With major acquisitions in the government IT space under its belt, QinetiQ North America has left its mark as a leading defense technology company for U.S. government clients. Frank Kist is working to keep the momentum going. As the new CIO of QinetiQ North America, Kist oversees the integration of six major acquisitions. “To date […] More

Over the past 12-18 months, Cloud computing has been increasingly shifted from the ether to ground level and become a powerful – yet practical – computing alternative for organizations across all sectors. And while much of the cloud computing buzz to date has revolved around Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Hewlett-Packard’s announced $13.9 billion acquisition of EDS (headquartered […] More

Paul Smith joined Red Hat to replicate his success establishing “” and growing “” a public sector practice. In the eight years since then, he“™s more than succeeded. Today, the government business unit he oversees at Red Hat is the fastest growing business unit in the company. We talked to Paul Smith about the benefits […] More

We asked the following leaders in the government contracting space their prediction for 2008. “The 2008 federal government market will be shaped by continued changing market dynamics driving a new era of customer partnerships and alliances as mission performance takes on heightened significance. At Apptis we will continue to deliver exceptional service to our customers […] More

Each year, the Kidney Ball brings out the leaders in the government contracting space. Last month“™s Kidney Ball was no exception. The event ended with entertainer Patti LaBelle rocking the 1,000 plus crowd. Some of the executives who attended included: Donna Morea of CGI, Anne Altman of IBM, Greg Baroni of Unisys, Jim Duffey of […] More

It is not easy for the Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board of a $1.8 billion company with 10,500 employees to convey genuine humility when reflecting upon a career overflowing with personal accomplishments. But it was clear to the room full of local executives and leaders who came to hear Jack London, Chairman of […] More

The Washington D.C.-based Corporate Executive Board recently acquired the online technology community, IT Toolbox, for $59 million. What could possible make a digital hangout so valuable to an organization serving the world“™s top executives? Let“™s head over to IT Toolbox to find out. While training to be an IT consultant at Ernst & Young in […] More