February 5, 2026
On January 21, 2026, the VA held a landmark industry event for the largest healthcare contract ever. What contractors need to know.
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February 3, 2026
Treat CCN Next Gen as a regular community care contract and you will write the wrong proposal. It is VA's attempt to apply modular open systems architecture thinking to a care network, and that changes what a competitive bid has to look like.
January 31, 2026
Introducing Fed UP: Where Mission Meets Reality — the podcast that cuts through the noise in defense health.
January 31, 2026
Episode 1 of Fed UP: Where Mission Meets Reality — the first conversation about what's broken and what's next.
January 29, 2026
If you're not paying attention to the VA's restructuring, you're already behind. Here's what the reorganization means for contractors.
January 27, 2026
VA released an RFI that most contractors are not reading carefully enough. The signal inside is worth more than the solicitation looks like at first glance.
January 24, 2026
How defense health contractors can survive and compete in the post-8(a) landscape using the Lethality Test framework.
January 22, 2026
VA's OIT posted an RFI for a next-generation referral, authorization, utilization management, and care coordination system.
January 20, 2026
Decoding the MHS Triad's budget priorities and what they signal for defense health capture strategies.
January 15, 2026
IBM's 2025 report reveals organizations mastering AI adoption are 32X more likely to reach top-tier performance. 78% of execs say a new operating model is required.
January 13, 2026
Part 2 of the MHS Triad series: the programs, platforms, and playbook shaping the future of military medicine.
January 10, 2026
The political architect, the Silicon Valley operator, and the defense insider — meet the three leaders reshaping military medicine.