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Mastercard and OCTO, a global leader in advanced telematics solutions and data analytics services for the insurance and automotive sectors, today announce a collaboration aimed at redefining the interaction between insurance companies and customers by encouraging safer driving behaviors through an innovative loyalty program.

Octo, an IBM company, today announced it has won a joint venture (JV) contract with Metric5 to provide IT transformation services for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of IT (OIT). The five-year contract was awarded to the Octo Metric JV and has a total value of $29 million.

Octo, an IBM company, announced today it has been awarded an IT Infrastructure and Operations Call Order under the NCI IT Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to support the Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology’s (CBIIT) Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The four-year contract has a total award ceiling of $64,722,790.00.

Octo, an IBM company, announced today it has been awarded a 40-month, $8.9 million task order to support the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Auction Application System (AAS) program under the Application Development Support Services (ADSS) IDIQ. Working with partners Nüvitek, Emprata, and DefyneIT, Octo will build and deliver a new auctions platform for the FCC through software development, cloud services, human-centered design, data migration, and management strategy. Octo will be supporting the FCC's Office of Economics and Analytics (OEA).

Reston-based IT modernization company Octo has made the 2022 NVTC Tech 100 list. The Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) delivers this recognition to top innovative companies and leaders in the region's technology community.

Senior Director of the AI Center of Excellence at Octo’s oLabs™ R&D innovation facility, has been promoted to Vice President. In his new role, Albritton, an award-winning AI and machine learning (ML) authority, will continue to shape Octo’s AI capability, strategy, and vision.

Octo today announced that Meghan Gifford, Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy, has been promoted to Vice President. Gifford is responsible for Octo’s mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity, strategic planning lifecycle, and Integration Management Office (IMO). Gifford works closely with Octo’s Board of Directors and Executive Leadership Team to align investments with strategy and drive long-term sustainable growth, and is responsible for Octo’s inorganic growth strategy, including identifying targets, evaluating targets, executing transactions, and leading the integration of acquired companies into Octo.

Octo announced today it has joined the NVIDIA Partner Network to deliver on its high-profile artificial intelligence (AI) projects for the Federal Government. NVIDIA will help develop and support AI-enabled services and experiences for Octo and its customers. Octo’s Reston, Virginia-based oLabs™ innovation hub will be powered by NVIDIA products and resources.

Octo, the premier IT modernization provider for the Federal Government, today announced it has been awarded a five-year contract with a total ceiling value of $203,555,000 for all vendors to provide services for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under its Application Development Support Services (ADSS) program. Octo will provide program management and software development using extreme programming (XP) for the FCC Information Technology Center (ITC).

Octo, a premier provider of emerging technology and IT modernization services for the Federal Government, announced today that it has integrated B3 Group, Inc’s (B3) operations and brand into Octo’s. Acquired in December 2021, B3 provides enterprise-level application modernization leveraging low-code/no-code software and platforms such as Salesforce, Microsoft Power Platform, Pega, and ServiceNow; large-scale data governance, integration, and analytics; and cloud engineering and operations to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Over the past five months, the company has integrated under the Octo banner to better serve the federal health community and offer combined capabilities and technical expertise to customers in defense, intelligence, and federal civilian agencies and organizations.

Octo, the premier provider of emerging technology and modernization for the Federal Government, yesterday celebrated the grand opening of its new oLabs™ innovation hub. Housed in a brand new, custom-built 14,000 square foot facility at Octo’s headquarters in Reston, Virginia, oLabs is the largest privately-owned R&D facility in the DC metro area dedicated to the Federal Government.

Octo, the premier MLOps and data management solutions provider for the Federal Government, today announced it has been awarded a spot on the Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) Test and Evaluation (T&E) five-year, $249 million Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). The multi-award contract supports the JAIC’s T&E team which is responsible for developing DoD-wide artificial intelligence (AI) testing and evaluation processes, tools, and standards.

Octo, the premier pure-play IT modernization provider for the Federal Government and a member of the Octo Metric Joint Venture (JV) with Metric5, announced today it was one of two companies to win a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) contract to support the U.S. Department of the Treasury through its Applications Development and Sustainment Services (ADSS) program with a ceiling of $300 million over seven years.

Octo, the premier pure-play IT modernization provider for the Federal Government, announced today that it has acquired privately held, Herndon-based B3 Group, Inc. (B3), which provides enterprise-level application modernization leveraging low-code/no-code software and platforms such as Salesforce, Microsoft Power Platform, Pega, and ServiceNow; large-scale data governance, integration and analytics; and cloud engineering and operations to federal healthcare customers.

Octo, the premier pure-play IT modernization provider for the Federal Government, announced today that its COO Jay Shah has been recognized as a G2Xchange FedHealthIT100 Hall of Fame Honoree. This is the second year in a row Shah has received the recognition.

Octo, the premier pure-play IT modernization provider for the Federal Government, announced its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee will hold its 2021 Virtual STEAM Expo December 4 to address the educational needs of underrepresented students in the D.C. metro area and throughout the country. This year, more than 500 students and volunteers are expected to take part, marking 400% growth since last year’s event that served 100 students.

Octo, the premier pure-play IT modernization provider for the Federal Government, announced today that it has been named a Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) 2021 Tech 100 honoree. Each year, NVTC announces the top tech companies, executives, and NextGen leaders driving innovation, implementing new solutions, and leading growth in the region. This year, Octo is among others NVTC has recognized for extraordinary achievements and excellence in the technology industry.

Octo, the premier pure-play IT modernization provider for the Federal Government, announced it has been awarded a $36 million contract with its Prime partner Raft to support the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's (AFLCMC) Detachment 12, known as Kessel Run. Octo and Raft will provide the Air Force with DevSecOps software engineering, Kubernetes infrastructure, and multi-region platform services as part of the Cloud Computing and I.T. Integration (CITI) initiative. The contract scope includes developing macro-level architectural solutions to a multi-region hybrid infrastructure and a cross-cutting application and integration architecture, as well as providing data management and analytics architecture services. Octo’s senior level engineers will support Kessel Run in modernizing legacy software systems and supporting external DoD software initiatives, while participating in a culture of collaboration with the Air Force.

Octo, the IT modernization provider for the Federal Government and a member of the Octo Metric Joint Venture (JV) with Metric5, announced today it has won a CIO-SP3 SB award to provide IT modernization and data sciences services for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) under the Predictive Lake Analytics Nextgen eXchange Services (PLANXS) task order. The five-year task order will allow Octo to support development and enhancement of capabilities for advanced analytics and data reporting as well as data brokering for IT systems and applications. Octo Metric will incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), configuration management, advanced DevSecOps, and user centered design among other capabilities and best practices. Octo Metric will also provide architecture design, implementation, and support and legacy operational maintenance alongside user training and change control.

Octo, the premier pure-play IT modernization provider for the Federal Government, today announced it has become a Silver Partner of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). Part of the nonprofit Linux Foundation, the CNCF hosts critical components of the global technology infrastructure, bringing together top developers, end users, and vendors. The CNCF seeks to foster and sustain an ecosystem of open source, vendor-neutral projects to make cloud-based innovations accessible.

Octo, the premier pure-play IT modernization provider for the Federal Government, today announced it has been awarded a spot on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) blanket purchase agreement (BPA). Under this BPA, Octo will provide a broad array of architecture, data management, and new application development support to include project management, systems integration, engineering, data migration, modernization, enhancement, operations and maintenance, system and data disposition, and training. The contract term covers five years and has a ceiling value of $150 million.

Octo, the premier pure-play IT modernization provider for the Federal Government, announced today the U.S. Navy has awarded it a contract to provide an Alliance software prototype for the Distributed Common Ground System – Navy (DCGS-N) program. DCGS-N is the Navy service component of the Department of Defense (DoD) DCGS Family of Systems (FoS) which provides integration of Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Targeting (ISR&T) capabilities afloat and ashore in support of Navy and Joint operations.

Octo, the premier pure-play IT modernization provider for the Federal Government, announced today that the U.S. Navy has awarded a five-year Multiple Award Contract (MAC) to support the SeaPort Next Generation (NxG) program. Under the MAC, Octo will offer engineering, technical, and programmatic support services using emerging technologies and cybersecurity solutions to implement industry best practices, innovative digital technologies, and data analytics to achieve the Navy’s mission objectives.

Octo and Tyto Athene announced the creation of a Joint Venture (JV) that brings together two premier IT modernization and digital transformation providers to the U.S. Federal Government. Together they operate as Octo-Athene, LLC to deliver exceptional services and end-to-end solutions with capabilities that span from network modernization to converting data into actionable intelligence at the application layer. Both companies have established track records of providing innovation in emerging areas and are poised to offer cutting-edge solutions in the areas of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, 5G, Blockchain, Data Interoperability, Defensive Cyber Operations, Network Modernization, and Internet of Things while serving federal agencies across defense, intelligence, space, national security, civilian, and health sectors.

Octo, the premier pure-play IT modernization provider for the Federal Government, announced it has been awarded a contract to forward the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) CMS MPSM program. The five-year contract will enable Octo to maximize CMS’s investment in transitioning to modern technology platforms to promote the delivery of high quality Medicare services and achieve cost savings for its beneficiaries. The effort encompasses not only a shift to modern technologies including application program interfaces (APIs), open source technologies, and the adoption of Agile and DevOps processes to support delivery, but also enables CMS components and offices to achieve the benefits of Lean-Agile at scale.

Octo, the premier pure-play IT modernization provider for the Federal Government, announced today it has partnered with Dataiku, a platform democratizing access to data and enabling enterprises to build their own path to AI in a human-centric way. The partnership enables Octo to further its commitment to collaborating with customers to provide mission critical solutions in defense, intelligence, health, finance, and law enforcement federal markets.

Octo, a premier provider of emerging technology and IT modernization services for the Federal Government, announced today it has won the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) of Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) Next Generation (NG) and System for Award Management (SAM) Integration Environment contract. The task order falls under the General Services Administration (GSA) CIO Modernization and Enterprise Transformation (COMET) blanket purchase agreement (BPA) and is valued at $31 million over five years.

Octo, the premier pure-play IT modernization provider for the Federal Government, announced today that it has won a $15 million contract to provide an IT Support Team for Task Order/Project Management (PM), Service Desk, Infrastructure Operations, and Project Management Office (PMO) support to National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS). Octo’s Information Technology Services Support (ITSS) will include administering and maintaining associated hardware and implementing innovative software solutions for NIAMS.

Octo, the premier pure-play IT modernization provider for the Federal Government, announced today the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has awarded Octo and Prime partner Kingfisher Systems, Inc. (Kingfisher) the Teleport Program Integration and Implementation (I&I), Logistics, and Configuration Management Support contract, valued at approximately $14 million over five years. DISA awarded the contract under the U.S. General Services Administration Information Technology Professional Multiple Award Schedule. Octo combined its satellite integration expertise with Kingfisher’s leadership in Mission Information Technology to support DISA at Fort George Meade, Maryland, DISA Headquarters Campus, DISA Field Command locations, and Department of Defense (DoD) Gateways.

Octo, the premier pure-play IT modernization provider for the Federal Government, announced today its acquisition of Volant Associates, a technology integrator and software development company at the fore of enterprise-scale IT solutions for the Defense Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) mission. Headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, Volant was founded in 2008 and enables data sharing, advanced analytics, and enhanced mission capability across the Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD).

Octo is pleased to announce the addition of Val Lyons to its Board of Directors. Lyons is a highly regarded business leader, having held executive leadership roles in a variety of successful consulting, technology, and outsourcing firms. In these roles, Lyons created innovative sales and marketing strategies, as well as provided the leadership to establish organizations that achieved new growth, entered new markets, and greatly improved performance in existing ones.

Octo today announced the addition of Bryan Ware to its Board of Directors. Ware is a highly regarded technology leader and innovator, having started companies, patented technologies, raised venture capital and private equity, and recently served as the nation’s lead cybersecurity executive at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Ware was the first Presidentially appointed Director of Cybersecurity at CISA, leading the 1,000-person, $1.25 billion organization through a period of intense volatility and aggressive interference from Nationstate adversaries. At CISA, he developed the agency’s first five-year strategy and plan to modernize its sensor and computing infrastructure, transform the way the agency delivers services, and scale the agency to protect U.S. critical infrastructure. Under his leadership, CISA’s operational partnerships with the private sector, national security community, and international partners were significantly enhanced.

Octo, a premier provider of emerging technology and IT modernization services for the Federal Government, announced today that Cynthia (Cindy) Walker has joined as Vice President of Octo’s Data Center of Excellence (CoE). Cindy is an innovator and industry thought leader who has devoted her career to helping federal agencies exploit data to improve performance, reduce risks, increase efficiencies, and deliver enhanced services to citizens. She has served as a strategic advisor and mentor to CIOs, CDOs, and IT leaders in defense, intelligence, health care, financial regulatory, and civilian federal government organizations. She brings her passion for making a difference with data to Octo where she is responsible for leading and expanding Octo’s data management and analytics services, solutions, and offerings.

Octo, a premier provider of emerging technology and IT modernization services for the Federal Government, announced today that it has completed branding integration with Sevatec. The two complementary companies combined in December 2020, augmenting each other’s capabilities, reinforcing key customer relationships, and blending similar cultures. Subsequently, Octo evolved its brand identity to include a new logo, color scheme, and other elements that point to a joint future while paying tribute to both companies’ legacies.