LGS Innovations has won a $14.1 million contract to provide an Avaya communications system to a U.S. Army base and transition the bas digital voice-over Internet Protocol data system. The Army trains between 85, 000 and 90, 000 military and civilian personnel per year at Fort Leonard Wood in earthmoving, …

Quest Software‘s (NASDAQ: QSFT) public sector subsidiary has appointed Michael Singer vice president of federal sales, Quest announced Tuesday. Singer will be responsible for overseeing and driving growth of Quest’s federal sales department. This includes leading support for the Defense Department, intelligence, civilian and defense contractor markets. The 25-year sales …

Former Avaya Government Solutions‘ executive vice president of finance Steven Bracci has been appointed as chief financial officer for software engineering and systems integration firm Pragmatics. Bracci will run the company’s financial operations, including corporate accounting, financial strategy and business planning. He will also supervise tax functions and corporate acquisitions. He has …

  Avaya Government Solutions has been awarded one of three spots on a two-year blanket purchase agreement to support the Veterans Affairs Department‘s IT office. BPA orders will support 16 major VA initiatives across its 11 key IT offices, including a U.S. Defense Department and VA interagency program. “The ambitious initiatives …

Avaya Holdings Corp. will offer $1 billion of common stock to investors when an IPO it registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission becomes effective. Avaya will use some of the funds to pay down long-term debt. The joint book-runners of the proposed offering will be Morgan Stanley & Co. …

Avaya Government Solutions secured a deal from the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to provide software development support, testing and training for the case management and electronic case files system of District, Bankruptcy and Appellate Courts. The deal carries a five-year term. “For the past 15 years, Avaya …

Avaya was included on the 2011 list of  the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute. The firm was selected for the honor for “going the extra mile” to install practices that impact the firm and community positively. “Avaya places a strong value on ethical behavior, and being named to …

Stephen Szeremeta, a prominent lawyer in the government contracting industry, has published his first children’s book “I Will Carry You: A Christmas Story.”

The General Services Administration has awarded 75 companies spots on a potential five-year, $5.5B blanket purchase agreement for information technology products and services.

Debbie Granberry, former general manager of government health services at Advanced Concepts and Technologies International, has joined HighPoint Global as vice president of business development.