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Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) is working on software for a new system that could help federal health officials track the production, administration and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

Katrina Tuisamatatele, who spent 12 years at the Department of Veterans Affairs’ office of information and technology, has joined Halfaker and Associates as deputy executive vice president of health operations.

Private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe has made an investment in GovernmentCIO, a provider of technology and digital platforms to the federal health information technology services market, to support the latter’s organic growth initiatives and client base expansion efforts.

Medical diagnostic technology maker Cue Health has been awarded a $481M other transaction agreement by the Department of Defense to increase manufacturing capacity for testing kits meant to detect COVID-19 infections.

The National Institutes of Health has issued a solicitation for the third iteration of the potential $49M NIH Business and Professional Support Services contract vehicle.

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-CoV-2 infections, HHS said Friday.

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. Fogarty said at the …

Contract spending across civilian government agencies increased to $228B during fiscal year 2020, Bloomberg Government reported Tuesday. BGOV data shows the amount represents a 17 percent rise from approximately $194B in FY 2019.

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 designed to serve the needs of a 21st-century child welfare system,” said Mark Lee, senior vice president and public sector lead at ICF.

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.