The Social Security Administration is seeking vendors that could provide a tokenization platform for the agency to replace SS and beneficiary notice control numbers on mailed letters.

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John Paczkowski, senior vice president of ICF, has been inducted into the National Academy of Public Administration’s 2018 Class of Fellows. ICF said Tuesday that inductees were selected by NAPA’s Fellows Nominating Committee following a comprehensive evaluation of their contributions to public administration. In his current role, Paczkowski oversees ICF’s homeland security and national resilience practice, […] More

The Defense Information Systems Agency has issued a pair of sources sought notices for small businesses that can help the National Ground Intelligence Center manage and sustain on-premise systems and applications. DISA wants information on potential vendors in the HUBZone and general small business socioeconomic categories for NGIC’s Maintenance Enterprise Technology and Applications initiative. Data Systems Analysts currently supports […] More

Perspecta has received a potential five-year, $17M contract to continue to maintain and upgrade the state of Maryland’s pension administration platform and related applications. The company said Tuesday it will help the Maryland State Retirement Agency develop an online portal for approximately 400K users and acquire and integrate commercial-of-the-shelf apps into business workflows through the […] More

Bloomberg Government expects the Department of Transportation‘s Federal Transit Administration to begin soliciting for the Project Management Oversight multiple-award contract this fall, the media firm said Tuesday. The estimated $750 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract calls for firms to evaluate prime transportation projects including capital investment grants and rail modernization; manage project caseloads; and verify the technical capacities […] More

Symantec has found that a cyber espionage group called Thrip uses legitimate network administration and operating system tools to avoid detection and deploys custom malware to launch attacks on defense, satellite communications, geospatial imaging and telecommunications companies in the U.S. and Southeast Asia. The company said Tuesday its research team discovered malicious behavior in January […] More

Octo Consulting Group will participate in a DMI-led industry team that secured a potential five-year, $20 million contract to provide engineering and programmatic services for the U.S. Army‘s automated human resource systems. Octo said Tuesday it will help the service branch’s program executive office for enterprise information systems to design, build, implement and sustain AHRS software and hardware under […] More

President Donald Trump has appointed Charles Verdon, a principal associate director at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, as deputy administrator for defense programs at the Energy Department‘s National Nuclear Security Administration. At LLNL, Verdon leads the federal research facility’s weapons and complex integration directorate that focuses on nuclear weapons programs, the White House said Monday. His previous roles […] More

President Donald Trump has appointed Charles Verdon, a principal associate director at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, as deputy administrator for defense programs at the Energy Department‘s National Nuclear Security Administration. At LLNL, Verdon leads the federal research facility’s weapons and complex integration directorate that focuses on nuclear weapons programs, the White House said Monday. His previous roles […] More

Fortune magazine has ranked CACI International among the world’s most admired companies for 2018 in recognition of the latter’s reputation within the industry as a business leader, products and services provider. CACI said Tuesday it was ranked seventh overall on the Fortune list and fifth among all companies under the information technology services category for […] More

AECOM has been included on the World’s Most Admired Companies list by Fortune magazine for the fourth consecutive year. The company said Friday it ranked first within the engineering and construction industry for its product/service quality, innovation and social responsibility efforts. “This milestone reflects extraordinary achievement and showcases our employees’ talents, expertise and continuous commitment to the success of our clients,” […] More

The federal business of Accenture has secured a potential five-year, $62 million contract to configure and update the Veterans Benefits Administration‘s information technology infrastructure. Accenture Federal Services will render user-centered design, project management, requirements identification, configuration, content creation, testing and training support for Salesforce-based IT applications that VBA personnel, military veterans and their families use, Accenture […] More