EDS Corp. won a $308 million contract from the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration to develop and operate the state's next Medicaid Management Information System.
The Homeland Security Department plans to request proposals for a Transportation Worker Identity Credential systems integrator soon, deputy secretary Michael P. Jackson said in testimony before the Senate.
TechTeam Government Solutions Inc. won a contract from the Massachusetts Port Authority for network administration and engineering services to support several of its internal networks.
Ciber Inc. won a $58 million contract with the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission to transform the agency's outdated IT systems into a single, integrated, enterprise resource planning system.
Five companies won the right to compete for task orders under a five-year, $4 billion IT and communications services contract from the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Raytheon Information Solutions has won a task order from the General Services Administration to provide new hosting and professional services solutions to a handful of government Web portals.
The New Hampshire Health and Human Services Department may replace its child support enforcement system. A request for proposals is expected later this year.
While some agencies consider the move to centers of excellence under the Office of Management and Budget's lines of business initiatives for human resources and financial management, others are finding the private sector a viable alternative.
The Air Force wants a contractor to provide network and systems administration for its Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System at Nellis and Creech Air Force bases in Nevada.
If you think that large sole-source contracts are awarded only to a handful of well-connected big companies with the resources to manage dozens of subcontractors in difficult surroundings, you are not privy to one of Washington's open secrets: Such contracts are available to almost anyone to provide almost any service procured by an agency.
Much of downtown San Francisco is wired with fiber-optic cable to serve the broadband needs of city agencies and departments. But for the water-pump stations for the city and county of San Francisco, a broadband connection was out of reach. The San Francisco city and county Public Works Department hired Xtech LLC to connect the pump stations, said John Eaton, an Xtech partner.
The Transportation Security Administration has announced it will conduct a "full and open competition" for all aspects of the Transportation Worker Identity Card project, including enrollment and data management services.
BearingPoint won a seven-year, $74 million subcontract from Northrop Grumman Corp. to support San Diego County's enormous IT and telecommunications outsourcing contract.
The Homeland Security Department will award a contract to develop the National Biosurveillance Integration System to provide an early warning system for an outbreak or possible bioterrorism attack.
Protests filed by losing bidders on the recent Information Technology Enterprise Solutions-2 Services contracts has led the Army to reconsider all offers.
As Congress shifts into high gear for the spring legislative session, contractors and their representatives are promoting policy initiatives, while also fighting a growing tide of protectionism and other moves they believe may restrict competitiveness.
