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The Defense Information Systems Agency has started to seek information on potential vendors that could help enhance and provide sustainment support for DISA’s Financial Accounting Management Information System for the Working Capital Funds platform.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced his intent to appoint Basil Parker, chief of staff at the Office of Personnel Management, as administrator of the office of electronic government at the Office of Management and Budget.

A By Light Professional IT Services subsidiary will continue to support technical refresh work on Department of Defense networks under a potential $83.7M bridge contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency.

An industry team led by General Dynamics' (NYSE: GD) information technology business will help the Department of Defense implement cloud-based communication and collaboration applications under a potential 10-year, $4.4B blanket purchase agreement. The General Services Administration and DoD re-awarded the Defense Enterprise Office Solutions contract to CSRA, which GDIT acquired in 2018, as a result of corrective action following protests to the BPA originally awarded in August last year, GSA said Friday.

The Defense Information Systems Agency has released a request for information on development and engineering requirements to support the establishment of an enterprise public safety communications network.

Executive Mosaic founder and CEO Jim Garrettson presented Chuck Harrington, chairman and CEO of Parsons, his first Wash100 Award on Friday. Harrington has received the award for his leadership and vision to grow Parsons through key acquisitions, contract awards and expanding work with U.S. defense customers. Most notably, Harrington helped orchestrate multiple contract awards in 2019. 

The Defense Information Systems Agency is looking for information on managed data services to support the U.S. Army’s modernization of its satellite communications network for sustainment operations.

The federal business of Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has helped the U.S. Air Force implement a cloud risk-reduction approach at six installations as part of the service branch’s efforts to modernize its enterprise information technology infrastructure.

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president for government strategy and policy at Inmarsat Government, has been elected to serve on the executive committee of the Space Enterprise Consortium for a two-year term. She is now part of an organization that promotes collaboration across the industrial, civilian and federal sectors to accelerate space technology adoption, Inmarsat said Tuesday.

Gerry Fasano, president of Leidos’ defense group, was presented his 2020 Wash100 Award for the first time in his long career in the government contracting (GovCon) sector. Fasano received his first Wash100 Award from Jim Garrettson, founder and CEO of Executive Mosaic, on Thursday. Visit the Wash100 site to learn about the other 99 winners of the 2020 Wash100 Award.