Nominate Health Care Execs for 2024 Pinnacle Awards
The deadline to submit nominations for the Pinnacle Awards is Sept. 5, and we want your help finding the most impactful healthcare executives. The Pinnacle Awards is an annual program that embodies the WashingtonExec spirit of highlighting successful executives and businesses saving money and fostering innovation for federal clients across the region. For the healthcare
2024 Chief Officer Awards Winner: Department of Veterans Affairs’ Charles Worthington
Charles Worthington, chief technology officer for the Department of Veterans Affairs, has won WashingtonExec’s 2024 Chief Officer Award for Chief Technology Security Officer in the Government category. WashingtonExec on May 10 unveiled the winners of the Chief Officer Awards, an annual program that celebrates influential and innovative executives in government and industry in the C-suite.
Pinnacle Awards Finalist Anne Lord Bailey: ‘There’s Great Value in Calculated Risk-Taking’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2023 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 25, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 16. Next is Anne Lord Bailey, executive director of the Strategic Initiatives Lab at the Department of Veterans Affairs, who’s the Government Healthcare Executive of the Year finalist. Here,
Top Government Tech Leaders to Watch in 2023: VA’s Michael Parrish
Michael Parrish Chief Acquisition Officer; Principal Executive Director for the Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction; Department of Veterans Affairs Michael Parrish’s major accomplishment was leading the development of VA Pathfinder, a new digital tool that enables anyone to do business or innovate with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Launched in June 2022, Pathfinder helps
Pinnacle Award Finalist Aaron Drew: ‘Most Proud Of My Technical Advisement To The Reduce Veterans Homelessness Initiative’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s Pinnacle Awards were announced Oct. 11, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 30. Next is Healthcare Government Executive of the Year finalist Aaron Drew, who’s senior enterprise solutions architect in the Office of Information & Technology for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Here,
Accenture Federal Services Wins Prime Spot on $650M VA Health Care Innovation Contract
Accenture Federal Services has won the prime spot on a Department of Veterans Affairs contract to deliver innovative health care technology solutions that can be scaled into clinical production. It’s called the Accelerating VA Innovation and Learning contract, and it provides the Veterans Health Administration and the Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning with the
DLH Wins Contract to Innovate VA Health Care
DLH Holdings Corp. has been awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity multiple-award contract to augment the Department of Veterans Affairs’ efforts to design, develop and test innovations in health care. As part of the Accelerating VA Innovation and Learning contract, DLH will compete with 17 prime awardees for individual task orders across five task categories:
GDIT Wins VA’s $45M Enterprise Security Architecture Contract
General Dynamics Information Technology has been awarded the $45 million Enterprise Security Architecture contract by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The contract, which was awarded in September 2021, has a 9-month base period and four option years. A provider of cyber and zero trust solutions, GDIT under the contract will support VA’s business and IT
Pinnacle Award Finalist Dr. Thomas Osborne: ‘I Am Most Proud of Being Part of Building the Health Care System of the Future’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s Pinnacle Awards were announced Oct. 13, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place virtually Dec. 8. Next is Healthcare Government Executive of the Year finalist Dr. Thomas Osborne, who’s director of the National Center for Collaborative Healthcare Innovation at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Here, he talks
Cognosante Wins $110M VA Fax Service Contract
Cognosante announced it has won a potential 10-year, $110 million task order from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Under the contract, the company will plan, implement, test and oversee a managed cloud-hosted electronic faxing service. Cognosante said it will also provide resources, needed capabilities and maintenance support for the commercial-off-the-shelf, enterprise cloud fax software-as-a-service offering
Salient CRGT Wins $207M VA Enterprise Network Security Contract
Salient CRGT has won a $207 million Veterans Affairs Department contract to design, implement, maintain, operate and improve the VA enterprise network security and network transportation services. This 5-year, single-award task order is named Network Engineering, Design, Implementation and Infrastructure Support. It was awarded as a competitive order under the VA Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Next
Pinnacle Award Finalist Paul Cunningham: ‘No One Person Can Know Everything’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s Pinnacle Awards were announced Oct. 8, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place virtually Nov. 12. Next is Cybersecurity Government Executive of the Year finalist Paul Cunningham, chief information security officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs. What has made you successful in your current role? My success is largely in
For Veterans Affairs CIO James Gfrerer, ‘Technology is a Tool, a Pathway’ for Transformation
With over 28 years of Marine Corps service to his credit, Department of Veterans Affairs Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology and Chief Information Officer James Gfrerer has a personal stake in the agency’s ability to meet its mission. It’s a vast mission, encompassing the Veterans Benefits, Veterans Health and National Cemetery administrations. With some
CACI Awarded $152M VA Contract
CACI International has won a 6-year single award contract by the Department of Veteran Affairs with a ceiling value of over $152 million to support VA’s Financial Management Business Transformation Program. Under this contract, CACI engineers will use agile methodologies and DevSecOps solutions to move VA’s historical data to its new Integrated Financial and Acquisition
Atlas Research Partners with SME to Expand Indiana VA Clinics
Atlas Research and Strategic Medical Equipment are working together to replace and enlarge two Department of Veterans Affairs clinics in Indiana after winning a 5-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity award. The clinics are in West Indianapolis and Terre Haute, and with the help of the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, Atlas Research is leading transition efforts to enhance
Cognosante Awarded $149M VA Deal
Technology solutions provider Cognosante has won a contract to continue providing development and support services for the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Community Care Referrals and Authorizations program. Worth an estimated $149 million, the award includes a 1-year base with two option years. Under the new task order, Cognosante will continue implementing VA’s Health Share Referral Manager.
VA Taps Harvard Professor Gil Alterovitz to Serve as AI Director
In an effort to expand the role of artificial intelligence in veteran service care and research, the Department of Veterans Affairs has named its first-ever AI director. Gil Alterovitz’s new position will be based in VA’s Office of Research and Development, and much of his work will focus on big data, according to VA. He has
Halfaker Wins $244M VA Contract
The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a $244 million Veteran Signals Contract to Halfaker and Associates with technology provider Medallia, Inc. to improve VA’s relationship with patients through a centralized enterprise-level survey platform. “As VA continues to transform its relationship with Veterans in the ever-increasing complexity of the digital age, we are proud to
Unisys Wins Series of Contracts Worth $252M
Unisys Federal announced it has won contracts with four federal agencies for a combined potential value of $252 million. “This series of contract wins highlights the value Unisys is providing to U.S. Federal agencies with best-in-class commercial solutions and deep domain expertise,” said Venkatapathi “PV” Puvvada, president of Unisys Federal. “Unisys is deeply proud of
Perspecta Lands $155M Contract to Continue Supporting Veterans Affairs’ EHR System
Perspecta, Inc was awarded a prime contract with the Veterans Affairs Department to continue supporting its electronic health records system known as VistA. The contract can reach a potential value of $155 million, has a 1-year base and four 1-year options if all options are exercised, according to the company. Officially named the Veterans Health Information
TeraThink Secures Task Order to Support VA Financial Management System Overhaul
TeraThink has won a $12 million single-award task order form the Department of Veterans Affairs to perform independent verification and validation of its Financial Management Business Transformation, or FMBT, initiative. Under the contract, TeraThink will be providing multidimensional verification and validation support for the VA system using CGI’s Momentum Federal ERP suite. The company said
Halfaker Picks Up VA Software Development Deal
Halfaker and Associates, LLC has been awarded a $10 million software engineering support services contract with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Under the contract, Halfaker will work to improve the user experience and the quality of veteran-facing systems by providing project management, requirements analysis, design, development, integration of several VA IT systems. The company said
Halfaker Wins $185M VA Cyber Operations Support Contract
Halfaker and Associates, LLC has been awarded a contract to support the Department of Veterans Affairs’ next-generation cybersecurity operations center. The work is part of VA’s Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Next Generation, or T4NG, contract vehicle. Under the contract, Halfaker will supplement VA’s cyber workforce and safeguard VA and veteran data. The task order has
CSRA Wins $238M VA Managed Services Contract
CSRA Inc. has been awarded a $238 million task order to provide IT service and tech support for Veterans Affairs Department applications, hardware, software, data and services. CSRA plans to hire up to 500 additional staff, located at CSRA’s Integrated Technology Center in Bossier City, Louisiana and its Barbourville, Kentucky facility, for the task order.
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