VA DevSecOps/USCIS VIS/CMS CCOps/FBI IT Protest📰; USCG EHR Cyber/USDA EMM Portal/NOAA Cloud PM/DHS OBIM SETI/DHA Vision CoE IT/HHS Budget & Data wins

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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:

• DHS Information Security Leader promoted to CISO at US Government Publishing Office
• DoD OCIO recruits DCMA contracts SME to drive Integration Planning
• Education Dept taps Deputy Chief Data Officer, Governance and Strategy
• Coast Promotes Chris Brown to Senior Vice President of BPO Operations
• REI Systems Welcomes Mark Olson as Chief Financial Officer
• ITellect recruits Fletcher (Bud) Amos to serve as Senior VP of Growth
• Aaron Betz takes role as Chief Growth Officer at Advanced IT Concepts

🌟Noridian – The Nicest Healthcare Solutions Partner in GovCon – Looking to better understand nearly six decades of success, and the opportunity for partners, OS AI sat down with Noridian’s Christine Dunleavy and Anne Simon. Read on here.

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• Not going down without a fight on $282M NASA Systems Development & Ops Contract (SpaceDOC III)
• One step forward, another back on $10B US Army IT Enterprise Solutions-4 Hardware (ITES-4H)

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⚖ GAO and the Courts – check out the latest Protest Action:

• Gov sides with protestor Maximus on CMS Contact Center Operations requirement
• Protest Filed: VA Community Care DevSecOps Support BAA
• Fresh Protest Filed: FBI CJIS Digital and Information Technology Services
• Protest Dismissed: Food and Drug Administration FDA-24-SOW-121494 – Springforward
• Decision Released: FEMA Program Management Services Protest Denial
• Decision Released: USCIS Verification Information System IT Services protest denial

AI Summit – This inaugural AI Summit, with federal leaders from the Air Force, NSA, DOL, GSA, Army, HUD, GAO and VA, will discuss how agencies are tackling challenges and developing solutions that will make a difference. Details here. 

🔥 DHS COs continue to be busy making awards

• OneZero Solutions wins USCG Electronic Health Records Acquisition Cyber Security Support task
• SDVOSB wins $102M Coast Guard FORCECOM Training, Analysis, & Support Services IDIQ
• Contract Award: US Coast Guard Systems NAIS Integration Support Services
• Technomics wins Coast Guard C4ISR Cost Analysis Contractor support contract
• HUBZone CIO-SP3 SB Prime wins $50M DHS OBIM Systems Engineering/Test Support task
• Contract Award: WITS wins DHS CBP FOIA and Privacy Support Services contract
• Guidehouse wins DHS OIDO Mission Support task

⚡Other Key Contract Award Actions: 

• CMS: SDVOSB wins OEOCR AEG Preventing Workplace Harassment Program Support contract
• VA: Trilogy wins new VHA Integrated Healthcare Transformation (IHT) IDIQ task
• VA Contract Award: WordPress VIP Platform Hosting Support and Content Governance
• DHA: Ardent Technologies wins Vision CoE Program Management task on OASIS SB
• HHS: IT Pandits scores first Prime win with Budget & Data Support Services contract
• CDC: Devis wins ICD-10 web-based browser support contract
• DOC ITA: Akytech and OST wins again, beats out 14 to add User Adoption Services task
• NOAA: Arlo/Deloitte JV wins Fisheries Cloud Program Office Initiative Support contract
• USDA: Essnova wins OIG OIA Enterprise Management Modules/Tools Portal sppt contract
• USDA: WINTrio awarded NASS contract to support record linkage for migration to cloud
• DOC NIST: Easy Dynamics wins MEIS MEP Connect Support task on 8(a) STARS III
• DOT: Pro Vets Consulting Group and FP&C Consulting CTA adds FRA Support task win

🐝The Buzz – Keeping you in the know

• RIVA’s Alex Stevens Love shares: Effective Employee Communication Tactics for the Potential Government Shutdown
• Two CMS-focused events, two options:
  • Virtual HHS & CMS Industry Happy Hour event sponsored by Cogent People Details here. 
  • In-person HHS & CMS Industry Happy Hour event sponsored by Publicis Sapient Details here. 

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

• CACI Enters into Definitive Agreement to Purchase Azure Summit Technology
• Revolutionary Solutions now officially certified as 8(a) and Woman-Owned Small Business

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• VA shares Transformation Support Services 2.0 requirement Update
• CMS Pre-Solicitation: National Education Campaign & Outreach Contract
• CDC Sources Sought: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health IT Services
• Army RFP: JBLM Directorate of Public Works (DPW) IT and Support Services
• USTRANSCOM RFI: Transportation Visualizer (TransViz)

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