AstraZeneca has secured a $486M contract from the departments of Health and Human Services and Defense to further develop and test a pair of monoclonal antibodies as potential COVID-19 treatment. The company will use the funds to conduct large-scale production and Phase 3 trials of the experimental AZD7442 combo drug to help prevent or treat SARS-C...
THIS WEEK’S TOP 10 MOST POPULAR STORIES View Weekly Contract Awards Lt. Gen. Stephen Fogarty: Army Cyber Command Shifts to Information Advantage Approach Lt. Gen. Stephen Fogarty, who leads the U.S. Army’s Cyber Command (ARCYBER), said his group is shifting from a warfare-focused approach to one that prioritizes information advantage...
ICF (Nasdaq: ICFI) has won a pair of five-year contracts worth $125M combined to help the Department of Health and Human Services update and manage information technology systems for the Children's Bureau. “We are excited to continue this dynamic partnership and help the agency build a more secure, modernized technology infrastructure designe...
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....
Hendall has secured a potential $106.2M contract to help a Department of Health and Human Services component manage and analyze behavior health data, according to an award notice posted Monday. The company will provide data collection, analysis and management support for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Behaviora...
ICF (Nasdaq: ICFI) has won five contracts worth more than $100M combined to train and assist Department of Health and Human Services grant recipients that help ensure school readiness among low-income U.S. children....
A $2.56B contract between the Department of Health and Human Services and Verizon (NYSE: VZ) for information technology and telecommunication services took effect Monday, according to an award notice posted on the government's SAM website....
A DLH Holdings (Nasdaq: DLHC) company has won a potential $149.9M delivery order to provide administrative management and operational assistance to the Department of Health and Human Services’ unit for family support services....
Jose Arrieta, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) chief information officer (CIO), has resigned from his position with the agency, after spearheading the launch White House COVID-19 decisions system, FedScoop on reported Monday. Arrieta was appointed to the role in May 2019. In the role, Arrieta provided leadership and oversight of the De...
The departments of Health and Human Services and Defense have signed a potential $1.5B agreement with Moderna to produce 100M doses of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate as part of the U.S. government’s Operation Warp Speed....
