CMS CPI/VA PRS/33M USAF Cyber/Census & USACE OCIO/DOI Salesforce/20M GSA Data/99M Navy NESD IDIQ/Coast Guard VRP TS/OASIS+ Scoop; SSA kills QSMO RS

????The Morning Buzz:

• Andrea shares M&A Market Impact Snapshot: Acquisition of SJ Technologies by Hathiant – OASIS+/ITSSS-2, DHA, USAF & Navy
• Kimberly Brandt: CMS to announce winner of Crushing Fraud Chili Cook-Off Competition on December 15th and CMS CPI inks 4-year contract to acquire BI Tool for Fraud Detection
• CMS announces plan to share certain information with DHS ICE
• Katie Helwig offers Pre Turkey Day OASIS+ Weather Forecast: Opp Winds Blowing across CMS, HHS ACF, DHS (ICE, USCIS & CBP), NASA and DOI
• SSA kills Financial Management QSMO Marketplace Core Fin System Research contract
• Frank Konkel: October FedCiv spending during shutdown dropped by as much as 80% from 2024
• Tris Carpenter: Navy Rapid Capabilities Office to host engagement events on Dec 9/10 AND Air Force PEO C3BM: to host virtual Engagement Day on Dec 11
• M&A: VTG Acquires Miklos Systems, Strengthening Digital Transformation Capabilities Across the Intelligence Community ???? Want more GovCon M&A News? Track the latest activity here
• ????OS Insider Scoop: Another player jumps into mix for $700M Coast Guard COMPASS (C5ISC Operational and Modernization Pipeline for Application Support Services) BPA Not Yet an Insider? Plans start at $295 annually
• State Department focused SDVOSBs to know – Meet them here.

????⚖ GAO and the Courts

• CMS Protest Filed: Island Peer Review Organization – dba IPRO
• DHS Protest Filed: Transportation Security Administration | 70T02025Q7560N007 | Pathfinder Consultants
• GSA Protest Dismissed: $20M PBS Data Engineering and Automation Services BPA
• Air Force Protest Dismissed: FA701424Q0064 | Zigabyte Corporation

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

????Elev8 GovCon Spotlight: Tarkik – On the heels of being announced as an Elev8 GovCon Honoree – again – Tarkik shares insight into how they reach and exceed the bar when it comes to partnering, taking care of employees, and being engaged in their community. Read on here.

The Juice????: These firms and agencies are gearing up to make a big impact in 2026 and beyond:

• Census Bureau’s new acting CIO is John Studds, replacing Michael Thieme
• Jason Barrett named CIO Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
• EPA names new Office of Information and Data Management leader
• IRS taps new Strategy leader for Business Operating Division
• DoW Military Community and Family Policy adds Mike Odle as Chief of Strategy and Integration 
• Longtime VA Strategic Program Enablement leader Cara Varricchio joins T4NG2 Prime Sprezzatura
• Horizon Industries recruits DOL IT lead Sal Kurian to drive Appian growth
• Longtime 18F Digital Transformation leader Rebecca Refoy joins Bloom Works Public Benefit
• More big hires for MO as they recruit State Dept CX and Analytics SME Rachel Goodgold
• On heels of recruiting Robert Fischer from Booz Allen as a Client Partner, IBM adds Air Force Cyberspace Ops leader Martha Dirton

and several more Growth leaders are on the move: Skylight recruits proven growth and Ops leader Eleanor Hyman | Akima recruits Thomas Bonina | Cohesity recruits Armin Heremic | DSA recruits Thomas Nowak | WireScreen recruits John Stuart | DataBricks recruits Andrew Peskin to drive Delivery and Engagement for Defense and Intelligence | Asana recruits Alex Mustilli from LinkedIn to drive Public Sector growth | Four recruits Bob Ferrari from IBM to drive FSI Sales | CI/Capture SME Jodi Sirotnak joins L3 Harris |Advanced Strategic Insight recruits Stacey Alvarado |Trillion recruits Dennis Powell
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