Bill Lochten Bill Lochten, former managing director of Information Builders‘ federal systems group, has joined a Software AG subsidiary as national vice president. In his new role at Software AG Government Solutions, he will oversee the enterprise software company’s sales to its U.S. federal government clients and business partners. While... 

Douglas Charles Capgemini has promoted Douglas Charles, a vice president for North American applications services, to serve as CEO for its U.S. government solutions division. The company said Charles, a five-year Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAI) veteran, will be responsible for Capgemini’s strategy and growth in U.S. public sector... 

Anne Altman IBM (NYSE: IBM) has appointed Anne Altman, formerly general manager for the global public sector, to serve as GM for the U.S. federal government business. According to Washington Technology, she assumed leadership of the global public sector in 2009. The company says she was responsible for strategy, direction, development and sales for public... 

Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) has discussed a potential buyout of the company with private equity firms TPG Capital and Silver Lake, Bloomberg reports. According to the report, such a transaction would require more than $20 billion in equity and debt. Chairman and CEO Michael Dell told a New York City audience in 2010 he has considered taking the company private... 

Scott McIntyre, PwC PwC U.S. has acquired information technology and program management consulting firm Ray Group International to bolster its technology consulting and implementation offerings for public sector clients. The transaction was completed Nov. 6 and PwC did not disclose financial terms of the deal in its announcement. Former RGI CEO Ronald... 

Vion Corp. has promoted Jim Davidson, formerly vice president of public sector sales, to the senior vice president ranks with responsibility for leading all sales. The company said he succeeds Douglas Moore, an executive vice president, and will oversee sales in the federal, public sector and commercial markets. Moore will be responsible for strategic... 

Hank Steininger Hank Steininger, managing principal for Grant Thornton‘s global public sector business, will retire from the company after an 18-year career, effective Aug. 1. The company said Monday that Srikant Sastry, current head of the global public sector advisory line, will succeed Steininger. Srikant Sastry Sastry was also recently appointed... 

James Sheaffer James Sheaffer, president of the North American public sector at Computer Sciences Corp. (NYSE: CSC), will retire later this month, the company announced Tuesday. David Zolet, president of business development for the NA public sector, will succeed Sheaffer and will be responsible for cost and profit management disciplines, the company... 

Laura Ipsen, Microsoft Microsoft Corp. has appointed Laura Ipsen corporate vice president of Microsoft’s worldwide public sector organization, Microsoft announced Tuesday. Ipsen will lead company sales and marketing to government, public and national security, education and nonprivatized healthcare customers in more than 100 countries. Ipsen will... 

Terremark, a Verizon (NYSE: VZ) company, has promoted its chief operating officer Nelson Fonseca to company president. Fonseca will succeed Kerry Bailey, who was recently named chief marketing officer of Verizon’s new organization that consolidated its enterprise operations for government and business customers. As COO, Fonseca was responsible...