🍊 Introducing OS's new Fed Health Insights newsletter to kickstart FY25

OrangeSlices is thrilled to peel back the curtain on this new recurring newsletter designed for the busy Federal Health IT and Consulting Exec. Packed with fresh insights, this juicy read will keep you in the know on everything happening across Veterans Affairs, the Defense Health Agency, Health and Human Services, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Don’t miss out—subscribe today and stay zestfully informed! (Yep, we squeezed in an orange pun ...ok a few!) and a big Thank you to our sponsor Maximus!

There is a lot going on and it is easy to miss some of the key action. This bi-monthly read will provide a quick look at the latest happenings with one goal: keeping YOU up to speed. Let’s get to it!  

⏰Five late October Fed Health Events to Dial in On Now before it is too late! 

• It’s tomorrow - HIMSS NCA hosts top leaders from DHA and HHS as they discuss #Cybersecurity Through Multi-Party Environments. Details here.  

• Looking at VA, Eric Gonzales & Melinda Pitchford are back again with this month’s VA Networking Happy Hour. What’s not to like - free drinks while connecting with 100s of leader driving the important VA mission? Details here 

• Transforming CMS, DHA, CDC, NIH, HHS, and VA – This inaugural GOVTECH CONNECTS Digital Health Summit will highlight the federal government’s most transformative and impactful missions in the Federal and Military health IT space. Details here. 

• HHS’s Anita Allen always brings the good stuff – If NIH & CMS are your bag, don’t miss this Virtual Happy Hour Spooktacular hosted by Shelley McGuire . Register here.  

• And, if you haven’t heard the news, Nava is hosting its first-ever Open-Source Summit: Advancing IT Solutions in Federal Health & Beyond. Join in-person next Thursday, 10/24. Speaker lists includes CMS, and HHS. 

Two to book now:  

• Serious #FOMO🍊FDA, NIH, HHS and CMS (more to come) have locked in with booths! It will be social, but a heavy presence of Federal leaders from our 2025 Engage winners will also make this a worthwhile event for those wishing to rub elbows with hundreds of top government officials and industry executive leaders. Register now for the November Elev8 GovCon and Engage FedGov social event and kick off the holiday season.  Details here. 

• Registration is Open for the annual CMS Office of Acquisition and Grants Management (OAGS) hosted Industry Day. In-person Registration Fills Fast. 

Track More Events Here.  

🚨These seasoned Fed Health leaders are on the move in early FY ’25 and are drawing a lot of interest. Big Investments do not guarantee Big results, but they do signify intent!  

• NIH names new OD CIO and OIT Director 

• CMS Marketplace IT leader Marc Richardson joins USA InfoTech – an emerging 8(a) WOSB (and Sparksoft protege) 

• HRSA recruits Digital Services Leader AND it has added a BPHC Data Division lead 

• VA names Chief Product Officer and Deputy Chief Information Officer, Product Delivery Service 

• VA Industry SME and Growth leader Mike Vogel joins Credence Management Solutions 

• DHA recruits emerging industry leader to serve as Deputy Division Chief 

• HHS ASTP taps Technology Modernization Advisor 

• Former Army CIO and longtime Federal Health leader Raj Iyer takes CEO role at Digital Excellence 

• Mike McMahan launches firm focused on delivering cutting-edge AI health solutions to DoD and VA 

• Unisssant makes more big hires, recruits Hitesh Vashistha as Chief Growth Officer 

• IronArch adds Seth Finkel as Chief Operating Officer 

• Tria Federal Announces Gina Gallagher as Senior Vice President for Business Development 

• Leadership Transition at RELI Group: Founder Mohammad Elias to Resume Role of CEO 

• On heels of big wins, RBCI adds Melissa Temkin as VP for Federal Health IT and Digital Transformation 

• Nate Crochunis takes position as Partner at Clarity Data Systems 

🐝 WE are off and running in FY 2025 – Here is some of the BUZZ drawing a ton of interest: 

• CIO-SP4 and a fresh set of challenges: Contracts Attorney Jim Dougherty breaks down the latest [Hint: It’s not looking so good!] Listen Here.  

• Big Wins! Big Moves! On the heels of several notable awards Sky Solutions locks arms with Leidos, celebrate new JV, Purple Sky 

• Check out some of the other SB Alliances formed for 40 leading IT & Consulting firms across VA, HHS, CMS, and DHA  

• This month’s can't miss JR and Ali Show talked CMS forecast and included special Guest Jeff Grant, CMS CCIIO Deputy Director of Operations 

• The CMS October Opp Forecast is out – CloudOps; Payment System Modernization; Fraud Prevention Opps Added 

🌟 Knowing who to partner with is important: 

• Just Announced: Meet the 2025 Engage Fed Health 150: These Fed and Industry leaders are Driving Innovation Forward! 

In in honor of Women’s Small Business Month, here we share 

• the VA focused WOSB to know 

• the NIH focused WOSB to know 

• And the CMS focused WOSB to know 

Just Announced: It’s Time to Elev8 GovCon – 2025 Edition! Check out this list of Government Contracting companies and Federal Health GovCon leading firms who are #DoingIttheRightWay.  

🚀 Included below are a few of the BIG Fed Health Wins since October 1 that are driving conversation and action: 

• Official Awardee List: $2.4B VA Secure, Performant, Reliable, and User-Centered Experiences (SPRUCE) IDIQ 

• FDA: Precise wins again, beats out 3 to win $34M Joint Administration Application Development Environment (JAADE 2) BPA 

• HigherEchelon & SAIC JV wins $247M VA VHA Finance Development, Security, and Operations (DevSecOps) Support contract 

• IT Concepts wins $665M VA Endpoint Support and Operations Monitoring (ESOM) IT Support contract 

• Agovx and 22nd Century JV beats out 5 to win $200M FDA Consolidated Help Desk Support BPA 

• Contract Award: $192M NIH NIAID Enabling and Advancing Technology (NEAT) IDIQ 

• 🚀 GSA posts list of 100 apparently successful offerors for $10B Polaris GWAC Small Business Pool 

🔍Looking for a specific award or other news? The awards are in for FY '24 and we don't peddle old news. Check out OS's Advanced Search Function here 

📢 Looking to make your mark in 2025?! OS AI just announced two exclusive Federal Health sponsorship opportunities [#1 Fed Health - HHS/CMS and #2 Fed Health - VA/DoD] 

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