Ventera is pleased to announce that we co-hosted a Mortgage Credit Risk Roundtable with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Golub Center for Finance and Policy on July 18 at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Ventera SVP of Financial Solutions Sharath Sharathchandra and Executive Director of the Golub Center Ed Golding were the joint organizers. The participants included senior leaders …

Ventera is excited to announce the FNS National Accuracy Clearinghouse (NAC) program, developed, implemented, and supported by Ventera, was the recipient of the FNS Circle of Excellence (CoE) Award in the following categories: Promote USDA Operational Excellence Through Better Use of Technology and Shared Solutions Organizational Champion/SES Award for the Office of Information Technology (Ventera program lead was named on …

Ventera has been awarded the Enterprise Shared Services (ESS-II) recompete contract by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). This is a five-year engagement to continue our work on this program, providing shared services and tools in support of the Application Development Organizations (ADOs) for the Center for Clinical Standards (CCSQ) Health Care Quality Information Systems (HCQIS) ecosystem. Since …

Ventera is thrilled to announce we have been awarded a contract for the Odin task order under our USDA FPAC NRCS ELM-4 BPA contract vehicle. The project is a three-year endeavor providing development, modernization, and enhancements support, and operations and maintenance for the Natural Resources and Conservation Service. The NRCS provides America’s farmers and ranchers with financial and technical assistance to …

Ventera employees and their families joined the After-School All-Stars for their spring “un-gala” fundraiser event, celebrating 10 years of ASAS providing free, comprehensive after-school programs designed to assist under-resourced students in the DC area. It was a lively evening of celebrations at the historic RFK grounds in DC that included local food trucks, live music, and student performances. “It was …

Ventera is excited to announce we have been awarded a five-year follow-on contract with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate for development and maintenance of the S&T Analytical Tracking System (STATS). STATS is a web-based system supporting financial and acquisition tracking information. In conjunction with DHS, Ventera developed STATS to replace several old legacy systems …

When Covid first appeared in 2020, it turned nearly everything within the business community upside down. Among the impacted practices were internships; many companies saw their programs halted entirely or shifted online in a last-minute attempt to salvage an opportunity for college students and up-and-coming business professionals.  Two years later, Ventera is delighted to announce that we have returned to …

Ventera welcomes Gopal “Sharath” Sharathchandra as new Senior Vice President of Financial Solutions, the latest expansion in the company’s effort to bolster industry expertise in banking and finance. Sharath will support Ventera’s Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning practice focusing on serving commercial clients to enhance their efficiency, adaptability, and delivery of business value. “We are thrilled to have Sharath on …

For the second year in a row, Ventera has been selected as a 2022 Top Workplace by The Washington Post. The selection is based solely on employee feedback gathered through an anonymous, third-party survey designed to identify the top-ranking workplaces in the region. Employees rated their organizations on such issues as where the company is headed, how much managers encourage …

Last week marked the official kickoff meeting for Ventera’s newest sub-committee, Women in Technology.  Though the group is still working to define its official mission statement, their objective is to create a space for women to learn the latest technologies, grow their skills, network, and deliver more value to the organization as well as the next generation of women technologists …

Ventera Full Stack Developer and former Bucknell Engineering student Jordan Faith is always drumming up new ways to give back to his alma mater. This year he worked with the Director of the University’s Engineering Success Alliance Jason Milner to coordinate a study session for ESA students during finals week. Ventera sponsored the event.  Altogether about 30 students from the …

Blue was the color of our latest company lunch, as team members, both in-person and remote, sported the color to show support for autism acceptance. Wearing blue during the month of April has become a symbol for the Light it Up Blue campaign, a movement created by Autism Speaks to foster understanding and acceptance for those with autism.  “This was …

Venterans far and wide came together to showcase their support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month by attending our October all-hands meeting decked out in pink. For some, it required creativity and going deep into the wardrobe to find a pink headband, rhinestone hat, or shirt from their children’s closet. “Our innovative spirit was on full display,” said Christina Pritchett, Ventera …

In February 2020, Ventera’s EVP of Government Services, Jeff Smith, received a call from a friend, Kevin Hamer, who, along with his wife, Sharon, had started a Tribally Owned Organization. One of their projects was to bring broadband internet to the Akiak Native Community (ANC), a federally recognized tribe in Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta (YKD), the second-largest unserved area in America. Kevin was seeking Jeff’s …

Ventera has been selected as a 2021 Top Workplace by The Washington Post—ranking 19th out of 76 companies in our category by earning higher average scores based on company and employee alignment, engagement, leadership, culture, and innovation. The selection is based solely on employee feedback gathered through an anonymous, third-party survey designed to identify the top ranking workplaces in the …