Spring is in the air and our attention turns to spotlighting some of the HUBZone small businesses focused on the Department of Education which were the most viewed profiles on the OrangeSlices partner platform of late and that you should be getting to know. These businesses are winning, growing, and driving some of the key…

CSS Federal, was awarded a contract with the U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid (FSA), for long-term assistance with its Oracle e-Business Suite, Financial Management System. For this contract, we strategically selected Tantus Technologies, Inc. (Tantus), the former incumbent, to minimize risk, retain institutional knowledge, and ensure the continuity of high-quality performance. “We are…

This public service executive with a 19-year track record of leading organizational change in the Federal government, experienced in using performance management, data, and evidence to inform decision-making, policy development, and business process improvement, takes on a new challenge. Dennis Johnson is now listed as Acting CIO for the Department of Education. See the profile…

After 16 years in the Federal government, the Education Department’s Chief Information Officer (CIO) Luis Lopez is departing this month to head to the private sector, a department spokesperson confirmed to MeriTalk. “Our CIO is leaving the Department for a new opportunity outside of government,” the official said on March 7. “We can confirm his…