Computer Sciences Corp.'s DynCorp International unit has been chosen by the State Department to provide up to 1,000 civilian advisers to help organize law enforcement, judicial and correctional agencies in Iraq.
Unisys Corp. won a contract from West Virginia to handle Medicaid transactions for the state. The eight-year contract, valued at $61 million, is for four years with four one-year options.
Electronic Data Systems Corp., Plano, Texas, won a four-year, $407 million contract renewal from the California Department of Health Services to continue managing the state's Medicaid program, known as Medi-Cal, which pays for medical services for 6 million children and adults with limited income and resources.
Between now and 2007, the federal government will spend a whole lot of money -- $56 billion -- on outsourcing its information technology services.During this period, IT outsourcing is expected to grow 18 percent annually, from $8 billion in fiscal 2002 to $14.8 billion in 2007, according to market research firm Input Inc. of Chantilly, Va.Included in that sum are some juicy contracts.
EDS Corp. won a four-year, $407 million contract renewal from the California Department of Health Services to continue managing the state's Medicaid program.
Three contractor teams have been awarded $45 million each as part of a continuing competition to provide crew rescue and transfer capabilities to the International Space Station, NASA says.
Chicago has given Unisys Corp. a three-year contract extension, worth about $34 million, for outsourcing services to manage the city's distributed information technology infrastructure.
SRA International Inc. won a 54-month, $22 million contract from the Department of Defense to provide training support to the U.S. Transportation Command's Joint Deployment Training Center.
Computer Sciences Corp.'s DynCorp International, in a joint venture with Interservefm Ltd., has won a 10-year contract to provide facilities management and range operations to Britain's defense ministry.
Affiliated Computer Services Inc., Dallas, won a three-year, $109 million contract from the Illinois Department of Public Aid to provide child support payment processing services. There is an option to renew for three years.
GTSI Corp. won a three-year, $300 million contract from U.S. Communities Purchasing and Finance Agency for IT products, solutions and services for state and local governments.
Government agencies are making less use of contracts awarded through open competition and more use of General Services Administration schedules, according to a new market-research study.
