Verizon's public sector business is partnering with various divisions of the Department of Veterans Affairs to help provide broadband internet and telehealth services to veterans residing in rural and remote locations. The project is the focus of a cooperative research and development agreement signed by Verizon Public Sector with the Veterans Health Administration, the company announced Tuesday.

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The U.S. Army is soliciting feedback on its plan to establish a consortium-like organization and a contract vehicle to support the development of fire support command and control systems and other digital fires products designed to improve the decision-making process and accelerate kill chains against near-peer threats. White papers in response to the request for information are due Nov. 22.

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The Department of Homeland Security is planning to award a contract worth up to $100 million to procure operations and maintenance services in support of its Student and Exchange Visitor Information System. According to an Acquisition Planning Forecast System notice, DHS requires design, development, test, deployment, O&M, engineering and security support for the web-based system that manages data on international students and exchange visitors.

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An industry team led by Abt Associates has secured a contract from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help government agencies prepare and respond to a public health emergency. The company said Thursday it will partner with HealthVerity to provide disease surveillance data to be used to plan targeted interventions and countermeasures during public health emergencies.

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Boeing has delivered to the U.S. Army the 100th unit of the Next Generation Automatic Test System, a mobile platform designed to quickly detect and isolate defects in electronic line replaceable units on M1 Abrams and M2 Bradley combat vehicles. The company said Thursday it partnered with Teradyne and Logisys to hand over the NGATS platform to the Army.

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Artificial intelligence and machine learning tools and technologies are most effective when they’re built on clean, organized and reliable data. That’s why the U.S. Army is focusing heavily on building a data mesh as its AI/ML projects and programs mature. Jennifer Swanson, deputy assistant secretary of the Army for data, engineering and software, spoke on this and other topics during the ExecutiveBiz Digital Twins Forum on Wednesday. 

Mike McCalip, vice president of government programs and strategy at Carahsoft Technology, said in a blog post published Tuesday that the Department of Defense should continue to facilitate communication and collaboration with stakeholders to eliminate data silos as it fully implements MHS Genesis, its new electronic health record platform for the Military Health System.

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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency plans to recompete a potential $100 million contract under the One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services vehicle to acquire management and analytical services to support the integration of activities across its Cyber Security Division.

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The healthcare sector in the United States is working to adapt to the modern era as the world continues to migrate further into the digital realm. Andrea Fletcher, the first-ever chief digital strategy officer for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services spoke to Executive Mosaic about how she sees digital transformation within her agency. Hear more insights from Andrea Fletcher about digital transformation efforts within CMS — watch her full video interview here, and register for the Dec. 6 Healthcare Summit for your chance to hear from her in person. 

The Department of the Air Force has completed its Zero Trust Implementation Plan, according to Justin Stolpman, director of DAF’s Zero Trust Functional Management Office. He shared that the plan is built around defined steps and milestones to guide the Air Force and Space Force as they move forward in their adoption of zero trust.

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DecisionPoint has secured a task order under the Veterans Technology Services 2 contract vehicle to support the migration of the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to IPv6 from IPv4. The Maryland-based small business firm said Wednesday it will modernize the networks and applications of the USCIS under the contract.

Mitre has secured a contract to continue to operate a federally funded research and development center for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services over the next five years. The CMS Alliance to Modernize Healthcare is the first FFRDC dedicated to strengthening the U.S. health care system and addressing the business, policy, technology and operational challenges affecting the health sector, Mitre said Tuesday.

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