VA T4NG2/CMS CMO/DHS OCIO GS/NIH CIT & USAF AI/DOJ SAP BPA/210M USTRANSCOM EADE/78M NAVIFOR & Navy CyberSec/64M CDC CORVD/35M DISA J6/USAF OpsEA Scoop

• The inaugural Winning at DHS event featured four former DHS and current industry growth leaders: John Binks, Monica Padron Harris, Bill Pratt, Roman Udin. Watch here.
• The inaugural Winning at CMS event featured proven Growth SMEs Jason Cullum, Robert Hicks, JR Glass, and Mike Sacca. Watch here.

See CMS & DHS expiring task reports | FYI – Andrea.Leichtman@orangeslices.ai offers detailed breakdowns for purchase.

????JR, Ali with guest Tim Clark from LMI break down latest CMS Forecast  -This trio analyzes key shifts in the December forecast and major opps, including Security Innovation and Ops (SIO), PPI MEDIC, the Risk Adjustment Suite (RAS), and the evolving Data Resource Center initiative. Listen here.

???? David Blackburn: ICYMI: It was a brawl! Two proposal AI CEOs stepped into a live, no-net bake-off yesterday and put their platforms on the line. Both took some blows. See who the real winner was!

????The Morning Buzz:

• It’s Raining Opps ☔Katie Helwig OASIS+ Weather Forecast. DHA, DARPA, Navy, DHS, and DOJ
• Andrea shares: M&A Market Impact Snapshot: Acquisition of Elder Research by MANTECH
• USAF Digital Ops lead George Forbes: Ops Enterprise Architecture (OpsEA) released into the wild
• M&A: Aretum bolsters VA and Cyber/Cloud footprint, acquires Veterans Engineering (VE) ???? Like M&A News? Track the latest here
• CMS launches another new model: Make America Healthy Again (MAHA ELEVATE)
• Long-anticipated FEMA Review Council meeting abruptly canceled
• Federal CIO on the current structure of the DOGE 
• Pentagon Consolidates DIU, CDAO Under R&E to Streamline Innovation
• VA posts need for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Medical Coding Solution
• ????OS AI Insider:  One challenger does about-face in Battle for $60.7B VA T4NG2 IDIQ | DHS will need to wait on OCIO Geospatial Capabilities and Infrastructure Support task Not Yet an Insider? Plans start at $295 annually

????⚖ GAO and the Courts:

• Navy Protest Withdrawn: Project Overmatch Support for Naval Operational Architecture
• Army Protest Dismissed: Enhanced Global Logistics Enterprise Program “EAGLE” task
• Air Force Protest Dismissed: Functional System Administrator support
• Most Viewed Comment: DOJ Protest Dismissed: FBI ITSSS-2 SCOR29 – OTD Multimedia Exploitation Unit Dev (MXU) More here.

????OS AI Insiders can Track all the latest protest activity here.

The Juice????: 2026 is almost here and these firms and agencies are gearing up:

• VA’s Paul Lawrence now Performing the duties of Chief Information Officer
• CMS CMO, Medicaid & CHIP Jessica Lee takes role as CEO at MAVEN Project
• Abe Brown now Chief of Staff, Office of Comms and External Engagement at USDA
• Diane Sidebottom retiring from ARPA-H and the Federal Government
• Aqua IT recruits NGA GEOINT Services Office Dir. Bill Cloin as COO and Managing Partner

and several more Growth leaders are on the move:

• Adam Hayes now Head of Public Sector at TwelveLabs | Katie Needham joins Dynanet to drive Healthcare Innovation & Strategic Partnership | Box recruits Steve Wright as Head of Federal & Public Sector Partnerships | Advent Services recruits Tony L to be Chief Growth Officer | CyKor taps Phil Williams as Chief Growth Officer | Patty Obermaier joins Acentra Health’s Executive Leadership Team as CGO | Michelle Harper joins Microsoft to drive Space Account | Eric Richards joins Strategic Operational Solutions (STOPSO)

Missed OS AI industry moves? ????Insiders can see the full report here.Did we miss highlighting your key hire? Message us at support@orangeslices.ai