Amazon has pledged at least $7 million in funds for 10,000 service members, veterans and military spouses to participate in its Amazon Web Services training program. The company will offer cloud computing training services in an effort to assist veterans in their transition to the civilian workforce as well as develop skills to meet job requirements in the […] More

GovDelivery has received a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program certification to offer a cloud-based digital communications technology across the government. The company said Monday its Communications Cloud Platform passed moderate security-level requirements of the program’s joint authorization board. “We’re proud to be FedRAMP compliant so that our digital communications platform can help public sector organizations connect even […] More

  The government contracting industry experienced a robust period of mergers and acquisitions that reshaped its composition in 2015 and continued executive transitions between companies. As companies merge and new identities enter the market, some businesses face a challenge to fill vacant leadership positions. From time to time, GovCon firms of all shape and sizes […] More

Rochester, N.Y.-based business process outsourcing and technology management services provider Sutherland Global Services will formally unveil a new unit in September that will focus on work with federal and other public sector agencies. Sutherland Government Solutions is headquartered in Reston, Va. and aims to incorporate the parent company’s practices for call center management, BPO and analytics functions at government agencies. The parent company officially […] More

A. Mitchell Gross is senior practice manager for cybersecurity and risk management at System 1 Inc., a security consulting company based in Bethesda, Maryland. He has more than 25 years of experience working on information assurance at government agencies such as the Agriculture, Health and Human Services, Interior, State, Treasury and Veterans Affairs departments. He […] More

Jeff Sopko, executive vice president of PotomacWave Consulting, has said five agencies have adopted the company’s FedDataCheck tool to catch data errors in federal contract awards prior to “downstream reporting,” GovExec reported Monday. “[Errors] stem from frequent changes in policy and procedures that take time to be implemented in source contract writing, as well as human errors,” Sopko told GovExec. […] More

Arti Arthur serves as vice president of business development at Philips‘ federal government business and is a more than 17-year healthcare industry veteran. In this capacity, she oversees the company’s healthcare-related partnerships with the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. She joined the company in September 2013 after six years of work as VP of […] More

Invincea has elected three executives with cyber and national security experience to its advisory board. The company said Monday it named Rand Beers, former acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security; Dr. Ed Amoroso, senior vice president and chief security officer at AT&T; and Rhett Hernandez, a retired lieutenant general and West Point Cyber chair at the […] More

Maximus and MicroPact have partnered to combine their technology and service offerings with the goal of helping customer agencies manage cases and business processes. MicroPact said Thursday that Maximus agreed to leverage the integrated case and business process management platform entellitrak to support health, financial and civilian programs in the government sector. Tom Romeo, president […] More

Stephen Kovac, a 23-year information technology veteran, serves as executive vice president for strategy and business development at Vazata‘s public sector business. He has responsibility for the development of procurement strategies and product roadmaps in the federal, state and local government and education markets. Prior to Vazata, he served as senior VP of sales and […] More

The U.S. Defense Department’s health services provider is seeking a contractor to support medical information technology systems across the military. In a notice published Friday on FedBizOpps, the Defense Health Agency said it would issue potential five-year contract for global help desk support related to the military health system. DHA wants a vendor who can […] More

The federal information technology sector is forecast to experience an annual growth rate of 1.67 percent over the next five years, according to a market report from Reportstack. Reportstack said Monday data sharing and collaboration among government agencies are among the key trends that will drive the market through 2019. The departments of Homeland Security, […] More