Microsoft's Ray Ozzie to retire

Microsoft's chief software architect Ray Ozzie is stepping down from his role and will retire, the company announced late Monday.

SBA lifts GTSI ban; Friedlander, general counsel resign

Small Business Administration lifts GTSI's temporary suspension, but the company's executive suite pays a heavy toll.

GeoEye moves down the road into Fairfax County

GeoEye Inc., a provider of satellite and aerial geospatial information and services, is moving its Loudoun County, Va., corporate headquarters to Herndon in Fairfax County, Va.

AT&T debuts mobile encryption app

AT&T offers new two-factor encryption service for mobile phone users for sensitive-but-unclassified voice communications.

Cliff Kendall, industry pioneer and CDSI founder, on his secrets of success

Clifford Kendall received a Hall of Fame Award for founding CDSI and helping to create the government IT contracting industry.

CACI buys Ohio-based imagery and mapping company

CACI International Inc. will acquire TechniGraphics Inc., a provider of imagery and geospatial services, including digital maps, to the U.S. intelligence community, the Defense and Homeland Security departments, and allied governments. Financial terms of the acquisition were not reported.

DOD cuts will slow overall fed IT spending growth

Federal spending on IT will increase slightly in the next five years. Who can expect to see their budgets grow and who faces cuts, according to new TechAmerica Foundation Vision survey forecasts.

Cisco's Klein listens from the top down

Bruce Klein, who leads Cisco's federal division, earns high praise from government IT leaders for his approach to partnering with agencies.

How did the government miscount a thousand data centers?

The federal government has found that there are nearly 1,000 more data-centers than previous estimates indicated after a rigorous peer-review process resulted in a more complete picture of agencies' data-center assets, according to the Office of Management and Budget.

VA's Baker kids about new location of NHIN project

Roger Baker of the Veterans Affairs Department knows how to keep reporters on their toes.

Allen resigns as CGP president to start a company

Larry Allen, who for more than 20 years has played a leading role in the Coalition for Government Procurement, is stepping down as president effective Nov. 5. CGP Chairman Bill Gormley will serve as interim president until a permanent replacement is named.

Networx is hare fast, but awards are turtle slow

During the past month, only two statements of work have moved a step closer to transitioning services from the old FTS2001 system to Networx, and just three awards have been made.

How to improve procurement: Stop talking about requirements

Federal agencies would do themselves a favor if they stopped thinking in terms of requirements and started talking about user needs, writes consultant Ray Kane.

Teetering on the brink of critical infrastructure protection

The new level of cooperation between the Homeland Security and Defense departments could be a positive development for cybersecurity, writes blogger Brian Robinson. But other signs are less encouraging.

Outside ‘contractor’ tapped for HHS research tool development

Thomson Reuters, best known as a collector and disseminator of news and information, has been chosen by the Health and Human Services Department to develop a tool to enable researchers to perform comparative effectiveness studies.

One more time: Contract management needs to be a core competency of government

Federal agencies waste a lot of time and money on large government IT projects because they lack the necessary management expertise, writes blogger Steve Kelman.

BAE wins $300M DIA next-gen desktop upgrade

BAE Systems will modernize the Defense Intelligence Agency information system under a five-year award that has a $300 million ceiling.

Serco helps VA reintegrate, train vets for jobs

Serco Inc. will provide the Veterans Affairs Department with program management assistance under a competitively won task order valued at approximately $20 million.

Navy readies solicitations for future enterprise network

The Navy will issue up to five requests for proposals over the next 12 months as it begins the transition from the massive Navy-Marine Corps Intranet to the successor program.

Veritas Capital buys Lockheed Enterprise Integration Group

Lockheed Martin Corp. is selling its Enterprise Integration Group business to Veritas Capital for $815 million in cash, a decision based on the government’s increased concerns about perceived organizational conflicts of interest.