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Koniag awarded $83M contract to support IHS IT modernization

Kadiak, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Koniag was awarded an $83 million contract to provide Program Management Office (PMO) services in support of the Indian Health Service (IHS) Health IT Modernization Program.

Kadiak will deliver program management services spanning eight primary task areas: project management, acquisition and business management support, PMO operations, systems engineering management support, implementation & deployment management support, testing and verification (T&V), transition-in, and transition-out, according to the company.

[Image courtesy: Indian Health Service]

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