Contracts are essential in business. But most people in business see contracts as documents containing language and terms that only a lawyer can interpret.
For many companies, staying close to their state and local customers is an ongoing challenge. Getting around to state capitals is easier said than done, especially for senior executives with pressing tasks at headquarters. And too often when they do have a chance to get out of the office to speak with state and local officials, it's to discuss current contracts and operational issues, not future customer needs and directions.
Accenture Ltd., Hamilton, Bermuda, won a contract from Ohio for $84.7 million and three and one-half years to design and implement a statewide enterprise resource planning solution integrating financial, human resources and payroll operations.
Accenture Ltd., Hamilton, Bermuda, won a contract from Ohio for $84.7 million and three and one-half years to design and implement a statewide enterprise resource planning solution integrating financial, human resources and payroll operations.
Under new risk-based eligibility rules, only 66 of the nation's 361 seaports can apply for $141 million in the Homeland Security Department's Port Security Grant program.
Under new risk-based eligibility rules, only 66 of the nation's 361 seaports can apply for $141 million in the Homeland Security Department's Port Security Grant program.
With the first quarter earnings season complete, most federal IT service companies reported at or above expectations and gave solid outlooks for the year, although a couple were cautious on the second quarter.
General Dynamics Robotics Systems of Westminster, Md., received $50.7 million in additional funding for its Army Future Combat Systems Autonomous Navigation System, designed to bring next-generation robotic ground vehicles to the battlefield to aid warfighters.
General Dynamics Corp. won contracts worth $7 million from the U.S. Army to modernize the communications and data infrastructure at Ford Drum, N.Y., and Fort Lewis, Wash.
Maximus Inc. has won a four-year, $5.7 million contract from the province of Ontario to provide an integrated case management solution to support the enforcement of child and spousal support payments
The Navy has awarded the contracts for a program to determine whether it should outsource certain jobs to the private sector or continue to perform them internally.
Science Applications International Corp. will provide consulting services to the Homeland Security Department's Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness.
BearingPoint Inc. will provide technical and transitional assistance to the MilPay Systems Transition Program Office as it develops the military's new payroll system.
Titan Corp. and Northrop Grumman Corp. each have $200 million contracts to compete for work involving the independent verification and validation of software.
San Diego County has qualified eight major systems integrators to compete as prime contractors for the renewal of its enterprisewide IT outsourcing project.
