The National Institutes of Health has released a solicitation for the third iteration of the multiple-award Public Information and Communication Services contract. PICS III is a potential five-year, $1 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract and will be competed as a total small business set-aside program, according to the solicitat...
The healthcare sector is currently undergoing a revolution as it moves to implement new technologies and care strategies that have the potential to transform the ways these organizations operate. For the U.S. government, advancements in healthcare offer numerous opportunities to provide those who rely on public health offerings across the nation wit...
In March 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order calling on federal organizations to strengthen their cyber practices to ensure the security of critical information. Since then, agencies have made strides in the adoption of modern cybersecurity practices, such as zero trust architecture, updated policies and more. For public sector heal...
Healthcare experts, decision makers and thought leaders from government and industry will gather to discuss the next generation of healthcare technology and innovation at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2023 Healthcare Summit on Dec. 6. Register here and read below for a breakdown of the summit’s sessions. Keynote Speakers Opening the day’s p...
President Biden issued a landmark executive order in October that established new standards for artificial intelligence and laid the foundation for AI implementation within the federal government. Deltek Senior Vice President of Information Solutions Kevin Plexico, a Govcon Expert and four-time Wash100 Award winner, spoke with Ex...
The Department of the Interior has awarded General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) information technology business a potential 10-year, $2.54 billion contract to support the Indian Health Service’s health IT modernization effort. The award of the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract was announced through a notice published Wednesday on SAM.gov....
Open source software, or software with publicly available code, has become popular in the United States federal government in recent decades due to its cost savings, improved security, faster innovation and flexibility. Now, the healthcare sector is getting serious about open source. Andrea Fletcher became the first ever chief digital strategy offi...
The Department of Health and Human Services has announced more than $500 million in awards to support companies as they move their vaccine candidates to Phase 2b clinical trials and further develop new technologies as part of Project NextGen. Project NextGen is a $5 billion government initiative that seeks to speed up the development of...
Artificial intelligence is taking the world by storm, and its potential use cases are seemingly endless within the federal government, where agencies are looking for new ways to apply this rapidly advancing technology to support their missions. One area in which AI is shaping the future is healthcare, and the Department of Health and Human Serv...
The Department of Health and Human Services is investing more than $1.4 billion in developing next-generation vaccines and therapeutics against COVID-19. The funds are part of the government’s $5 billion Project NextGen initiative to enable the rapid development of longer-lasting COVID-19 vaccines, a new antibody therapy and technologies to ad...
