Accenture announced today it has been selected by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to design and deliver Automated Border Control Systems at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam. The new systems will efficiently validate passenger identities and documentation to help streamline the process during peak immigration periods. According to Accenture, the company will deliver 36 electronic border-crossing […] More

EADS North America has named a new director of special projects, appointing Claire Allanche to the position beginning in September 2011. Allanche will report to company Chief Operating Officer Dave Oliver, leading cross-functional project teams to conduct evaluations, proposals and project execution. Allanche joins EADS North America from EADS' Cassidian division, where where she currently […] More

Online shopping has become all the rage. Shoppers looking to spare themselves the hassle of parking-lot battles and swarming crowds hop online where the checkout lines are always short, and desired sizes are always in stock. From clothes to furniture, and everything in between, online shopping takes the time and effort out of spending money. […] More

With shrinking budgets and belt tightening across all sectors, it's no wonder some major IT companies have focused on a new way to reduce their bills by moving data centers and servers to countries where climates are typically cooler year around. Their main focus: the Northern Hemisphere. Iceland is not only home to geysers and […] More

This week, CACI picked up a $36 million prime contract for program management and technical support services attached to the Naval Operational Logistics Support Center's Ordnance Information System. Boeing discovered a pair of Columbus Day Air Force contracts; Northrop Grumman penned a valuable radar development deal with the U.S. Navy. CSC won a position on […] More

This week, Gil Guarino,  executive vice president of the Transformation Solutions Business Group at CACI International Inc, shared his insight on the Obama administration's approach to cut back on defense spending. Joe Moye, chief executive officer of Capgemini Government Solutions, also spoke on the topic of defense cutbacks and what they could mean for his […] More

This week, Joe Moye, chief executive officer of Capgemini Government Solutions, shared some words of advice for someone who is just starting their career and has aspirations to lead a firm: “I think it's important for people at a very early age in their careers to take their career into their own hands. Certainly, companies […] More

This week, Capgemini's Douglas Charles talked about goals he has for the company regarding federal opportunities: “What's interesting with our federal business is for a number of years as we entered into it, we were probably more of a staff augmentation play. We accepted the role of being the subcontractor of someone who is prime […] More

Sean Kenny is vice president and general manager of Business Process Outsourcing and Global Healthcare for HP Enterprise Services. His responsibilities include driving the business growth, strategy and investments required to support the BPO and the healthcare business around the world. Reporting directly to Senior Vice President and General Manager Joe Eazor, Kenny drives the […] More

This past week saw a number of government contracting executives on the move, highlighted by the nomination of former executive Robert Harding to head the TSA.  Greg Baroni of Attain and Shiv Krishnan of INDUS shared their thoughts on the appointment. Also making news was Jim Garrettson’s report that Admiral William Fallon was named CEO […] More

Yesterday, Keane announced that it has appointed Michael Thomas as its executive vice president and chief sales officer. In this role, Thomas is expected to drive global sales for the IT services firm. Thomas’ experience as a sales leader in the technology industry necessitated this move. Most recently, Thomas was executive vice president of Global […] More

Bill Campbell is now Intergraph’s  Security, Government and Infrastructure (SG&I) senior vice of its America’s division. Campbell will oversee sale and delivery of the Public Safety & Security, Government & Transportation, and Utilities & Communications units.  Campbell has worked at Intergraph for 20 years and was vice president of Capgemini’s North American Technology Services division prior to joining […] More