Judi Dotson, president of the global defense sector at Booz Allen Hamilton, has been chosen to the 2023 edition of Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 list of consequential leaders that drive the government contracting ecosystem and execute their vision to deliver growth results to their organization. Dotson has worked with defense and civilian clients throughout her 34-year career […] More

Susan Kemp, a 27-year Booz Allen Hamilton veteran and former senior manager at Prometheus Federal Services, has joined Sierra7 as director of consulting and analytics. She will be responsible for expanding client relationships and providing continuous support for the Veterans Health Administration, the Falls Church, Viginia-based consulting company said Monday. The new director will also be in charge of […] More

Evoke Consulting has secured a task order under the Veterans Technology Services 2 contract vehicle to support operations management and oversight of the Department of Homeland Security’s information-sharing platforms. The Arlington, Virginia-based company said Tuesday it will assist Homeland Security Information Network and Integrated Multi-Domain Enterprise program management offices in information sharing and collaborative work. HSIN […] More

Octo has opened the doors of its newly expanded oLabs research and development center to the consulting company’s partners and interested parties. On Monday, Octo debuted its new facility, which, at 14,000 square feet, is the most expansive R&D center for federal government work in the DC metro area, the company said. “Using next-gen IT and […] More

Octo has secured a $36 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force’s software development unit modernize information technology systems and run cloud computing workloads. The company and its partner Raft will develop macro-level architectural systems, a multi-region hybrid infrastructure and a cross-cutting architecture for applications and integration under Kessel Run’s Cloud Computing and IT […] More

Reston, Virginia-based information technology provider Octo has won a prototyping contract to develop open source software for U.S. Navy personnel to access and exchange intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data. Octo said Tuesday it will create a prototype of the Alliance data discovery and sharing platform to support ashore and afloat ISR requirements for the Distributed […] More

Octo Consulting will support the Medicare Payment System Modernization effort of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under a five-year contract. The Virginia-based technology firm said Tuesday it will educate CMS employees and contractors about building Agile processes across the MPSM program and the Medicare Fee-For-Service system. Octo […] More

Octo has added Bryan Ware, CEO of Next5 and the first presidentially appointed director of cybersecurity at Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, to the company’s board of directors. Ware brings experience in cybersecurity, information technology, business, operations, investment, strategy and federal government service to Octo board, the company said Tuesday. He also served as the […] More

A joint venture between Octo and Metric5 won a five-year, $63 million contract to develop information technology applications for the Department of the Treasury's Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. Octo said Tuesday it will help TTB manage the bureau's IT platforms, server and database, configure apps and analyze business processes under the DevOps - Software Development Services contract.

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Octo has partnered with QinetiQ on the RS3 92 Situational Awareness and Augmented Reality Technologies contract to deliver machine learning (ML) and deep learning capabilities in support of the U.S. Army’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System program (IVAS). “Winning contracts like IVAS is part of our focus on emerging technologies as a means of helping the government leverage these newly available solutions to maximize mission effectiveness,” said Mehul Sanghani, CEO of Octo.

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Octo has appointed Letitia “Tish” Long, a former director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and a two-time Wash100 Award recipient, to the company's board of directors. Long's appointment will place greater focus on the Intelligence Community (IC) as Octo's core customer. “Having Long on our Board of Directors is a massive boon to our ability to understand and support the Intelligence Community,” said Mehul Sanghani, CEO of Octo. 

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Reston, Virginia-based information technology contractor Octo has merged with software development firm Sevatec in a deal of an undisclosed sum to create a combined entity that will focus on helping federal government customers to address IT modernization goals. Baird and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman served as Sevatec's financial and legal advisers on the transaction, respectively, while Sheppard Mullin acted as Octo's legal adviser.

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