The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said “healthcare cybersecurity is in critical condition” in its report to Congress Friday. Hospitals and health care facilities are a honeypot for hackers and prime targets for ransomware attacks because of the huge amounts of personal information that they collect. While c...
A business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) has received a potential five-year, $94 million contract for software development life cycle services to a Department of Health and Human Services division that provides federal healthcare services to Alaska Native and American Indian people. General Dynamics Information Technology will d...
The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded Emergent BioSolutions a five-year, $198.7 million contract to further mature the development of an anthrax vaccine in preparation for a Food and Drug Administration license. The HHS office of the assistant secretary for preparedness and response™s Biomedical Advanced Research and Developme...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 30, 2016 ” CSRA (NYSE: CSRA) will help the Department of Health and Human Services update its human resources management system under a $38.9 million contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Thursday it will work to update the PeopleSoft Human Capital Management 8.9 system to People...
The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a potential $173.6 million contract to Sanofi Pasteur for work to develop inactivated vaccine candidate that could help prevent Zika virus infection and associated birth defects. HHS said Monday the contract has a $43.2 million base value that covers process develo...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 26, 2016 ” Deloitte has presented a six-pronged response to the Department of Health and Human Services‘ blockchain ideation challenge that seeks to identify opportunities to apply the technology in healthcare, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday blockchain works t...
The Department of Health and Human Services has chosen Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) to offer agency personnel access to the company’s customer relationship management tools under a potential $100 million blanket purchase agreement. Salesforce said Wednesday the BPA serves as a vehicle for HHS operating divisions to order Salesf...
The Genesis Mission now spans 15-plus agencies, anchored by DOE’s American Science and Security Platform The challenges involve healthcare, energy, infrastructure and national security issues The news builds on earlier steps, including a $1 billion DOE-Japan partnership in June The White House has announced more than $5 billion in federal comm...
CMS has launched the third RMADA contract vehicle with a $3.5 billion ceiling over five years Seventeen companies secured spots after a competition that drew 34 offers The contract supports research and analysis for Medicare, Medicaid, ACA and other healthcare initiatives The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has awarded 17 companies posi...
ICE is planning a follow-on contract worth more than $100 million for enterprise-wide IT support services The solicitation is expected around Sept. 16, with award slated for the second quarter of fiscal 2027 and work running through February 2028 ICE intends to compete the work through NITAAC’s CIO-SP3 Small Business vehicle, where Insero is t...
