Cerner (Nasdaq: CERN) has received a potential 10-year, $10 billion contract to help the Department of Veterans Affairs deploy the same electronic health record platform the Defense Department currently adopts. Robert Wilkie, acting VA secretary, said in a statement published Thursday that VA already has $782 million in fiscal 2018 funds to …

The Department of Veterans Affairs and Cerner (Nasdaq: CERN) are in the final phase of negotiations over the terms of a potential 10-year contract to build and deploy a new electronic health record system across 1,600 VA facilities and community health providers, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. VA wants Congress to incorporate …

Cerner (Nasdaq: CERN) has established an advisory group that will offer recommendations as the Kansas City, Missouri-based health information technology provider supports the Department of Veterans Affairs in its Electronic Health Record Modernization initiative. Bob Kerrey, former U.S. senator and Nebraska governor, will lead the company’s VA advisory group, Cerner …

A team of Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), healthcare technology maker Cerner (Nasdaq: CERN) and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has beaten two other industry teams for the Defense Department‘s multi-year, multibillion dollar contract to integrate a commercial electronic health records system across the Military Health System. DoD said Wednesday the contract has a $4, 336, 822, 777 ceiling value over the initial two-year ordering period with …

Cerner (NASDAQ: CERN) has moved closer to completing its \$1.3 billion purchase of Siemens‘ (NYSE: SI) health information technology unit after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission approved the transaction. “We’re pleased to have cleared this important regulatory hurdle and to be one step closer to integrating Siemens Health Services and …

Siemens (NYSE: SI) has agreed to sell its health information technology business to Cerner (NASDAQ: CERN) for $1.3 billion cash following approval from the companies’ respective boards. Cerner said Tuesday that it expects the acquisition to add at least 15 cents in 2015 and 25 cents in 2016 to its non-GAAP diluted earnings per share. “The knowledge and strength of …

Medical information technology firm Cerner is partnering with Accenture Federal Services (NYSE: ACN) and Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) in pursuit of health IT system work at the Defense Department, Modern Healthcare reported Thursday. Joseph Conn writes the Defense Healthcare Management Systems Modernization contract’s total value is estimated to be $11 billion …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, September 7, 2018 — Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has received recognition from Black Book Market Research as the top health information technology consultant for 2018 based on a survey of approximately 2K healthcare organizations, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday it received the highest marks for customer experience …

Weekly Roundup May 21 – May 25, 2018 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes Executive Mosaic’s Weekly GovCon Round-Up: e4e Acquisition, Recent M&A Activity and Top 10 Stories Jim Garrettson, Executive Mosaic CEO Philippines Growth Fuels Executive Mosaic’s e4e Acquisition   Executive Biz recently highlighted how the Philippines plans to build a potential $14 …

Weekly Roundup May 14 – May 18, 2018 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes Executive Mosaic’s Weekly GovCon Round-Up: Recent Executive Moves, Perspecta Spinoff Overview and Top 10 Stories Jim Garrettson, Executive Mosaic CEO Recent Executive Moves BREAKING NEWS: President Trump nominates Robert Wilkie as secretary of veterans affairs.Currently the undersecretary of …