
Maximus Wins Spot on $300M IRS Consulting Services Contract
Maximus has won a spot on an Internal Revenue Service blanket purchase agreement for non-IT consulting services. The multiple-award BPA has a 5-year period of performance and allows Maximus to compete for task orders with a combined ceiling of $300 million. “Maximus has a unique understanding of taxpayer needs based on our support of the

Booz Allen Snags a Spot on $2.6B IRS EDOS Contract
Booz Allen Hamilton won a spot on the Internal Revenue Service Enterprise Development, Operations Services contract, a blanket purchase agreement with a ceiling value of $2.6 billion. The multiple-award BPA has a 7-year period of performance. The EDOS contract supports IRS’ applications development portfolio to modernize mission critical applications while implementing annual tax season legislative

Accenture Federal Services Wins $73M IRS Contract
Accenture Federal Services has won a $73 million contract from the Internal Revenue Service to support the agency in operating and maintaining an automated identity theft and fraud detection system. Under the 5-year contract, AFS is supporting the IRS Return Review Program with innovative technologies and advanced analytics to verify taxpayer income, detect taxpayer fraud

Guy Torres Joins IRS as Deputy Chief Procurement Officer
The Internal Revenue Service has tapped retired Marine Corps officer and long-time federal acquisition space expert Guy Torres as its new deputy chief procurement officer. Before joining the IRS, Torres served as the portfolio director for Pacific Architect Engineering, managing its Department of Homeland Security portfolio. Prior to that, he managed Northrop Grumman’s $1.2 billion

Maximus Federal Wins 2 IRS Contracts
Government services provider Maximus announced it has won a pair of Internal Revenue Service contracts worth a combined $151 million. The two contracts, awarded on the General Services Administration Alliant 2 contract vehicle, will allow a continued partnership between Maximus and the agency, which initially began in 1991. “We have a unique and unmatched ability

MAXIMUS Federal Wins $40M IRS IT Financial Management Contract
MAXIMUS Federal has been awarded the Internal Revenue Service’s Information Technology Financial Management Application Support task order, a 5-year award valued at $40 million for the total contract period. Under the contract, which was awarded through the General Services Administration’s Alliant 2 contract vehicle, MAXIMUS Federal will continue support the IRS’ Custodial Financial Systems. These

Leidos Wins $69M Task Order to Support IRS Customer Communications
Leidos has been awarded a new task order by the Internal Revenue Service to enhance, upgrade and maintain the e-Services and Integrated Customer Communications Environment platforms. The single award, hybrid firm-fixed price and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract has a 6-month base period of performance and four 1-year option years with a total value of approximately $69 million,

HumanTouch Awarded IRS Contract
HumanTouch, LLC has won a contract to aid the Internal Revenue Service IT Enterprise Program Management Office in its mission to monitor and manage IT spending and delivery. The information technology enterprise program management support services is a multi-award $1 billion blanket purchase agreement granted to nine IRS premier program management office delivery partners. For

IRS Brings Back Annual Industry Day
In an interview with “Government Matters,” Harrison Smith, deputy chief procurement officer at the Internal Revenue Service, affirmed the success of the year’s industry day. This event was an opportunity for the IRS to exhibit its long-term goals and strategic plans with individuals from various sectors, fostering public-private relationships. In addition to industry day, the

NCI Wins $4.9M Task Order from IRS to Streamline Data Processing
NCI Inc. announced May 25 that the company has been awarded a task order by the IRS for architecture and engineering services to streamline data processing using big data practices and technologies. The sole-source award, valued at $4.9 million, is for a 12-month period and falls under NCI’s TIPSS-4 contract. “This award reinforces the value

Dell’s Paul Christman: Context-Aware Security Survey Results
IT professionals in the federal government face an uphill battle of securing sensitive information while allowing employees to be productive – all within an environment of limited spending. In the midst of this monumental task, Dell Software recently published a survey to shed light on cybersecurity practices within the federal ranks. “Dell was motivated to

Acentia Appoints Richard Spires to Board of Directors
Technology solutions provider Acentia announced Dec. 2 the appointment of Richard A. Spires to its Board of Directors. Spires brings Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) experience to Acentia. “I am pleased to welcome Richard to the Board,” Acentia CEO Todd Stottlemyer said. “He is an accomplished business leader, whose insight and

David Fisher Joins SRA International as Vice President, Business Transformation Officer
SRA International last month named David Fisher, formerly the chief risk officer and senior advisor to the commissioner at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), to serve as vice president and business transformation officer of the IT solutions and professional services company. Fisher is slated in his new post with leading the company’s business transformation program

Business Executives Pool Heads, Resources to Configure Fairfax County Workforce Pipeline
Area business executives pooled heads earlier this month at a Foundation for Fairfax County Public Schools kick-off luncheon aimed at cultivating entrepreneurial talent and leadership in the county’s students. Established in 2010 by former Superintendent Jack Dale under the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce, the nonprofit organization sees the school system as the county’s ultimate

Daniel Werfel to Join The Boston Consulting Group
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) announced Monday that Daniel (Danny) Werfel will be joining the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a director in the Public Sector practice. “Danny brings an exceptional track record and understanding of the challenges facing government agencies today,” said Sharon Marcil, a BCG senior partner for the Public Sector based in

General Dynamics Wins $14.7 Million Computer Security Contract from Treasury Department
General Dynamics has recently been awarded a contract by the Department of Treasury to support the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Computer Security Incident Response Center. The five-year contract has a potential value of $14.7 million. General Dynamics’ Information Technology business unit will develop and integrate cyber security solutions to safeguard IRS tax information and revenue

MicroPact and Citizant Partner to Enhance Delivery of Unified Business Process Management Solutions
MicroPact has partnered with Citizant to expand the availability of the entellitrak software platform within the federal government. As part of the partnership, Citizant will exclusively promote entellitrak as the case management or BPM platform within the IRS and work with MicroPact to create new opportunities for both companies. “Citizant is a trusted resource within the

The IRS Awards Unisys Corporation $650M IDIQ ECCS Contract
Unisys Corporation has won a $650 million IDIQ Enterprise Computing Center Support (ECCS) contract from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to continue support of the agency’s mission-critical computer environment. The IDIQ contract has a one-year base period and nine one-year options. “With this contract award, Unisys continues our work with the IRS to help the

InSysCo, a GTSI Company, Wins Five Task Orders Worth $90M
InSysCo, a GTSI company and leading provider of software development and support services to the federal government, has won five task orders worth more than $90 million, as announced by GTSI Corp., a Division of UNICOM Global and a systems integration, solutions, and services provider to government. “As a whole, we are dedicated to supporting

AMERICAN SYSTEMS Wins $83M Task Order From the IRS
AMERICAN SYSTEMS has won an $83 million prime task order from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to provide network convergence under the U.S. General Services Administration’s Connections II contract. American Systems is a government IT services provider and one of the top 100 employee-owned companies in the U.S, and the single-award, firm-fixed-price task order has

IRS Selects Unissant, Inc For Tax Collection System
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has selected Unissant, Inc. to support it’s tax collection system. Joining the team is SAIC, which is one of the ten largest System Integrators (SI) in the DC metro area. “With the state of the economy, it has become imperative that the IRS collect taxes efficiently and has required checks

URS Wins Contract to Support IRS Offices Nationwide
The Treasury Department has awarded URS Corporation a contract to work with the IRS on real estate and facility management. The company will operate 15 IRS offices, and support over 600 more throughout the country with furniture, moving, storage and transportation. “We are very pleased to be selected for this contract, and we look forward to

MicroPact Wins $3.6 Million Contract, Selected by IRS to Develop Integrated Data Tracking Application
MicroPact, a leader in the development of case and business process management (BPM) software, was selected by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to implement and configure two new data tracking applications. The Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) and the Office of Safeguards (Safeguards) awarded two contracts valued up to $3.6 million to directly support business needs. “We

Dan Dougherty Talks Big Data, the Cloud and the Red Sox
Dan Dougherty, Vice President of EMC’s Federal Division talked with WashingtonExec about big data and cloud computing, commenting particularly on the potential for big data analytics in the federal government. He also reveals a passion for Civil War history and the Red Sox. WashingtonExec: Please tell readers about your company and how you got started
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