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1 | Inova pays $2.37 million to settle False Claims Act allegations Three Inova Health entities agreed to settle claims that Inova submitted Medicaid claims containing falsified information. (Nov. 18) 2 | Pittsylvania County wins $1.3 billion battery separator project Tennessee-based Microporous announced it will build its battery separator manufacturing facility at the Southern Virginia […[...]
Maximus announces feds have backed off $6.6B contract rebid
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to correct an error in the original version, which incorrectly stated that the contract, not the rebidding process, had been canceled. Tysons-based Maximus, a government contractor specializing in administrative support for Medicare and Medicaid, announced Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has canceled efforts […]
Maximus hires chief digital and information officer
Maximus has hired Derrick Pledger as chief digital and information officer, the Tysons-based federal tech contractor announced Tuesday. Pledger joins Maximus from Leidos, where he oversaw a global team as the contractor’s chief digital and information officer. At Maximus, his responsibilities will include leading the company’s technology modernization and IT strategies along with focus[...]
Federal shutdown could have deep impacts in Va.
In late 2018, the last time the federal government shut down for an extended period, Eric Ingram was furloughed from his job at the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration for six weeks. He used that time to co-found a startup focused on space safety, Scout Space. Launched in 2019, the Alexandria-based technology startup now has several […]
Maximus fined by SEC for proxy, reporting violations
Tysons-based federal technology contractor Maximus will pay $500,000 in civil penalties to settle a charge that it failed to disclose it had employed the siblings of one of its executive officers. According to a settlement announced by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Monday, Maximus appointed a business segment leader and longtime employee as an […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: BRUCE L. CASWELL
With over 50,000 employees worldwide, Tysons-based Maximus has been supporting government services programs for more than 50 years and runs Medicare and Affordable Care Act customer help lines, as well as pandemic vaccinations for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Caswell joined Maximus in 2004 and has been president since 2014, becoming CEO in […]
Maximus names new foundation president, chair
Tysons-based government contractor Maximus Inc. has announced Arvenita W. Cherry to lead the company’s philanthropic arm. Cherry was named president of the Maximus Foundation, a role she took over on Oct. 1, according to an announcement Monday. She takes over from John Boyer, who has served in the role for 17 years. Boyer is retiring […]
Maximus lands $6.6B Medicare call center contract
Maximus Inc. won an up to $6.6 billion contract for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for contact center operations, the Tysons-based federal contractor announced Thursday. Under the contract, which has a one-year base period and nine one-year options, Maximus will continue supporting CMS’ contact center. The contact center operations contract handles more 35 […]
Reston-based Maximus gets $951M contract for national COVID hotline
Reston-based government services company Maximus has received a potential $951 million contract to support the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s COVID-19 national surge support and vaccine assistance hotline. In the early months of the pandemic, Maximus staffed a 500-person CDC call center to respond to call and emails from health care providers and the […]
Maximus acquires Houston veterans services company for $1.4B
Reston-based government services company Maximus announced Wednesday that it will purchase the parent company of Veterans Evaluation Services Inc. (VES) for $1.4 billion. Based in Houston, VES is a privately held company that serves the federal government, including the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, as a provider of medical disability examinations to determine veterans’ eligibility [&[...]
Maximus hires new Federal Services general manager
Government services company Maximus Inc. has named IBM executive Teresa “Terry” Weipert as general manager of its U.S. Federal Services Segment, the Reston-based company announced this week. Weipert will replace Thomas Romeo, who is staying through July to help with the transition before he retires and moves to the segment’s advisory board. When Romeo started […]
Maximus acquires Attain fed biz for $430M
Reston-based government services company Maximus announced Monday it has acquired the federal division of McLean-based Attain LLC for $430 million. With more than 30,000 employees worldwide and $2.8 billion in 2019 revenues, Maximus promotes itself as the nation’s largest Medicaid enrollment administrator. The company was founded in 1975 and provides business process management and technolog[...]
