Perspecta (NYSE: PRSP) has secured a 12-month, other transaction agreement to configure a software-as-a-service platform for the Department of Defense to move Military Health System data into a cloud computing infrastructure. The company said Thursday it will provide a HealthConcourse digital technology prototype to help DoD ensure the availability of beneficiaries' legacy information as the department transitions to the commercial electronic health records system known as MHS Genesis.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, September 18, 2020 — Carahsoft Technology will help the Department of Defense, intelligence agencies and the U.S. Coast Guard procure Red Hat's OpenJDK software products and support services under an agency catalog agreement from DoD, ExecutiveBiz reported Sept. 2.

The National Institutes of Health has awarded five positions on a potential five-year, $148M contract to help the National Cancer Institute manage and analyze biomedical information, according to a SAM notice posted Tuesday.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, September 18, 2020 — Cubic (NYSE: CUB) secured certification for its M3X-APP server to run version 7.0 of VMware's (NYSE: VMW) vSphere ESXi hypervisor following completion of a compatibility test on the two products, ExecutiveBiz reported Sept. 1.

Veritas Capital has scheduled Oct. 1 as the date the private equity firm expects to complete its pending $5B cash acquisition of the U.S. state and local health and human services unit from DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC).

Rebecca John, vice president of capture at ECS, recently caught up with ArchIntel to give her perspective on how analytics tools are helping human analysts drive insights from data and her outlook on how both technology and people could advance the competitive intelligence process in the coming years. This the 22nd in a series of interviews with CI and GovCon executives who share their insights about creating and sustaining a competitive advantage.

Maximus (NYSE: MMS) has appointed Andrew Sommers, formerly a senior policy adviser at the Department of Health and Human Services, to oversee a newly formed business unit that will focus on supporting public health initiatives in the government sector.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, September 17, 2020 — KBR (NYSE: KBR) will help the U.S. Navy update infrastructure at Camp Lemonnier and Chabelley Airfield in Djibouti, Africa, under a five-year, $75M indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from Naval Facilities Engineering Command Europe Africa Central, ExecutiveBiz reported Aug. 31.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, September 16, 2020 — Constellis appointed Richard Hozik, formerly an ECS Federal senior vice president, to succeed outgoing Chief Financial Officer Gordon Foster, ExecutiveBiz reported Aug. 31.

Ronald "Fog" Hahn, executive vice president of strategic growth at Amentum, told ArchIntel in a recent interview that the company looks at market trends, technology, requirements and capability as the factors to consider before penetrating into a new market. He also discussed competitive intelligence's role in investment and bidding efforts and how emerging technologies can help a company gain actionable knowledge. This is the 21st in a series of interviews with CI and GovCon executives who share their insights about creating and sustaining a competitive advantage.