Task force to study first-responder funding
Homeland Security Department establishes a task force to address concerns that local first-responders aren't getting federal funding fast enough.<br>
Titan gets $217 million Army IT support deal
The Army Information Management Support Center has awarded an information technology support services contract to Titan Corp.<br>
Mass. open-standards policy is official
Massachusetts has issued the final version of a controversial policy that promotes use of open standards by state agencies.<br>
State budgets show initial recovery signs
After three straight years of fiscal blues, state budgets may begin to improve slightly in the coming months along with the national economy.<br>
Navy awards anti-submarine support contract
The Navy has awarded a $107 million contract to Anteon Corp. for engineering and technical support for anti-submarine warfare and mine warfare systems.<br>
Air Force re-ups Raytheon for wireless work
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded Raytheon Co. a $4 million contract to continue developing technology for the Next Generation Wireless Communications program.
Report: States must use new funding models
States must make greater use of nontraditional funding models to keep pace with technology changes during the fiscal crisis, according to a report from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers.<br>
Campbell: Policymakers need tech reassurance
State chief information officers need to translate their technology concepts and ideas into practical policy terms, a former Canadian prime minister tells CIOs today.<br>
MPC acquires division of Omni Tech Corp.
MPC Computers LLC of Nampa, Idaho, has acquired the end-user division of Omni Tech Corp. <br>
Md. orders e-voting review
SAIC will assess Diebold's electronic voting system for Maryland after a university's report raises security concerns, sparking debate.<br>
Briefing: Sound strategy key to successful IT procurements
A market research company says many government technology procurement efforts fail to deliver optimal value.<br>
Vermont hires a new CIO
Robin Siss has been appointed Vermont's chief information officer and will head the new Department of Information and Innovation.<br>
Commerce may merge telecom, tech bureaus
Secretary of Commerce Don Evans is proposing that Congress consolidate the bureaus within the department responsible for technology and telecommunications policy.
Commerce seeks to integrate telecom, tech operations
Secretary of Commerce Don Evans is proposing that Congress consolidate the bureaus within the department responsible for technology and telecommunications policy.<br>
Budget strain won't stop state and local IT funding, report says
Despite budget deficits, states will find the funds necessary for mission-critical technology projects in 2003,a new report suggests.<br>
CDC re-ups CSC for surveillance support
The Centers for Disease Control has awarded a $25 million contract for continued development of a national electronic disease surveillance system.
IBM bows out of Ga. outsourcing race
Georgia's groundbreaking telecommunications outsourcing project has suffered another setback as one of the teams vying for the $1.8 billion opportunity withdrew its bid.<br>
GSA awards wireless contract to Nextel
Nextel Communications Inc. has won a two-year contract from the General Services Administration to continue providing mobile radio services to goverenment agencies.<br>
States look to shared enterprise technology, report says
As states wrestle with tight IT budgets, systems integrators will find a major business opportunity next year helping with centralized IT management, according to a new forecast. <br>
Virginia's governor proposes sweeping IT reforms
Gov. Mark Warner will ask the state's legislature next month to restructure technology operations to improve efficiency.<br>
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