Kurt Small, formerly president of the federal government solutions unit at Anthem, has been promoted to senior vice president and chief operating officer of the company's government business division, FedHealthIT reported Monday. He will oversee strategies that would guide the technology and operations behind the health insurer's government-focused pursuits.

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Kurt Small, formerly president of government markets at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, has been appointed to lead healthcare firm Anthem’s federal government solutions business, FedHealthIT reported Friday.

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New research says Russian and Chinese hackers involved in the recent data breaches on the White House and health insurer Anthem used the same types of malware to intrude into the two organizations’ computer networks, Nextgov reported Thursday. Aliya Sternstein writes the hackers involved in the two network intrusions used legitimate-looking phishing emails to deliver […] More

Centene Corporation provides government-backed high-quality and cost-effective healthcare services to uninsured and underinsured American consumers. Below, we get to see the leaders and executives who with their expertise and fresh perspectives drive the company in the right direction. Learn about Centene Corporation leaders, founders, executives, and other team members and the role they play in […] More

Guidehouse announced on Wednesday that it named Aimee Sziklai as new partner and the commercial payer leader of its health segment. The former health plan executive brings to the company extensive knowledge and experience in global payer operations. Sziklai will focus on embedding forward-leaning digital transformation, cloud-based, and automation solutions and capabilities into health plan […] More

Syd Rahman, former capture director at ManTech International, has rejoined the company as executive director of capture management for Defense Health Agency programs.

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IBM has added new industry, academe and government members to the company’s partner network dedicated to the development of quantum technologies.

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services seeks small businesses that are able to provide benefit and claims services across various states, Bloomberg Government reported Wednesday.

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Ann Kenny, formerly chief operating officer at consulting firm CRW and Associates, has joined health care management services provider KEPRO as vice president for federal operations, FedHealthIT reported Monday.

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Amazon Web Services has selected 19 winners for its 2017 AWS City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge to highlight local and regional governments’ contribution to develop technologies for citizens around the world. The company said Wednesday it named winners across the Best Practices, Dream Big and Partners in Innovation categories during the AWS Public Sector Summit in Washington, D.C. Teresa […] More

Gary Davis oversees HighPoint Global‘s efforts to expand in the government information technology services market with a particular focus on federal healthcare agencies as a senior vice president of business development for the company. The 35-year federal sector veteran joined HighPoint in July 2015 after 28 years at Anthem, where his most recent role was staff vice […] More

Huntington Ingalls Industries has selected Ritchie-Curbow Construction to construct its planned health center for employees at the Newport News Shipbuilding division. The health facility will comprise exam rooms, physical therapy sections, X-ray and chemistry laboratories, and other rooms for education and meetings, Huntington Ingalls said Monday. Scheduled to open in the fall, the 21,894-square-foot facility on […] More