For the Social Security Administration, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 was the impetus for a much-needed digital transformation that has ushered the agency into a new era of speed, accuracy and efficiency. During his keynote address at the Potomac Officers Club’s 3rd Annual CIO Summit, Sean Brune, SSA’s chief information o...
The Department of Energy is seeking information from state governments and tribal nations on how to best tailor a formula grant program aimed at boosting the climate change resilience of the U.S. power grid. The $2.5 billion modernization effort under the department’s Building a Better Grid Initiative stemmed from the Bipartisan Infrastructure...
Ocean Bay Information and Systems Management has won a potential five-year, $155.6 million contract to provide administrative, professional and technical support services for the Drug Enforcement Administration. DEA’s office of acquisition and relocation management awarded the contract through a competitive solicitation set aside for 8(a)-certifie...
Anna Sever, most recently senior vice president of strategy and growth at Magellan Federal, has been appointed interim CEO of the Arlington, Virginia-based company. She will replace Oscar Montes, formerly CEO of Magellan Federal, and bring to the role her knowledge in strategy development, business growth and commitment to team excellence, the compa...
Castellum has completed its acquisition of government contractor Lexington Solutions Group for an undisclosed sum. Mark Fuller, president and CEO of Castellum, said in a statement published Monday LSG President Boyd Brown and his team will join Castellum and the transaction pushes Castellum above the $43 million run-rate threshold. “We also ...
EM Key Solutions has acquired Cortek, a Fredericksburg, Virginia-based federal technical services company, from DecisionPoint through a stock purchase agreement. EMKS CEO Mike Snyder said in a statement published Monday the combination of the company’s information technology, health platforms and consulting capabilities with Cortek’s experie...
Parraid has launched a tactical communications system designed to support disaster and emergency first responders operating in areas without cellular coverage. The Vector Iridium Data Link from Parraid is a military-grade, portable command and control system that comes with an on-screen application for operations management and works to provide secu...
The General Services Administration has issued requests for proposals for small business and women-owned small business pools of the Polaris governmentwide acquisition contract for information technology products and services. The Polaris GWAC small business and WOSB pools are multiple-award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts meant ...
GDIT to Begin $4.5B NGA Data Center Support Work; SES to Buy Leonardo DRS’ Satcom Business; Biden Calls for Strengthened Tech Capability Against Cyberattacks; Matt Mandrgoc on Zoom’s DISA Authorization Click to Unmute...
Scott Koslow, a more than 25-year veteran of the defense and government contracting sectors, took the helm of Synectic Solutions Inc. as president and CEO after he purchased the Oxnard, California-based professional services contractor. The U.S. Navy retiree intends for SSI to be certified as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business and conti...
