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ACS stays plugged in with Colo. county
05/07/08 -- 11:56 AM Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has won a contract that to continue furnishing information technology services to Weld County, Colo.

Compiled Logic buys DTS
05/06/08 -- 01:24 PM Municipalities are increasingly outsourcing the management of police-initiated and private automobile towing and tracking. As one indication of the growing market, two providers of such services announced a merger this week.

Tyler wins pair of Calif. ERP contracts
05/05/08 -- 09:37 AM Tyler Technologies Inc. has won two new contracts in California to provide financial management software.

EDS to set up Georgia Medicaid system
04/29/08 -- 12:36 PM EDS will design and implement a new Medicaid management information system for Georgia under a $391 million contract.

Unisys to build Maine Medicaid system
04/28/08 -- 12:56 PM Unisys will develop and then manage health care claim processing for Maine’s new MaineCare Information System under a contract that could be worth as much as $180 million.

DHS to rebuild Project 28 fence
04/23/08 -- 01:57 PM The mobile border surveillance system deployed as a prototype of SBInet in Arizona is coming down and will be replaced with an updated version with permanent towers.

Evans steps down from SBInet post
04/22/08 -- 12:46 PM DHS’ Kirk Evans, program manager of the border surveillance system since January 2007, resigned April 11.

ACS to run California electronic benefits
04/21/08 -- 10:23 AM Affiliated Computer Services Inc. will handle electronic benefits transfer services for the California Health and Human Services agency under a new contract.

Bids and proposals
04/21/08; Vol. 23, No. 07 Orange County, Va., is seeking a contractor to provide an interoperable radio communications system for public safety agencies.

No magic bullet
04/21/08; Vol. 23, No. 07 Congestion ahead | Despite promising technologies, transportation mode modernization requires better policies and more funding.

ID cards prepare for takeoff
04/21/08; Vol. 23, No. 07 Airports broaden credentialing efforts asCongress and TSA look at security breaches.

Now comes Vangent
04/21/08; Vol. 23, No. 07 Name changes haven’t stunted BPO provider’s ability to win contracts.

Ever vigilant
04/21/08; Vol. 23, No. 07 In the fight against spam, vendors and customers must join forces.

Fusion centers suffer information overload
04/18/08 -- 01:38 PM Dozens of state and local intelligence fusion centers are having difficulties juggling the multiple information systems that provide them with data, according to a new GAO report.

BearingPoint completes Louisiana pension system
04/16/08 -- 01:29 PM BearingPoint has finished installing a new pension administration system for Louisiana that will improve its speed and accuracy.

D Block back to square one
04/16/08 -- 11:06 AM Whether or not the recent Federal Communications Commission auction of the 700-MHz band being vacated by TV broadcasters was a success depends on your criteria.

Four to vie for Georgia outsourcing work
04/15/08 -- 11:43 AM The Georgia Technology Authority has prequalified four contractors to compete for its statewide infrastructure and managed network services contracts that could total between $1.2 and $1.4 billion.

DRC to care for Tenn. child welfare system
04/14/08 -- 03:53 PM Dynamics Research will develop and implement a new Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System for Tennessee.

Registered traveler goes international
04/11/08 -- 12:37 PM The Homeland Security Department will begin testing an International Registered Traveler program at three airports starting June 10 to expedite airport clearances for prescreened travelers.

CGI to upgrade Springfield municipal services
04/11/08 -- 11:16 AM The company will install its Web-based enterprise resource planning solution to modernize the city’s finance, procurement, human resources and performance budgeting systems.

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Special Report
2008 State & Local
special report

Tough times lie ahead, but top integrators aim to bring efficiency to struggling state and local customers.
Annual M&A Special Report

The pace of acquisitions remained high in 2007 with 99 deals closing last year. Dealmakers included familiar companies such as CACI International Inc., Lockheed Martin Corp. and Northrop Grumman Corp. as well as several new players. We worked with investment bank Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin to create a database of all of last year’s transactions. We also worked with a panel of M&A experts to rank and analyze the top 10 deals of the year.

Deals of 2007
Top 10 deals of 2007
Rulers of the M&A game
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