People

Old thoughts hinder agencies, Accenture CEO says

Old ways of thinking keep agencies from becoming more efficient, says Accenture's CEO.

Digital Government

Sun makes government pitch

But the company is finding Microsoft's hold hard to break, Sun CEO Scott McNealy says.

Modernization

Apple introduces new server

Also, company officials announced that CDW Government will begin selling Apple products through the Scientific and Engineering Workstation Procurement III contract.

People

SCO threatens to sue Energy labs

As part of its campaign against free use of Linux, the company wants the department to pay licensing fees for the operating system.

People

Under the IG microscope

The General Services Administration's inspector general has found violations of contracting rules in some Federal Technology Service regional offices.

Modernization

Laying the lines of communication

Since November, Army colonel has set up thousands of Internet accounts

Acquisition

GSA opens SmartBuy, Act II

Latest enterprise licensing deal includes tiered discounts

People

FTS' culture clash

Tensions between headquarters, regions cited as reason for review

Acquisition

SBA seeks to classify 'small'

Proposed small-business rules draw criticism, caution

Digital Government

AMS stages its disappearing act

Merger expected to leave federal contracts unaffected

People

EDS, IBM, Northrop win Nunn-Perry Awards

The Defense Department has named 11 mentor/protégé programs as receipients of the 2004 Nunn-Perry Award.

Digital Government

SBA proposes new size rules

The Small Business Administration is trying to reduce the number of different size categories for businesses

Digital Government

ITAA creates wireless task force

Its job will be to keep organizations up to date on the capabilities of wireless data and voice technologies.

People

O'Neill named Northrop IT president

James O'Neill has been running one of the IT sector's business units, focused on the intelligence, space and enterprise security markets.

Digital Government

SAIC exec takes SiteScape helm

Brian Hays will be CEO and chairman of SiteScape, a provider of secure Web-based enterprise collaboration technologies.

Modernization

Software gets Groovier

Groove Networks Inc., maker of virtual office software, has upgraded its product with new security and data functions.

Acquisition

GSA inks second SmartBuy deal

Manugistics will sell its supply-chain management software based on three tiers of sales volume.

People

Titan, Lockheed, delay merger vote

Titan agreed to move the date to allow more time for government investigations of the defense IT contractor.

Acquisition

EDS, Lockheed file new HITS protests

Lockheed officials say the HUD Information Technology Services solicitation still favors EDS. Meanwhile, EDS wants the new bid to be limited in scope.

Modernization

White Sands keeps Qwest

The White Sands Missile Range has picked Qwest to provide data and voice communications under a five-year contract renewal.