The FBI has put $30 billion of contracts in IT services and products up for grabs on the FBI IT Supplies and Support Services Contract. It“™s the single-largest contract in the history of the FBI ““ and many Washington, D.C.-based government contractors are vying for the bids. The work will involve a wide range of […] More

Businesses that run business applications in the cloud versus their own infrastructure can help reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions by a net 30 percent or more. These findings, from a study commissioned by Microsoft Corp. and conducted by Accenture and WSP Environment & Energy, demonstrate cloud computing’s potential to operate business applications more efficiently. […] More

This week, Teresa “Terry“ Weipert, partner at Accenture, spoke with ExecutiveBiz about her firm, buyer-provider relations and outsourcing. John Sutton, a member of Global Crossing“™s leadership team, shared his outlook on growth strategy and cybersecurity. Alex Miller, L-3’s senior vice president and general manager of the Intelligence Systems Business Unit, told TheNewNewInternet how ignorance is […] More

Douglas Charles is Capgemini’s vice president of market development and sales officer for the Technology Services (TS) division in North America.   Charles is tasked with leading the business unit“™s market development and sales strategy.  He spoke with ExecutiveBiz about goals, challenges and the culture at “Cap.” ExecutiveBiz: Could you tell me a little bit about […] More

The Obama administration’s design to cut down “wasteful” spending is lurching toward reality. In a bid to curb wasteful spending, Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition Ashton Carter is making good on Secretary of Defense Robert Gates’ call to tighten the defense spending budget, while President Barack Obama’s budget and technology braintrust has put at least […] More

In an effort to reduce wasteful spending, the Obama administration is temporary halting $3 billion in IT contracts and examining more than $10 billion worth of other projects as part of a revamp of spending on such services and equipment, according to Bloomberg. Office of Management and Budget Director Peter R. Orszag is ordering a […] More

Robert Jones, Jr. is Vice President and a member of the board of directors at HPTi. Using his creativity and experience, Jones leads the company’s people, processes, and customer satisfaction. In a recent interview with Jones, ExecutiveBiz got a glimpse into his background, opinions on corporate development, and trends that in his field. His work […] More

GovCon Executive had the chance to speak with Robert Jones, Jr. of HPTi. Jones serves as the senior vice president as well as a member of the board of directors of HPTi.  At his post, he is responsible for HPTi’s corporate development, corporate strategy, human capital, and customer satisfaction.  Jones offered us his thoughts on […] More

This week, Lockheed and Harris signed DoD deals, while General Dynamics won a deal from HHS.  Raytheon and NGC were awarded deals from Defense. L-3 is set to provide IT support to USAFCENT while Accenture signed a deal to preform work in Singapore. GD also claimed a deal to continue support of Marine artillery, and […] More

We recently spoke with Steve Shane, Managing Director of Accenture’s health care and public sector businesses.  He told us what the two greatest challenges for health care are in the digital age, and why the maxim “all healthcare is local” is something of a misnomer.  The full text of the interview is below. ExecutiveBiz:  Can […] More

A survey shows the US needs more cyber education. Accenture has helped San Antonio get on the cyber bandwagon. BAE’s sales were up over 21% in 2009. Vangent’s Mac Curtis announced a healthcare partnership with Medsphere. Raytheon landed an $866 million dollar GPS deal from the Air Force. The FCC wants Congress to pay $18 […] More

In a recent study released by Accenture, research suggests that consumers in emerging markets are twice as likely to purchase and use consumer technology in the next year than those in developed markets. In addition to the emerging markets willingness to purchase more consumer products, they are also going to be more willing to purchase […] More