Weekly Roundup
May 10 – May 15 2015


A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson

Cloud computing adoption in the federal government and the FedRAMP program’s role in that push were the topics of discussion at the Potomac Officers Club’s “FedRAMP Forum” Thursday in Falls Church, Va.
Matt Goodrich, who leads FedRAMP for the General Services Administration, kicked off the event with a keynote address then moderated a panel discussion to overview FedRAMP’s current status and offer an outlook for the year ahead.
Panel participants included Katie Lewin, a FedRAMP architect in her former role as GSA’s cloud computing director; Claudio Belloli, FedRAMP’s cybersecurity program manager; and Chad Andersen, cyber capability lead and FedRAMP program manager at Noblis.
Click here to read GovCon Wire’s full recap of the forum and click here to read a full interview ExecutiveGov conducted with Goodrich prior to the event.
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The Potomac Officers Club will next turn its attention ahead to the June 16 “Internet of Things” summit for a discussion on how the Internet has converged with appliances, automobiles and building systems.
Vint Cerf, widely recognized as a “father of the Internet” and Google’s chief Internet evangelist, will address the executive audience at the half-day event in McLean, Va.
Other speakers include Dan Doney, chief innovation officer at the Defense Intelligence Agency, and Kevin Kampschroer, GSA’s director of federal high-performance green buildings.
Click here to register for the FedRAMP Forum and the Internet of Things summit, as well as to learn more about the POC and other upcoming events.

Abry Buys Program Mgmt Software Firm Compusearch; Reid Jackson Comments
Compusearch seeks to expand the footprint of its software for government transparency and compliance.
Peter George: Fidelis Acquires Resolution1 to Expand Cybersecurity Portfolio
News of the deal surfaces less than a month after Fidelis transitioned to the ownership of Marlin Equity Partners.
26 Firms Picked for $1.8B Army Knowledge Services Contract
The Army received 35 bids for the eight-year contract and will determine funding and work location on an individual order basis.
Army Chooses 14 Firms for $1.5B Energy Mgmt Services IDIQ
The branch received 22 proposals for the potential nine-year contract to construct and operate energy conservation systems.
Army Awards $1B Equipment Support IDIQ Spots to 20 Companies
Contractors will compete for task orders under the order-dependent, multiple-award contract over the next eight years.
Army Picks 9 Firms for $995M Info Engineering Services IDIQ
Eleven proposals were submitted to the Army for the three-year contract and awardees will compete for task orders.
Army Taps 19 Companies for $634M R&D Contract
Awardees will compete for task orders under the eight-year contract to carry out R&D work in support of efforts to create new processes or products.
Carl Buising Joins ManTech’s Federal Health IT Unit as Chief Medical Officer; Daniel Keefe Comments
The 20-year medical industry veteran formerly served as federal chief medical officer at Leidos.
Booz Allen Unveils ‘Build & Field’ Initiative for Internet of Things; Susan Penfield Comments
The firm will focus on the areas of security, analytics and mobile devices through prototyping work and partnerships.
SAP NS2’s Carmen Krueger, Hunter Downey Talk Cloud Considerations for Nat’l Security Agencies
Krueger recommends intelligence agencies look at community clouds and Downey overviews the role of SAP’s HANA platform in cloud adoption.
Dr. Ed Felten Named US Deputy CTO
The Princeton University professor of computer science and public affairs will help oversee the federal government’s work to develop technical strategies for digital citizen services.
Alan Shaffer: Pentagon Adopts Navy Program for ‘Skunk Works’ Pilot Project
The Defense Department’s R&D head also overviews the military’s push toward open systems architectures and ownership of all interfaces in subsystems.
Gen. Mark Milley Nominated Army Chief of Staff, John Richardson Picked for Navy CNO Role
Milley currently leads the Army’s Forces Command and Richardson has directed the Navy’s nuclear propulsion initiative since November 2012.
Air Force Starts Bidding Process for GPS III Satellite Launch Services
The service branch launched the solicitation in an effort to reintroduce competition into is Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program.
SSA Awards $200M Cisco Tech Services BPA to Red River
Red River will supply Cisco products and services to more than 65,000 Social Security Administration employees across 1,500 offices.
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