There is an undeniable stigma associated with government healthcare delivery that conjures images of long lines, lackluster treatment and protracted wait periods. However, Executive Director of the Digital Service at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Andrea Fletcher wants to set the record straight. She believes the U.S. government...
Seventeen cybersecurity and defense agencies from different countries joined the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in updating a guidance on the implementation of secure-by-design principles in software development. The joint guidance was revised based on input from individuals, nonprofit organizations and industry members workin...
The U.S. Army awarded contracts worth $1.5 billion combined before the end of fiscal year 2023 to procure components and materials needed to increase the production of 155-millimeter ammunition. Through the contract awards to nine companies, the Army aims to maintain momentum to achieve its goal of producing 80,000 projectiles per month by the fourt...
Larry Honarvar, formerly a vice president at CGI (NYSE: GIB), has joined Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) as a VP – cloud practice lead, according to a LinkedIn post published Thursday. He assumed his new position following a six-year stint as VP of operations at information technology consulting firm NetCraftsmen, a subsi...
Now almost a decade and a half since the signing of the Affordable Care Act into law, the U.S. healthcare system bears extensive ties to the federal government and is vast and complex. As a result, many of the smaller players and subcommittees that serve integral purposes in the national healthcare system go unrecognized and...
Serco Group’s North American subsidiary will continue to provide anti-terrorism technology support services for U.S. Navy bases worldwide under a potential five-year, $201 million recompete contract with the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific. The single-award Physical Security System-Enterprise Architecture indefinite-delivery/indefinite-qu...
The Department of Defense is in the midst of a “reluctant revolution in military affairs,” according to National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Director Vice Admiral Frank Whitworth III. With the advent of modern autonomous technologies, the U.S. military is currently undergoing never-before-seen efforts to uncrew “considerable portions” o...
Lauren Knausenberger, former chief information officer of the Department of the Air Force and a three-time Wash100 awardee, has joined Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) as an executive vice president and chief innovation officer. In this capacity, she will oversee SAIC’s innovation strategy and corporate strategy function and a...
Michael Byrd, a 28-year federal information technology market veteran, has joined Rancher Government Solutions as vice president of ecosystems and partner management. His appointment comes as Reston, Virginia-based RGS looks to accelerate its federal market growth initiatives, the open source software provider said Thursday. Paul Smith, RGS CEO and ...
Apogee has established a governing board of directors in line with the company’s push to expand its footprint in the government market and named Chairman and CEO Wes Georges as lead of the new body. Other inaugural governing board members are Dave Dacquino, former CEO at Serco Group‘s North American business arm, and Landmark Systems...
