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Adam Mazmanian
Executive Editor, Nextgov/FCW
Adam Mazmanian is executive editor of Nextgov/FCW. Before joining the editing team, Mazmanian was an FCW staff writer covering Congress, governmentwide technology policy and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Prior to joining FCW, Mazmanian was technology correspondent for National Journal and served in a variety of editorial roles at B2B news service SmartBrief. Mazmanian has contributed reviews and articles to the Washington Post, the Washington City Paper, Newsday, New York Press, Architect Magazine and other publications.
Contracts
DOD plans $1.4B sole source extension for Leidos on health care record
MHS Genesis needs about three years to move to the cloud before a sustainment contract for the Defense Department's massive health record system can be put out for bid, officials said.
- By Adam Mazmanian
Companies
ServiceNow parts with president and public sector head after internal probe
The software vendor indicated it violated company policy in the hiring of former Army CIO Raj Iyer on the heels of a large contract award.
- By Adam Mazmanian
Contracts
Biden looks to preserve tech, cyber legacy with veto threat
Experts see continuity in tech policy from the Biden administration to a possible Kamala Harris presidency, with possible divergence on some national security and antitrust issues.
- By Alexandra Kelley, Adam Mazmanian, Edward Graham and David DiMolfetta
Contracts
TMF announces new round of awards amid funding uncertainty
The $1 billion Technology Modernization Fund boost from the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act is running out, and it remains to be seen whether Congress will keep the program afloat.
- By Adam Mazmanian
Companies
DOD CIO resigns to take university post
John Sherman will become dean of the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M.
- By Adam Mazmanian
Companies
Google Cloud obtains FedRAMP High certification for more than 100 services
The security controls are available to all customers — inside government and out.
- By Adam Mazmanian
Companies
Insight Partner's Nick Sinai named Eagle Award winner at gala
Sinai is renowned for mentoring an up-and-coming generation of government tech and policy talent. One supporter said he's, “one of the first lifelines I call when I have a hard problem.”
- By Adam Mazmanian
Companies
Announcing the 2024 Federal 100
Meet the 100 outstanding individuals being honored for going above and beyond in support of federal IT over the past year.
- By Adam Mazmanian
Companies
Google Cloud eliminates 'exit fees' for departing customers
The cloud services provider appears to be getting out ahead of regulatory efforts in Europe and elsewhere to promote seamless movement of data between cloud providers.
- By Adam Mazmanian
Contracts
Congress takes up software supply chain security
The FITARA scorecard could become a vehicle for measuring agency progress against the administration's software security goals.
- By Adam Mazmanian
Contracts
HHS seeks zero trust support
The highly federated agency is looking for contactor assistance to hit enterprisewide security goals.
- By Adam Mazmanian
Companies
Nominations are open for the 2024 Federal 100 awards
The deadline for submissions is Dec. 31, 2023
- By Adam Mazmanian
Contracts
White House wants better deals from contractors
A new administration push is underway to use procurement data and purchasing power as part of efforts to generate more savings.
- By Adam Mazmanian
Companies
Biden signs AI order but stresses need for legislation
The long-anticipated executive order on artificial intelligence is broad, detailed and expansive, but the White House wants Congress to do more.
- By Adam Mazmanian
Contracts
White House looks to scale FedRAMP with automation
The cloud security program is being restructured to respond to the proliferation of cloud offerings.
- By Adam Mazmanian
Contracts
DISA looks to the open market for secure web browsing contract
A contracting notice indicates that the Defense Department is looking to compete the service that protects its systems from web-based attacks.
- By Adam Mazmanian
Contracts
Ahead of shutdown, House and Senate Dems propose back pay for furloughed contractors
A similar effort to legislate back pay for contractors failed during the 2018-2019 shutdown.
- By Adam Mazmanian
Contracts
VA's health record 'reset' will extend into 2024
There's one deployment of the new, multibillion dollar EHR on the books for next April and officials expect the rollouts to pick up in the summer.
- By Adam Mazmanian
Companies
Who are your rising stars?
Nominations are open for the 2023 Rising Stars program. We're looking to spotlight innovators across federal, state and local governments and up-and-coming talent at government contractors.
- By Adam Mazmanian
Contracts
DOD looks to counter China by accelerating drone acquisition, production
The "Replicator" initiative announced by the Pentagon's No. 2 official looks to leverage lo-fi, autonomous systems to outpace China on the battlefield.
- By Adam Mazmanian