People

FTS pledges improvement

Federal Technology Service officials met with members of Congress to discuss recent reports about shoddy procurement practices.

Digital Government

Small-biz data still elusive

But a new study from the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy shows that the situation is improving.

Digital Government

Morea clicks

Art major/photographer Donna Morea melds creativity with analysis for business success.

Digital Government

Oracle finally gets PeopleSoft

After more than a year of trying, Oracle officials have convinced PeopleSoft's board to accept a deal to merge the two companies.

Digital Government

thePipeline

Native6 officials have created new courses and augmented others to reflect the growing IPv6 user base.

Acquisition

Performance basis

Feds urge greater use of performance-based contracts as success stories emerge

Modernization

Davis urges more Networx changes

General Services Administration officials can expect continued pressure from Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.), who wants more changes in the sweeping Networx telecommunications contract.

People

Reshaping RSIS

Co-founder William Scott Amey and director Rudolph Baker have left RS Information Systems. Co-founder Rodney Hunt and director Ronald Trowbridge now own the systems integration firm.

Modernization

Treasury award protested

The telecom firm filed a protest against the Treasury Department's award to AT&T of a contract that could be worth up to $1 billion.

Acquisition

Rule implements share-in-savings

The two councils that set acquisition rules for federal agencies have approved a draft final rule that would lay out share-in-savings contracting procedures.

Digital Government

Aiming alien PCs at feds

A company best known for gaming PCs is turning its attention to the serious business of selling to the government.

Modernization

Davis eyes Networx changes

The chairman of the House Government Reform Committee wonders if Networx's minimum revenue guarantees are too low.

People

HP names VP for fed biz

Joseph Farley, formerly director of Hewlett-Packard's Department of Defense Sales division, has been named vice president of federal sales for the Americas.

Modernization

Networx may get Treasury network

Although AT&T won a $381 million deal to build a VPN for Treasury, the contract could move to the Networx vehicle, Rep. Tom Davis says.

Digital Government

thePipeline

New products from Cryptocard, Akonix Systems, Silicon Graphics Inc. and Configuresoft.

Acquisition

Input says: Fed IT deals up 60 percent

Defense agencies were the primary reason for the increase, the market research firm says.

Cybersecurity

Dix leaves IT subcommittee

Citadel Security hired congressional staffer Bob Dix to be the company's vice president of government affairs and corporate development.

Digital Government

SI to buy Bridge

The deal will cost SI International about $30 million.

Acquisition

TSA ices sole-sourced screening deal

Transportation Security Administration officials have to use competitive bidding for a screening equipment maintenance contract.

People

GSA picks acting chief of staff

Edwin Fielder Jr. has been chosen as acting chief of staff and interim chief acquisition officer at the General Services Administration.