Modernization

the Pipeline

Running down rogues; network simplification; rugged machines.

Digital Government

FSI hires consulting VP

Karen Wilson is a former Unisys executive.

Acquisition

Novell signs SmartBuy deal

It's the first networking infrastructure vendor to sign an enterprise licensing agreement under the SmartBuy program.

People

Judge upholds Calif. voting order

A federal judge says California Secretary of State Kevin Shelley did not violate any laws when he issued orders that make it harder for counties to use touch-screen voting machines.

People

GTSI names CIO

The new CIO, Craig Ballam, has been the acting chief information officer since the start of the year.

Digital Government

Robbins-Gioia gets ready for the world

Officials at Robbins-Gioia LLC, a consulting firm in Alexandria, Va., are preparing to become part of the Institute for International Research (IIR) in an acquisition that will give the firm access to global commercial markets.

People

Ingredients for success

Some universal principles apply to all major projects requiring a culture change.

Modernization

DOD shifts satellite buys

DISA following through on satellite promise.

Acquisition

Vendors cheer as SBA scraps proposed rule

The Small Business Administration has withdrawn proposed rules that would have changed the way small businesses are defined.

Modernization

Apple tries to bite into high-performance market

Army's use of G5 servers could open new doors for company.

People

Bridging the gaps

Integrators are often in a position to help facilitate culture change at agencies.

People

Think again

Lessons learned from past and present efforts to bring about culture change at federal agencies.

Modernization

Leaving space

General Accounting Office auditors recently reviewed military satellite services.

Acquisition

CSC to upgrade air traffic system

The Federal Aviation Administration will pay CSC up to $589 million to modernize the Traffic Flow Modernization contract.

Acquisition

Rule proposed to implement share-in-savings authority

The measure would offer guidance for agency officials interested in share-in-savings.

People

AccuPoll to acquire NTS

The touch-screen voting machine maker plans to buy the provider of voter registration applications and election support services.

Acquisition

SBA drops new small business rules

The Small Business Administration is withdrawing a proposed rule that would have revised the standards used to determine what businesses qualify as small.

People

FTS names deputy commissioner

James Williams gets the job.

People

E-voting skeptics rally for paper

With the next presidential election less than five months away, Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.) led a rally last week at the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, D.C., to heighten the sense of urgency for e-voting paper-trail legislation.

Digital Government

the Pipeline

Fun with taxonomies; Seek and ye shall find; A smattering of miscellany.