National Information Consortium Inc. has won a five-year, $1.1 million contract to build and manage an e-government portal for the state of Oklahoma, NIC announced June 26.
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. will acquire the global government solutions business of Systems & Computer Technology Corp. for $85 million in cash.
A consortium led by Computer Sciences Corp. has won a five-year, $103 million outsourcing contract for information technology services to the Northern Territory Government in Australia.
Siebel Systems Inc. has won a $1 million contract to provide electronic business applications software to the Michigan Department of Treasury, state officials announced June 20.
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has won a 30-month, $6 million subcontract to assist Logicon Inc. in the operation of an electronic benefit transfer system for the Illinois Department of Human Services.
Motorola Inc. will purchase and expand a public safety radio network in South Carolina owned by SCANA Communications Corp., Motorola announced June 18.
Compaq Computer Corp. has won contracts with two Texas state agencies totaling $25 million for desktop computers and related services, the company said June 14.
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has won a three-year, $15.4 million renewal to a contract to administer health services in the state of Louisiana, the company said June 14.
A growing number of high-tech companies are forming alliances and creating new business lines aimed at tapping into the potentially lucrative electronic voting marketplace.
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.
LogistiCare Inc. has won a two-year, $74 million contract to broker transportation services for Medicaid patients in parts of Virginia, the company announced.
Electronic Data Systems Corp. has agreed to pay Texas $3.4 million to settle out of court a grand jury investigation into whether a subsidiary of the company overcharged the state for processing Medicaid claims.
TRW Inc. plans to acquire Network Six Inc. for $5.3 million as part of a strategy to expand its human services expertise in the state and local government market, the company said June 7.
State chief information officers are looking to accelerate the pace at which they move government services online through a new program that will enable states to share software components of successful e-government projects. Georgia CIO Larry Singer, who is leading the initiative, said the new program potentially could reduce cost, risk and the amount of time required to bring software to market, and allow states to share best practices.
Anteon Corp. has won a five-year, $15.6 million contract from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center for computer systems operation and maintenance for ship combat systems.
Two years after failing in an ambitious plan to outsource the state's information technology needs, Connecticut Gov. John Rowland hasn't soured on the idea of modernizing the state's IT systems, nor is he afraid of more controversy.
