The government contracting industry witnessed a number of strategic executive movements in 2022, including appointments and promotions to C-level roles as well as leadership changes meant to spur growth in public sector-focused practices. As the year draws to a close, Executive Mosaic‘s editorial team is sharing people moves that dominated the...
Carahsoft Technology has received a $432 million contract from the U.S. Army for the delivery of ServiceNow products to the service branch through Dec. 22, 2027. Funding and work locations will be based on each order under the firm-fixed-price contract for ServiceNow procurement, the Department of Defense said Friday. Carahsoft serves as the public ...
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health is looking to establish a $500 million multiple-award procurement vehicle for advisory and assistance services, according to a notice posted Wednesday on SAM.gov. ARPA-H, which was established within the Department of Health and Human Services in May, plans to enlist contractors to help the agency dev...
John Balbus, interim director of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Climate Change and Health Equity, said in a GovCon Wire-hosted virtual event that OCCHE works to promote health equity and strengthen sector-wide commitment to addressing the climate crisis as its overt and subtle effects threaten worldwide well-being. He n...
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall highlighted the need for the U.S. to work with allies and commercial partners to ensure security and stability worldwide amid evolving threats, the service reported Wednesday. “When we say one team, one fight — industry and our international partners are part of that team,” Kendall, a three-time Wa...
The U.S. government is procuring up to 405 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from a partnership between Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech (Nasdaq: BNTX) under a $3.2 billion firm-fixed-price contract. The Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday it expects to receive the initial doses for both adult and pediatric use in the fall. “Vaccine...
Lou Von Thaer, president and CEO of Battelle, has been selected to receive a 2022 Wash100 Award for stewarding the nonprofit organization to position itself for annual revenue growth and its management role at eight of the 17 Department of Energy national laboratories. This marks Von Thaer’s fourth consecutive induction and seventh Wash100 win o...
The Potomac Officers Club on Wednesday hosted its 8th Annual Defense Research & Development Summit, where government and industry leaders discussed the projects and ideas that are keeping the U.S. military and Pentagon officials at the forefront of modern strategy as well as technological discoveries that prepare for new threats abroad. After a...
As the world enters the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the newly identified more contagious Omicron variant is posing new challenges for the U.S. health care system and the nation’s pandemic preparedness and response capabilities. Now, the federal government aims to leverage commercial partnerships, more robust funding, adapted legislati...
Jimmy Benani was promoted to the role of vice president of federal health and civilian markets at Excella, where he previously served as director, FedHealthIT reported Wednesday. He has been with the Arlington, Virginia-based Agile technology company for more than 11 years now and he most recently led its efforts in supporting customers focused on...
