CSS awards; CMS Cloud/IRS UNSS II/FDA RSS/DIA SITA III/DCMA ENSS/USAF FinSys Protest📰

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✨ Tracking the awards, industry moves and latest BUZZ in the Fed Health IT & Consulting sector, our newest edition of the Fed Health Insights Newsletter is out. Covering DHA, VA, CMS, HHS, and more, it’s your go-to source for the latest scoop to stay strong in 2025! Check it out here.

🎯 CDC ’26 Recompetes: Several dozen expiring tasks expected to draw interest – Andrea shares this curated list of several dozen high-impact CDC recompete opportunities—designed to spark teaming conversations and help you capitalize on emerging cybersecurity and GovCon contracts amid administrative changes. More here.

🐝The Morning Buzz:

• ⌛On hold indefinitely: $10B Modern Software Delivery IDIQ as Army is reviewing strategy
• $85+M VA FSC Software Development recompete delays as a result 2024 Cyber Attack forces short-term extension of T4NG task
• Data Breach Prompts US Coast Guard to Take Personnel and Pay System Offline
• New administration poised to announce another round of large scale layoffs at CISA
• Digital WOSB Alliance new member application cycle for 2025 closes on 2/21/2025
• DHS USSS Deputy CTO Jon Murphy shares newly issued BAA to identify new technical solutions, to include analytics and emerging tech
• SBA shares updates as to status of 8(a) and WOSB programs
• State Department focused 8(a) small businesses to know – Here we spotlight the DOS focused firms drawing interest of late. Meet them here.

⚙️ It’s all about Community: Resources for Affected Feds:

• Civil Service Strong: Resources for Civil Servants
• Fairfax County posts list of county services for those affected by the Fed cuts
• Shene’ Commodore shares career transition tips for federal employees

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🍊OS AI Premium: Handpicked, crisp, juicy content for our Premium Sponsors/Subscribers:

• Protest of $30+M DCMA Enterprise Network Support Services recompete forces extension
• DIA pulls back award – to reevaluate Enterprise Senior IT Advisors III BPA award decision
• The Silent Shred – The latest Federal contract terminations (partial or full) at USDA, Treasury, FCC, DOL and VA.

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

• IRS: Multiple Protests now filed on User Network and Services Support (UNSS) II BPA
• FDA: Multiple Protest now filed on $100M Regulatory Review Support BPA
• CMS Decision Released: OIT Cloud-Computing Services protest denial
• CMS Protest Dismissed: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | RFQ-1738484
• CISA Fresh Protest Filed: $10M Internal Controls Support task
• SSA Protest Dismissed: 28321324Q00000135 | Guidehouse
• USAF: Last Protest Dismissed: $200M Advanced Systems and Development Directorate Command Support
• USAF Protest Denied: $166M US SSC Financial Support Services Contract

Been heads down working on a proposal? Track all the latest protest activity here.

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

• HHS IT Office recruits new Chief from Palantir
• VA names Beth Murphy as Acting Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Benefits
• Treasury Cyber and AI leader Todd Conklin takes new role with Federal Reserve Board  
• Katie Arrington announces she is DOD’s new CISO
• Pavan Pidugu sworn in as CIO of the U.S. Department of Transportation
• Former CMS Deputy CIO Bobby Saxon, SES (Ret.) joins Deloitte
• Octo CEO Mehul Sanghani shares: Farewell to Octo…and My Next Chapter
• Kamran Bakhtian takes role as HHS Growth Lead with Booz Allen Hamilton
• Kyle Campbell takes role as Chief Growth Officer & Chief Technology Officer at DeltaStrac
• Fatemeh Corlett taking on the role of Chief Growth Officer at EXCENTIUM
• Andrea Snader takes role as Sector Pres, Health and DoD at Edgewater Federal Solutions
• Intelligent Waves Appoints Rudy Martinez as Vice President of Growth
• Simple Technology Hires Big Data Expert to Lead New Practice Area
• Christi Parsons is now GWAC / IDIQ Capture Program Manager Nalu Federal
• Brad Henry returns to Leidos as Director of Operations for Navy and Marine Corps IT
• Tim Larkins now leading FSI Program Business Development at Wiz
• Jeremy Rissi welcomed as Director of Cybersecurity Sales in Google Public Sector

🍦ICF VP of Disaster Management and former FEMA Asst Administrator John Rabin – OS AI caught up with John to learn more about his 20+ years of operational experience, including the last 12 at FEMA; his ongoing focus amidst change; and the opportunity for potential partners. Read on here.

⚡Check out some of the key Contract Awards:

• ICE: Dev Technology Group beats out 17 to win $64M SEVP Student and Exchange Visitor Information Systems (SEVIS) support contract
• NIH: Axle Informatics scores $21M NCATS Scientific and Technology Program Support (STPS) contract
• NRC: WOSB Union5 awarded ARIES System Support contract
• USPTO: BNL beats out 5 to win $16M Resource Management Office Support contract
• DHA: With new award on horizon, $50+M Contracting Support Staff contract extended
• Army: IBM wins Career Tracker Support Services task on ITES-3S
• Army Contract Award: $10M 7th Strategic Signal Brigade IT Services on ITES 3-S
• Army Contract Award: JBLM Mission Training Complex Capabilities (MTCCS) Bridge contract

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🎯Events and Updates: The Gov may be in quiet mode, but now is the time to get out and engage

• Deana DePaz shared: Exciting HIMSS Networking Opportunity in Vegas – Monday Night! More to come
• Eric Gonzales, Melinda Pitchford and February sponsor, Gritter Francona host U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Industry Happy Hour
• NCMA Woodlawn: St. Patrick’s Day / HIMSS Download Networking Event
• NCMA MetroMD event: The Impact of a Changing Administration on Government Contracting
• 🎯Register now to celebrate at 2025 FXPElev8: Where Visionary Leadership Meets Operational Excellence – This landmark will serve as an exclusive gathering that brings together visionary leaders from top Federal organizations and cutting-edge industry technology partners. Details here.

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📢 Most Viewed Comments:

• RE: More than a dozen DHS ICE Expiring Tasks expected to draw interest in FY 2026 – I’m looking to team up on upcoming opportunities at ICE. We are a strong 8a small business with an IT-centric portfolio across the FedCiv space. We have strong experience…More here.
• Re: Spatial Front – SFI goes above and beyond to take care of our employees…Today, all employees enjoy some form of teleworking…We have trained over 85% of our employees… provided SAFe training to over 120 Government personnel at no cost to the Government. More here.

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

• U.S. Marine Corps Awards Concurrent Technologies Corporation a Prime Position on a MATOC
• EXPANSIA Wins Prime On $10M Armament EBU Digital Modernization Contract

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• CISA Postponed – Data Management & Integration Support pushed to Q2 FY26 earliest
• DHS HQ Pre-Solicitation: OCHCO Application Support – ADaPTS Support
• USCIS Pre-Solicitation: OIT Front Office Information Support Team (FOIST) on OASIS
• USCIS Forecast Update: Cyber Security Artificial Intelligence Support (CAIS) 2 moved from Competitive to Non-Competitive
• VA RFQ: National Data Systems (NDS) Health Information Access (HIA) Support
• IRS RFI: Pega Platform Support Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS) BPA
• IRS RFI: EA 4365 Cloud Architecture & Design Support
• IRS RFI: Phishing-Resistant Multi-Factor Authentication for Mainframe Platforms & Applications
• FBI RFI: National Domestic Communications Assistance Center’s CALEA Implementation Program 
• NOAA Sources Sought: Alpha Inventory and Maintenance System Upgrade
• NASA Draft RFP: Research and Education Support Services (NRESS) III
• NATO RFI: Establish and Enhance the Alliance Federation Network (AFN)
• Navy to award Technical Support Management (TSM) Suite Information Technology Engineering and Support Services Sole Source
• USAF HQ cancels AETC IT Support Services Solicitation

Magpie Health Analytics: Telling Stories, Connecting Data, & Building Trust to Transform Healthcare – Looking back on a decade’s worth of experience focused on CMS, Bil Westerfield shares some insight into how this team has become a trusted advisor and partner, advice for others who may wish to follow suit, and what’s ahead for this growing firm as it looks to expand its reach, and relationships. Read on here.