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Horace Blackman: Lockheed to Support VA Health Benefits Enrollment System Modernization

Lockheed Martin‘sÂ Systems Made SimpleÂ subsidiary has been awarded a 39-month,Â $33.3 million task order to help the Department of Veterans Affairs update and maintain VA’sÂ Enrollment Health Benefits DeterminationÂ system. The subsidiary will provide technical architecture analysis and design andÂ management services to the EHBD programÂ as well as develop enrollment platformsÂ and VistA electronic health records systems for the department, Lockheed […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman August 4, 2016, 4:30 am
in Featured, General, Government Cloud, News

Carahsoftâ€™s John Lee: SEWP Contract Vehicle Key to Agenciesâ€™ Cloud Tech Adoption

John Lee, vice president of cloud services at Carahsoft Technology, has said federal agencies should use NASAâ€™s Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement vehicleÂ to buy information technology products and services in order toÂ facilitate their transition to cloud computingÂ environments. Lee wrote in an article published Tuesday that agencies can also leverage SEWPâ€™s statements of work in order to […] More

by Jane Edwards August 3, 2016, 8:18 am
in Featured, General, News, Products & Service

CSRA to Provide IT Support to NIHâ€™s National Human Genome Research Institute; Kamal Narang Comments

CSRA has received a potential three-year, $17 million contract to provide information technology support services for the National Institutes of Health‘s National Human Genome Research Institute. The company will provide servers, databases, desktops, applications and website support to NHGRI personnel under the single-award contract, CSRA said Tuesday. Kamal Narang, vice president and general manager for […] More

by Jane Edwards August 2, 2016, 12:07 pm
in Big Data & Analytics News, Featured, General, News

Mac Curtis: Vencore to Help SPAWAR Implement ‘Sophisticated’ Methods for Data Analysis, Collection

Vencore has secured a $1.5 millionÂ subcontract to oversee concept definition and strategic planning forÂ aÂ Space and Naval Warfare Systems CommandÂ project that seeks to implement advanced data analysis techniques. The companyÂ said Monday it will collaborate with prime contractorÂ AUSGAR Technologies in an effort to help SPAWAR adopt activity-based intelligence and object-based production methods. â€œWe are proud to support […] More

by Scott Nicholas August 2, 2016, 8:49 am
in Cybersecurity News, Featured, General, News

Raytheon Opens Hub Near Future Army Cyber Command HQ; Dave Wajsgras Comments

Raytheon has opened a newÂ facility inÂ Augusta, Georgia that will act as a center for the company’sÂ cybersecurityÂ services toÂ the U.S. Army Cyber Command as the latter organization continuesÂ relocatingÂ to Fort Gordon. The center will also support the company’s cyber offerings to other Defense Department agencies,Â RaytheonÂ said Monday. Dave Wajsgras,Â president of Raytheon’s intelligence segment, said the company aims to build […] More

by Dominique Stump August 1, 2016, 12:13 pm
in Featured, General, Healthcare IT, News

American Systems Receives GSA Modification to Add New Health IT SIN; Peter Smith Comments

The General Services Administration has modifiedÂ American Systems‘ Schedule 70 contract with GSA to includeÂ theÂ new special item number for health information technology offerings. American SystemsÂ said Monday the modification allows the company to offerÂ healthcare IT servicesÂ to federal agenciesÂ under theÂ Schedule 70 Health IT SINÂ 132-56. â€œWith a focus on defense health and operational medicine, this will help usÂ meet the […] More

by Scott Nicholas August 1, 2016, 10:35 am
in Cybersecurity News, Featured, News

VMwareâ€™s Matthew Schneider: Software-Defined Networking, Micro-Segmentation Key to Application-Level Security

Matthew Schneider, senior director for the U.S. public sector at VMware, has said government agencies and companies should adopt the software-defined networking model in order to meet the requirements of applications and manage big data workloads amid the use of cloud platforms. Schneider wrote that the implementation of an SDN model should be combined with […] More

by Jane Edwards August 1, 2016, 4:15 am
in Featured, General, Government Cloud, News

Paul Smith: Red Hat Extends Subscription Program to Microsoft’s Azure Govt Cloud

Red Hat and Microsoft have expanded their partnership to help public sector clients adoptÂ Microsoft’s cloud computing technologyÂ through theirÂ existing open-source Red Hat software subscriptions. Paul Smith,Â senior vice president and general manager of Red Hatâ€™s public sector business, wrote in a blog entry posted FridayÂ the company’s Cloud Access program now allows clients to migrate their subscriptions toÂ Azure […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman July 28, 2016, 8:37 am
in Executive Spotlight, Featured, General, News

Joe Ayers on The Future CSC-HPE’s Federal Footprint, Trends in Federal Healthcare IT & Big Data

Joe Ayers heads the federal enterprise group at Hewlett-Packard EnterpriseÂ as a vice president and is responsible for the organization’s work with partners, pursuit of cloud computing opportunities and work to provide agencies technology and related consulting services. The enterprise services segment of HPE is slated to merge into Computer Sciences Corp. and create an estimated […] More

by Ross Wilkers July 26, 2016, 2:30 pm
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Lockheed, 3 Universities Team Up to Chase Sandia Labs Mgmt Recompete Contract; Rick Ambrose Comments

Lockheed MartinÂ has teamed up withÂ Purdue University, New Mexico State University and the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology to bid forÂ a potential $2.9 billion contract to run the Sandia National Laboratories over a 10-year period. Each of the three universities aim toÂ provide personnel and facilities to supportÂ Sandia’s research and development ofÂ nuclear deterrence, cybersecurity, energy, […] More

by Scott Nicholas July 26, 2016, 10:21 am
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Peter Smith: American Systems to Continue Support for Navy 311 Call Center

American Systems has received a potential five-year, $42.5 million task order to continue to help the U.S. Navy operate the military branchâ€™s support center for troops and families. The company said MondayÂ it will extend operations support atÂ the Navy 311 call center that worksÂ to provide a single entry point for sailors, military families and civilians that […] More

by Jay Clemens July 25, 2016, 11:25 am
in Cybersecurity News, Featured, General, News

HPE-Built Continuous Security Monitoring Platform Enters Operational Readiness Review Phase; Marilyn Crouther Comments

Hewlett Packard EnterpriseÂ has moved forward to the operational readiness review phase ofÂ its cybersecurity platform for federal civilian agenciesÂ under aÂ Department of Homeland Security-run continuous diagnostics and mitigation program. The company designed its automated CDM platformÂ to help government users identify and categorizeÂ information technology securityÂ riskÂ by priority,Â HPE said Tuesday. â€œHPE is proud to be a trusted partner with DHS […] More

by Scott Nicholas July 21, 2016, 9:59 am