A research group led by Abt Associates has received a five-year, $3.6M contract to help the Department of Housing and Urban Development evaluate phase one of a federal housing-choice voucher program for low-income families.

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Coalfire‘s federal arm has received a level 3 appraisal under the CMMI Institute’s Capability Maturity Model Integration program in recognition of standard business processes within the unit. The company said Wednesday Ace Guides reviewed Coalfire’s set of internal processes, procedures and practices that served as the basis for the rating. Bill Malone, executive vice president of Coalfire […] More

ASRC Federal‘s mission solutions business unit has received Maturity Level 5 rating under the CMMI Institute’s Capability Maturity Model Integration for Development framework. The appraiser, Integrated System Diagnostics, did not discover weaknesses in AFMS’ operations and had no major recommendations for change, AFMS said Thursday. ASRC Federal has operated at CMMI Level 5 for more than […] More

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has certified Hypori‘s virtual mobile device offering as compliant with Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2 level 1. Hypori said Monday federal civilian agencies, intelligence communities and military branches can now utilize the company’s virtual mobile device to help secure applications and data that might be vulnerable on a physical mobile device. The device is […] More

Ultimate Software has received certification from the Commerce Department that verifies the company’s compliance with a joint U.S.-European Union framework for data privacy protection. The company said Wednesday the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework is intended to replace the EU-U.S. Safe Harbor and requires companies to protect the personal data of Europeans. Ultimate Software also obtained the TRUSTe privacy certification that validates the company’s compliance […] More

Moon Express has obtained permission from the U.S. government to launch a company-built robotic spacecraft on a mission to explore the Moon’s surface. The company submitted its 2017 lunar mission plan to the Federal Aviation Administration in April and received authorization after discussions with FAA, the White House, NASA, the State Department and other federal agencies, Moon Express said Wednesday. “The Moon Express 2017 mission approval […] More

Analysts have determined the discretionary spending caps, resulting from the debt ceiling deal passed this week by Congress, will not likely have a major effect on information technology spending. In a recently published research report, analysts at INPUT, a Deltek company, determined that while overall agency budgets are under pressure, the administration’s IT priorities will […] More

Cincinnati, Ohio-based company Government Acquisitions Inc. has been accredited by the Small Business Administration under a program that seeks to provide economic benefits to government contractors from historically underutilized business zones.

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Maximus' federal services business has been appraised at Maturity Level 5 under the CMMI Institute's Capability Maturity Model Integration Version 2.0 framework.

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Wolf Den Associates has released a federal market update on mergers and acquisitions trends and outlook amidst the COVID-19 outbreak. 

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Executive Mosaic is honored to present Jim Brinker, president and general manager of Intel, as an inductee into the 2020 Wash100 Award for expanding the company's information technology, cyber and artificial intelligence technology through notable partnerships, which grew Intel's revenue and presence in the GovCon Sector. 

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Executive Mosaic is honored to present John Goodman, chief executive of Accenture Federal Services, as an inductee of the 2020 Wash100 Award for driving information technology efforts within federal agencies, innovation for emerging technology and excellent customer satisfaction.

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