San Diego County IT-telecom project draws industry heavyweights
San Diego County's lucrative IT and telecommunications outsourcing opportunity recompete, scheduled for award in December, is drawing intense interest from teams led by four powerhouse systems integrator companies.
Ohio taps ACS for electronic benefits transfer
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. will provide the state with transaction processing for electronic benefits transfer and other services.
Feds mobilize recovery operations for Katrina survivors
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, Coast Guard, National Guard and Small Business Administration, as well as the Agriculture, Defense, Health and Human Services, Labor, Transportation and Treasury departments all have roles in the effort.
DHS contracts for fingerprint scanners from Identix
The Homeland Security Department will deploy the devices at Immigration and Customs Enforcement sites to assist in the electronic scanning of fingerprints and to facilitate simultaneous verification from both DHS and FBI databases.
Air Force calls on Northrop Grumman to integrate communications
Northrop Grumman IT will provide commercial, off-the-shelf hardware and software to establish a telecommunications management system for more than 100 locations.
Raytheon to assist in modernizing NYFD incident command system
Raytheon will help iXP develop a portable electronic command board system that will overhaul the New York Fire Department's manual command boards.
Carroll becomes CIO in Ohio
Mary Carroll, a long-time state technology employee, will set the strategic direction for the state's IT operations.
California puts IT services and acquisition under one roof
California established its new state technology services department last month with a mission: Send a clear signal to agencies and industry that the state is serious about consolidating IT services and functions and leveraging its buying power.
California city contracts with Imageware for ID system
Imageware of San Diego will integrate its IWS Law Enforcement solution with an automated fingerprint identification system for the Fresno Sheriff's Department.
UT-San Antonio, Gateway make pact for PC notebooks
The University of Texas at San Antonio has signed an agreement with Gateway Inc. to obtain notebooks and tablet PCs for students, faculty and staff.
Indiana turns to Haverstick for unemployment insurance processing support
Under the projected three-year contract, Haverstick will develop and manage a new processing system for the Workforce Development Department.
Arkansas renews deal with NIC for e-government services
Arkansas has awarded a three-year, multimillion-dollar contract renewal to NIC Inc. to continue providing e-government portal services.
Khanna named Minnesota CIO
Gopal Khanna will lead the state's IT and telecommunications resources and policies, and serve as the principal technology adviser to the governor.
Maryland school district enrolls Maximus for software work
The Prince George's County school system has awarded Maximus Inc. a contract to provide a student information software application.
Texas bets on a unified infrastructure
Dustin Lanier knows it won't be easy getting more than 200 agencies to turn over responsibility for their IT infrastructure to the Texas Department of Information Resources when a new state law takes effect Sept. 1.
Florida gives up on consolidation, at least for now
Florida has abolished an independent state technology office in a move that reverses steps it took four years ago to centralize IT management.
Two states, two directions on IT
An axiom of state and local politics is that the larger the state, the more difficult it is to coordinate IT policy and strategy across the so-called enterprise of state government.
State turns to Northrop Grumman unit for information security work
The State Department has awarded a $22.9 million contract to Northrop Grumman Corp. to provide information assurance and security support services.
Waterbury, Conn., seals HR software deal with Lawson
Under the contract, Lawson will provide a centralized application to help the city manage human resources information, such as time accumulation and compensation, and to process payroll.
NWS award will shore up buoy network
The National Weather Service has awarded a $500 million contract to Science Applications International Corp. to provide technical support for the National Data Buoy Center, the company announced earlier this month.
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