Dialing 311 isn't just a way to reach police in a non-emergency. Companies that build these systems are witnessing the creation of a thriving market for 311 systems that also provide quick and easy access to other local government services.
Keane Inc. and Metro Information Services Inc. have been cleared by the Federal Trade Commission to move forward with Keane's planned acquisition of Metro.
Citing airline shutdowns and travel restrictions, the National Association of State Chief Information Officers has canceled its annual conference, scheduled for Sept. 16-19 in New Orleans.
Within hours of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack against the Pentagon in Northern Virginia, the Virginia Department of Information Technology secured its physical and virtual assets and began posting emergency-related information on the state Web site. Virginia Secretary of Technology Don Upson said a plan devised for responding to possible year 2000 problems was the basis for emergency operations to protect the state's IT resources after the attack.
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has won a 10-year outsourcing contract with an estimated value of $354 million to provide the Defense Finance and Accounting Service with payroll services and support.
Covansys Corp. has won a $14.5 million contract to implement a new pension administration system for the Public Employees Retirement Board of Nebraska, the company announced Sept. 11.
National Information Consortium Inc. has won a five-year, $25 million contract from the California secretary of state to provide a comprehensive information management and filing system.
California's Department of General Services informed the state legislature Aug. 23 that a sole-source contract the department awarded to Oracle Corp. for database software would save the state $110 million in database and maintenance costs over the next 10 years.
The California Department of Information Technology, already facing a sunset law that would close its doors next June without legislative action, is coming under heavy fire from the state auditor and state legislators for cost overruns and mismanagement of information technology projects.
American Management Systems Inc. signed a two-year, $3 million contract extension to provide Kentucky with an integrated solution for managing environmental data.
TekInsight.com Inc. and iWay Software have formed a strategic alliance to deliver e-government solutions that are integrated with legacy databases for state and local governments, the companies announced Aug. 28.
Election Systems and Software Inc. will provide 1,500 touch-screen voting devices to Pasco County, Fla., to replace the county's 24-year-old punch-card system.
