A partnership between Verizon and Avaya will help the Social Security Administration deploy unified communications systems in support of the agency's information technology modernization efforts. “Together with our partners at Avaya, Verizon will support the SSA's mission and deliver critical digital transformation and modernization solutions the SSA needs for the more than 65 million Americans who rely on its services,” said Jennifer Chronis, vice president of Verizon's federal business.

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The Social Security Administration has asked information on potential vendors that can support SSA’s need for a new identity credential and access management platform for external users.

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CenturyLink has been awarded a 15-year, $470M task order by the U.S. Social Security Administration as a key provider for its Wide Area Network and related high-speed network services, the company announced on Thursday. The task order was awarded via the General Services Administration’s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions program. 

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Rob Klopp, former chief technology officer at the Social Security Administration, has joined data software firm Xcalar to serve as chief product officer, G2Xchange reported Friday.

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The Social Security Administration has awarded Mitre a potential $1.5M contract to provide technical and acquisition advice as SSA works to consolidate three telephone service contracts into a single vehicle to deliver an enterprisewide unified communication platform. SSA said in a justification-and-approval notice posted Wednesday on FedBizOpps Mitre will help SSA in the source-selection process, implementation and transition to the proposed Next Generation Telephony Project contract.

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President Joe Biden’s $6.9 trillion federal budget request for the fiscal year 2024 aims to strengthen Medicare and Social security, reduce child and American worker taxes, and improve health care and drug accessibility. The current administration was implementing plans to rebuild the American economy from the bottom up and middle out. In just two years, […] More

Haywood Talcove, CEO of LexisNexis Risk Solutions’ government business, warned that financial cybercrimes exploiting artificial intelligence are not imminent but already taking place, CNBC News reported Wednesday. He noted that a new task force created by the Social Security Administration’s Office of the Inspector General to study AI is lagging behind criminal acts targeting government […] More

Steve Sousa is a senior vice president and Health and Social Services Business Unit lead at CGI Federal, where he leverages over 25 years of experience in the public and private sectors to drive major information technology modernization efforts that support a range of clients in the Department of Health and Human Services. His work includes […] More

Leidos has won two indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, time and material task orders with a combined potential value of $1.5 billion as part of the Social Security Administration’s follow-on Information Technology Support Services Contract. Under the two ITSSC2 awards, Leidos is responsible for providing systems and infrastructure assistance for the SSA’s deputy commissioner of systems and its Office of Systems […] More

Milad Bahrami, senior vice president and general manager for Government Health & Safety Solutions at Leidos, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding his first year with the company as well as why he wanted to join the company in order to make a difference in the federal sector. In addition, Bahrami discussed the impact of recruitment and talent retention in […] More

Cerner will help the Social Security Administration modernize its electronic health record retrieval system under a new agreement. The health care technology provider said Thursday it has agreed to transition the SSA from a system that relies on faxed or mailed scanned health documentation to a streamlined electronic database. After the work is performed, the company […] More

James Gordon, president of Cognosante, has been selected to receive Executive Mosaic’s 2022 Wash100 Award for his work helping steward the health information technology company’s pursuit of contract opportunities in the federal sector and offering thought leadership in the customer experience framework. This marks Gordon’s first Wash100 win. He joined Cognosante in March 2019 to hold […] More