The U.S. Environment Protection Agency has awarded Abt Associates a five-year, $17 million contract to perform economic analysis and computer modeling work in an effort to help the EPA study and aim to mitigate chemical pollution. Abt aims to help the EPA determine the risks chemical releases from industrial factories pose and provide information on pollution prevention, outreach and meeting support for voluntary […] More

Christen Smith, an industry executive with over 15 years of experience in public policy, has returned to LMI to serve as president of its service lines and solutions organization. She was with Abt Associates before rejoining LMI, where she is now responsible for leading the development of practices and professionals in digital and analytic offerings, logistics, management consulting and mission advisory. More

Research and technical assistance firm Abt Associates has deployed Amazon Web Services products to develop an analytics tool designed to help the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development address the homelessness crisis.

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Oswaldo Holguin, a finance executive whose experience spans more than three decades, has been appointed vice president and chief financial officer at research services provider Westat. He brings to the position his leadership experience and expertise in strategic planning and implementation, accounting, expansion strategies, investments and new business design, Westat said Thursday.

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Christen Smith, an industry executive with over 15 years of experience in public policy, has returned to LMI to serve as president of its service lines and solutions organization, according to the consultancy. As part of the leadership team of the Tysons, Virginia-based business consulting and services provider, Smith is responsible for driving the development […] More

Four companies will compete for task orders under a five-year, $48.3 million contract to help the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers analyze water resources. The contractors will perform analytical and professional support work on water resources under the firm-fixed-price contract, the Department of Defense said Friday. The Army held an online, competitive solicitation for the […] More

Amazon Web Services’ recently launched Public Safety and Disaster Response Competency initiative has helped entities like the Australian government look for technology vendors that can support their citizen welfare efforts, GCN reported Friday.

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Four companies have won spots on a potential $47.2M multiple-award contract to provide analytical and professional services for the U.S Army's navigation, data and systems.

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The Professional Services Council re-elected several executives and appointed new members to its 2017 executive committee and board of directors during its annual meeting held Thursday. John Goodman, chief operating officer of Accenture’s federal services business; and Deb Alderson, president and CEO of Sotera Defense Solutions; were respectively re-elected as PSC’s chair and vice chair, […] More

Babs Doherty, president and CEO of information technology contractor Eagle Ray, has been selected to serve as a member of the CEO search committee of the Professional Services Council. Doherty will work with Anne Altman, general manager at IBM, in PSC’s efforts to find a successor for the trade group’s departing President and CEO Stan Soloway, Eagle […] More

Ellen Glover, an executive vice president at ICF International, has been reappointed chairwoman of the board of directors of the Professional Services Council. John Goodman, chief operating officer of Accenture Federal Services, and Kathleen Flanagan, president and CEO of Abt Associates, were respectively re-elected as vice chair and secretary, PSC said Thursday. Twelve executives from […] More