The Justice Department will award about $16 million to 26 states to help them integrate information networks that allow police and courts to share crime-related data.
CACI International Inc. won a three-month, $200,000 readiness assessment contract to help the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services comply with federal regulations.
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. plans to buy Lockheed Martin IMS, the state and local unit of Lockheed Martin Corp., for $825 million in cash, ACS announced this morning. The acquisition of IMS "further solidifies our place in this very exciting, fast-growing market and allows us to accelerate the achievement of our long-term objectives," Jeff Rich, ACS' president and chief executive officer.
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has been selected as the prime contractor for the Georgia Health Partnership contract, a plan that combines health claims administration of three traditionally separate government-run health programs. Harvey Braswell, president ACS government services division, said earlier this month the company competed for the work against Electronic Data Systems Corp. and WellPoint Health Networks Inc.
Michigan has launched a new electronic government portal this week with the assistance of Deloitte Consulting and IBM Corp., the companies said July 13.
Lockheed Martin IMS has resurrected major portions of the now defunct Netgov.com and Carta Inc., announcing July 11 that it had hired former top executives and employees from the two e-government companies and purchased proprietary software from Netgov.
With the acquisition of SCT Corp.'s government unit, Affiliated Computer Services Inc. is positioning itself to compete with the top-tier integrators for large-scale outsourcing projects in the state and local government market.
Ask executives at American Management Systems Inc. to explain why they were so willing to develop and market an e-procurement solution to state and local governments and they'll tell you that it was the solid data and compelling arguments from analysts at a few select market research companies that swayed them.
	When DynCorp announced in April it was merging its state and local government unit with a California company, some analysts and industry officials surmised the company wanted to unburden itself of a business segment that was insignificant and unprofitable.
Citizens of Pennsylvania, researchers and other history buffs around the world can now access Pennsylvania historical records online, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission said July 3.
Visionics Corp. will integrate facial identification technology into a close-circuit television system to support law enforcement efforts by the Tampa, Fla., Police Department.
State and local tax agencies are relying on integrators more than ever to help them collect revenue and provide new services to boost their images and strengthen their collection processes. "All of the states are looking at either installing for the first time or substantially improving their customer facing [operations]," said John LaFaver, vice president of state and local solutions tax and revenue practice at American Management Systems Inc., Fairfax, Va.
National Information Consortium Inc. has won a five-year contract to build and manage an e-government portal for the state of Rhode Island, the company announced July 2.
State and local tax agencies are relying on integrators more than ever to help them collect revenue and provide new services to boost their images and strengthen their collection processes.
A House subcommittee responsible for technology and procurement is considering regulatory and possible legislative reforms that would give the states more flexibility in spending federal funds earmarked for information technology projects.
Louisiana Chief Information Officer James DuBos resigned June 18 after just four months on the job, citing harassment by lobbyists for high-tech companies doing business in the state as his primary reason for leaving.
