Amentum Wins Spot on Multiple GSA ASTRO Pools
The General Services Administration has selected Amentum and its legacy companies for nine pools on the ASTRO multiagency, multiple-award contract. The indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract is a family of separate multiple-award pools under the master contract umbrella. Amentum has won a spot on nine of the ASTRO pools, including data operations, mission operations, aviation,
ECS Selected for Multiple Contract Awards on GSA ASTRO Contract
Advanced technology, science and engineering solutions provider ECS has been named a prime awardee on the General Services Administration’s ASTRO contract. Managed by the GSA’s Federal Systems Integration and Management Center, ASTRO is a 5-year, multiple-award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract with no defined ceiling value and an estimated worth in the multibillion-dollar range. GSA
Sev1Tech Wins Spot on GSA ASTRO Contract
Technology provider Sev1Tech announced two awards on the General Services Administration’s new ASTRO indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract. The contract has a potential value in the multibillions with no defined ceiling value and a potential 10-year ordering period. The new contract consists of a family of 10 separate, individual contracts administered through GSA’s Federal Systems
Top 10 Government CIOs to Watch in 2021: GSA’s Dave Shive
Thanks to proactive modernizations and policies put in place by Dave Shive and previous agency leaders, not only was the General Services Administration’s workforce already 99.6% telework-ready when the pandemic arrived; it was also well-positioned to iterate quickly and move to a full-time telework posture and maintain the entirety of the GSA business mission from
Top 20 Cloud Execs to Watch in 2021: GSA’s Ashley Mahan
In 2020, Ashley Mahan worked with the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program community in support of agencies’ cloud technology and FedRAMP needs during the pandemic. FedRAMP completed 64 authorizations in fiscal year 2020, which is over 40% more than in the previous year. Additionally, with the push to the cloud to accommodate a remote
Salient CRGT Lands $105M Contract for USAID Strategic Programs
Agile software development provider Salient CRGT has been awarded a $105 million contract by the United States Agency for International Development to support strategic initiatives. Those initiatives aim to incorporate cloud-first approaches, improve network operations, and consolidate IT services, cybersecurity and IT portfolio planning and management. This five-year, single-award contract, named USAID Strategic Programs, was awarded
Pinnacle Award Finalist Keith Nakasone: ‘Never Stop Learning!’
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 up is AI Government Executive of the Year finalist Keith Nakasone, who’s deputy assistant commissioner for acquisition in the Office of Information Technology Category at the General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service. Here, he
Noblis Inks FedRAMP Contract
Noblis has been awarded the General Services Administration’s Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program’s Program Management and Technical Support contract to continue the services the company has provided GSA since 2012. The contract has a 1-year base period and two 2-year option periods. Noblis will provide cloud cybersecurity assessment analysis, cloud architecture reviews, program and risk
Chief Officer Awards Finalist Bo Berlas: ‘Complacency is a Trap’
Editor’s note: The winner of the Chief Officer Awards Government CISO Award announced June 17 is Garth White of U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science & Technology. On June 17, WashingtonExec will be virtually celebrating the most impactful and innovative C-suite executives in government and industry. These chief officers work in technology, security, data, operations,
Joint Artificial Intelligence Center Partners with GSA to Use Data, Propel AI Adoption
An effort through the Centers of Excellence collaboration between the General Services Administration and the Defense Department’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center has reached new goals in leveraging data as a strategic asset while advancing DOD AI adoption. A part of GSA’s Technology Transformation Services, COE works to accelerate IT modernization for federal agencies by using private sector innovation
Julie Dunne to Lead GSA Federal Acquisition Service
Julie Dunne has been named commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service for the General Services Administration. Dunne came to GSA in May. She was previously staff director of the Government Operations Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and as senior counsel of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Earlier, she
GSA Launches Governmentwide AI Group
The General Services Administration and federal chief information officer are leading a newly launched governmentwide committee to support the use of artificial intelligence across government agencies. The AI Community of Practice aims to harness and apply technological advancements throughout government as appropriate and in collaboration with leaders from the private sector, academia, the public and
CollabraLink Wins Spot on COMET Deal
Digital services provider CollabraLink Technologies, Inc. has been awarded a position on the General Service Administration CIO Modernization and Enterprise Transformation Blanket Purchase Agreement. Known as COMET, the unrestricted multi-award will focus on revamping and streamlining the systems GSA uses in a governmentwide acquisition of $50 billion in goods and services yearly from over 20,000 industry partners.
Amyx Wins GSA’s OASIS Unrestricted Contract
Amyx, Inc. has been awarded the General Services Administration’s One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Pool 1 contract in the Unrestricted category. Designated a Best-in-Class solution by the Office of Management and Budget, the OASIS indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract allows acquisition experts to take advantage of pre-vetted, governmentwide contract solutions. It supports a governmentwide migration to
Trowbridge Taps Former GSA Commissioner Alan Thomas as Executive VP
Alan Thomas, Jr., the former commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service at the General Services Administration, has joined Trowbridge as executive vice president of special projects. Thomas has more than 25 years of experience in the public and private sector growing and managing profitable technology and services organizations. As commissioner of FAS, he oversaw more
2019 Pinnacle Awards: AI Government Exec of the Year David Shive, General Services Administration
David Shive, chief information officer at the General Services Administration, has won the WashingtonExec Pinnacle Award for the AI Executive of the Year. In its second year, the annual Pinnacle Awards luncheon was held Oct. 31 at the Ritz Carlton Tysons Corner. The luncheon, which drew over 525 GovCon leaders and professionals, showcased exemplary GovCon leadership in
Executive Perspective: A Conversation with Federal Acquisition Expert Alan Thomas
WashingtonExec Senior Writer Amanda Ziadeh sits down with Alan Thomas, commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service at the General Services Administration, to talk about the latest acquisition trends and the federal government at large.
HighPoint Receives BPA for Contact Center Services
HighPoint Global has been awarded a blanket purchase agreement to provide services related to government contact centers. The company was awarded the Centers of Excellence discovery BPA for contact centers with the General Services Administration. Under the agreement, HighPoint will offer its expertise in contact center operations, systems, content and knowledge management, and training to
GSA’s Dominic Sale Drives Tech Transformation Services Group with Emerging Tech, Innovation
General Services Administration executive Dominic Sale joined industry leaders to discuss current modernization priorities and challenges, emerging technologies and how to expand outreach into the private sector community. The May 16 breakfast, hosted by WashingtonExec, was held at the Tower Club in Vienna, Virginia. Savan Group, a small business government contractor that specializes in management, IT
1901 Group Wins Prime Data Center Contract from Peace Corps
1901 Group, LLC has been awarded a 1-year prime contract to provide the Peace Corps with professional data center relocation support services to help prepare for cloud migration. As part of the contract, which was awarded under the General Services Administration’s IT Schedule 70 contract vehicle, the 1901 Group will migrate Peace Corps’ systems, applications
MAXIMUS Intelligent Assistant Receives FedRAMP Authorization
MAXIMUS has added its Intelligent Assistant platform to its portfolio of cloud service offerings authorized by the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. This is the government services provider’s third FedRAMP authorization, following MAXIMUS Cloud and MAXIMUS Engagement Platform. The General Services Administration’s FedRAMP allows MAXIMUS to easily and cost-efficiently provide its customer care technology
GSA Provides Complete Cybersecurity Services Solution on IT Schedule 70
The General Services Administration has modernized its Highly Adaptive Cybersecurity Services Special Item Number to provide agencies with access to a complete solution of cybersecurity services to protect high-value assets. The HACS offerings were initially created 2.5 years ago, but considering the evolution of the cybersecurity market, GSA is keeping up by adding cybersecurity services originally
Serco Snags $82M in NextGen IT Work with U.S. Air Force
Serco, Inc. has won a 5.5-year contract with a value of $82.3 million to provide next-generation IT services to Air Force Civil Engineering. The task order is under the General Services Administration‘s Alliant 2 indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract. It has a 1-year base period with four option years and a 6-month extension of service option.
Department of the Navy Turns to AT&T’s FirstNet Platform
The Department of the Navy plans to adopt the FirstNet public safety communications platform AT&T is helping build through a partnership with the First Responder Network Authority. FirstNet is a nationwide high-speed wireless broadband network specifically for first responders and the public safety community, intended to be reliable, highly secure and interoperable so information flows quickly
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