Jonna Ward is the founder and CEO of Visionary Integration Professionals, a government contracting firm with more than 700 staff members. She most recently served as a partner at Accenture before starting VIP in 1996 and previously worked for Andersen Consulting. In her conversation with ExecutiveBiz, Ward discussed the beginnings of the firm, the importance of STEM education and […] More

(UNISYS)—The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has selected IT provider Unisys to compete with several other contractors to provide a gamut of IT solutions and services under the EAGLE II contract, a handshake with a net worth of $22 billion. Under this contractual obligation those selected will answer to task orders regarding DHS’ IT […] More

TASC will compete for task orders to perform professional services under the General Services Administration’s potential 10-year OASIS contract vehicle, a win President and CEO John Hynes says allows the company to sustain its engineering and decision-support work in the federal space. “With OASIS, we now look forward to continuing to provide the Air Force and other federal organizations […] More

In the second and most recent edition of John Hillen‘s series on government contracting for Washington Technology, the former assistant secretary of state and long time GovCon business executive discussed what is standing in the way of the market maturing. Hillen begins his piece by telling the audience to accept the fact that GovCon will […] More

Carpathia Vice President for Government Solutions Stu Fleagle said the company will spearhead the expansion of Duke Human Vaccine Institute’s computing platform with a custom plan and offer to draw up a strategy that suits the organization’s challenges. “A healthy computing infrastructure isn’t possible until certain security and compliance standards have been met,” Fleagle said […] More

Ed Morche leads Level 3 Communications‘ government markets group as its senior vice president and general manager, leading all functional activities in support of the firm’s civilian, defense, intelligence and other customers. In that role, the more-than-20-year telecommunications veteran also sets strategic direction for the firm’s capture strategy for government contracts. Morche recently caught up […] More

The U.S. military can increasingly look to the contractor workforce as a source for training and augmentation services as the Defense Department eyes control of personnel costs as a means to control the defense budget, according to retired Air Force Col. Scott Seavers. Seavers, who joined Fairfax, Va.-based Salient Federal Solutions as a vice president […] More

Economic Systems has obtained a FedRAMP certification for a cloud computing technology the company built for government clients to ensure the offering complies with security requirements under the FedRAMP initiative. Knowledge Consulting Group assessed EconSys’ Federal Human Resources Navigator through an auditing and approval process in order to ensure the tool complies with security requirements under the FedRAMP initiative, KCG said […] More

After forging through the Capitol area’s (extended) winter weather season, CenturyLink is heading into Spring with an updated shine and presence around the beltway. New rooftop and street-level canopy signs now adorn the firm’s federal government sales office in Arlington, displaying the CenturyLink name and pathways symbol brightly across the street from the Ballston Metro […] More

Daniel Barber, former head of DRC/Engility‘s cybersecurity practice, has joined Strategic Enterprise Solutions as that company’s vice president of cybersecurity. Barber will manage SE Solutions’ cyber arm and focus on the company’s work in information assurance, risk management, continuous monitoring and ongoing authorization requirements, the company announced Monday. He will also be responsible for the company’s cyber […] More

HP Enterprise Services will help configure and implement a new Medicaid management system for the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing under a five-year, $116.9 million contract. As Colorado’s Medicaid fiscal agent, the company will also manage maintenance and upgrade work for the Medicaid Management Information System that is based on HP’s interChange Healthcare platform, HP said Tuesday. “The […] More

Bill Jaffe co-founded TAPE in 2003 and serves as executive vice president and general manager at the Alexandria, Va.-based SDVOSB – Service-Disabled, Veteran–Owned and Woman-Owned Small Business. Among his many leadership responsibilities, Jaffe manages TAPE’s corporate development, M&A and IDIQ activities. TAPE specializes in systems engineering and provides technological; program and management support; and training solutions […] More