CSC Promotes Fed Sector President

Paul Cofoni, president of Computer Science Corp.'s federal sector, has been elected a corporate vice president.

Digital Commerce Files for Bankruptcy, Seeks Buyers

Digital Commerce Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy June 29 and is attempting to reorganize and sell certain assets.

Accenture Picks Up Procurement Software Firm

Accenture Ltd. has acquired Epylon Corp., a supplier of electronic procurement solutions for government and education.

Accenture to Cut Work Force 2 Percent

Accenture Ltd. is reducing its staff by approximately 1,500, or about 2 percent of the its global work force.

Global Crossing to Lose $400 Million Contract

The Defense Information Systems Agency is yanking a $400 million contract from Global Crossing Ltd. after the four losing bidders protested the award, according industry sources.

CACI to Buy Digital Systems International

CACI International Inc. has signed a letter of intent to purchase Digital Systems International Corp.

Titan Unit Racks Up Naval Air Deal

Titan Corp. announced Aug. 10 that its wholly owned subsidiary, Titan Systems Corp., won a Naval Air Systems Command contract potentially worth $83 million over five years.

IBM, Qwest to Equip $53M NSF Research Network

IBM Corp. and Qwest Communications International Inc. were chosen to support the National Science Foundation's three-year $53 million grid computing project.

CSC Marks $2 Billion Win With Silence

For Computer Sciences Corp., winning the National Security Agency's huge Groundbreaker outsourcing contract has been like catching a tiger by the tail.

MARKET SHARE

Have we seen the worst of the commercial IT spending slowdown? Based on second quarter reports and the outlook for information technology services companies for the second half of the year, the answer is yes and no.

GovConnect Climbs Market With Secure Toehold

At a time when many young companies are struggling to survive in the highly competitive state and local government market, GovConnect Inc. has not only found a firm toehold, it has managed to thrive.

How Do You Say 'Money?'

The bilingual Canadian military has faced a unique challenge for most of its history: How do you make sure training manuals, documents and other written material say the same thing in French as they do in English?

10 Companies Compete for $3 Billion Pie

Ten companies have won a chance to compete for a piece of the $3 billion Air Force Training Systems Acquisition II contract.

TRW Awarded $564 Million Missile Defense Deal

TRW Inc.won a seven-year, $564 million follow-on contract for Battle Management Command, Control and Communications products for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense Segment program by prime contractor Boeing.

GD to Acquire Motorola Unit for $825 Million

General Dynamics Corp. is set to purchase Motorola Inc.'s Integrated Information Systems Group for $825 million in cash and assumption of certain liabilities and ongoing obligations.

IBM Wins U.K. Deal for Experimental Grid Network

IBM Corp. won a contract to provide key technologies and support for an experimental National Grid network initiative undertaken by the United Kingdom.

ACS Extends Reach With Lockheed Unit Buy

With its planned purchase of Lockheed Martin IMS, Affiliated Computer Services Inc. moves to become a broad-based integrator that can now reach big states and across large, complex projects. ACS President and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Rich said ACS is now a leading provider of business process outsourcing in the state and local market.

Booz-Allen: Most Mergers Fall Short of Expectations

More than half of global mergers fail to achieve their expected results, largely because of inadequate integration, a new Booz-Allen & Hamilton Inc. study revealed.

govOne Solutions Buys Taxware International

Government electronic payments company govOne Solutions LP will acquire the assets of Taxware International Inc. for $32 million in cash. Taxware's owners also will receive minority ownership in govOne Solutions of Englewood, Colo.

CSC, Veridian Team on Fed Digital Forensics Work

Computer Sciences Corp. and Veridian Inc. have entered into a teaming agreement to expand their offerings in the federal digital forensics market.