COMMENTARY: The times they are a changin’
And you need to act now or risk being left behind. Mark Amtower and Lou Keretesy share tips on how to weather the storm. GovCon disruption has begun, and it is fast and furious. You might not have a say in how it goes, but you can say how your business responds. Recent executive orders and […]
Maximus CEO sees tech modernization as opportunity in Trump’s efficiency push
Bruce Caswell also tells us that having a diverse workforce is still a key element to the company’s success even with the government’s rollback of DEI requirements. Maximus is coming off a high-growth year for 2024 and its fiscal first quarter 2025 results indicate continued momentum. CEO Bruce Caswell expects that growth to continue for Maximus’ 2025 fiscal […]
PSI wins $156M Veterans Affairs testing recompete
Planned Systems International conducts tests and manages projects related to the rollout of the new Oracle Cerner electronic health record. Planned Systems International has won a potential five-year, $156.1 million contract to continue as the main provider of testing services for the Veterans Affairs Department’s electronic health overhaul. VA sought to hire a contractor that could […]
SMX acquires budget management tech provider
CBEYONData started in 2010 to help agencies implement new processes and tech tools for their business functions. SMX, the digital transformation specialist backed by OceanSound Partners, has acquired a provider of budget and financial management technology solutions to push further into the business processes at federal agencies. CBEYONData becomes the foundation for SMX’s new horizontal enterprise systems […]
DEI programs vanish across the GovCon landscape
Contractors are dropping diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives as they review the risks of being seen as not compliant with the Trump executive order. Diversity, equity and inclusion programs across a spectrum of government contractors are disappearing as companies weigh the risk of continuing DEI practices in the face of the Trump executive orders. Even associations […]
Pyramid hires former HUD CIO Chow as chief executive
David Chow joins the company in a year that marks its 30th in business. Pyramid Systems has hired a new chief executive in David Chow, a 24-year technology sector veteran and a former chief information officer for the Housing and Urban Development Department. Chow started as CEO on Feb. 3 to lead the three-decade old company’s […]
Onebrief captures $50M in Series C capital
Founded in 2019, Onebrief is pushing to further develop its software for military staff in their planning and other operational activities. Onebrief, a startup developer of software for managing military staff workflows, has fetched approximately $50 million in Series C capital from investors approximately one year after the Series B round’s closure. General Catalyst and Insight […]
Federal judge blocks USAID leave notices and reinstates workers
Attorneys representing the Trump administration confirmed Friday that upwards of 2,200 employees, many of whom are stationed overseas, would have been put on administrative leave Friday night, absent the court’s intervention. A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Friday issued a temporary restraining order blocking the U.S. Agency for International Development from placing thousands of employees […]
WT 360: NextgovFCW’s Natalie Alms on GSA and Musk’s moves there
Natalie Alms, who covers federal technology policy and tech workforce matters at our partner publication NextgovFCW, jumps in to update us on General Services Administration happenings that involve Elon Musk. The Department of Government Efficiency is the new Trump administration’s main vehicle for at least starting the process of change at many federal agencies and […]
Tech, BD and energy leadership moves across the market
This edition of our weekly executive movement list begins with one company’s realignment and ends with a pair of appointments involving boards of directors. Data Systems Analysts This series of appointments falls under the overhang of organizational changes involving the government IT services company’s customer delivery and corporate functions, from which three new business units were […]