Huge shortfalls in state budgets may squeeze the business of state and local integrators this year, but funding for homeland security from the federal government will restore the market by year's end, according to analysts and industry observers.
Northrop Grumman Information Technology has won a six-year contract from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to manage the department's data center operations.
The economic situation of states in fiscal 2002 continues to deteriorate, forcing officials to tap into reserve funds and implement strict cost-cutting measures.
National Information Consortium Inc. has won a three-year contract to build and manage a portal for the state of Alabama. NIC will provide infrastructure and staff expertise required to develop, maintain and host the self-funded electronic government portal.
IBM Corp. has agreed to fund the study of electronic government for a three years at the University of Maryland. The research will be carried out by Robert H. Smith School of Business' Center for e-Service.
Maximus Corp. has won a $6.6 million contract from Wayne County/Detroit, Mich., to replace a human resources and payroll system. The one-year contract has four one-year renewal options.
Massachusetts Gov. Jane Swift announced last month she is establishing an Internet-based system for state and local agencies to share information about bioterrorist threats.
Affiliated Computer Services won a $4.6 million contract with North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services for services that support its Medicaid pharmacy initiatives.
Problems with the first major deployment of facial recognition software by a major U.S. police department are raising questions whether its capabilities have been oversold.
Four small tech companies have banded together as charter members of the Homeland Security Coalition, a move they say will expand and strengthen their offerings.
Maximus Inc. has won a contract renewal to provide an array of federal revenue enhancement services to the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, the company said Jan. 28.
