NIC Scores Hawaii, South Carolina Contracts

NIC Commerce Inc. will provide electronic procurement systems for the states of Hawaii and South Carolina, the company announced this week.

NIC Scores With Hawaii, South Carolina Contracts

NIC Commerce Inc. will provide electronic procurement systems for the states of Hawaii and South Carolina, the company announced this week.

Tech Companies Show Voting Solutions to Congress

Three leading government systems integrators in Washington today demonstrated their election system solutions for members of Congress who are sponsoring legislation to modernize voting systems and procedures.

EDS, Entrust Team on Digital Certificates

Electronic Data Systems Corp. and Entrust.net Inc. announced today that EDS will distribute Entrust.net's Web and wireless digital certificates to its clients in North America and overseas.

NIC, eGovNet to Build County Portals

National Information Consortium Inc. announced today it will build and manage a Web portal for Dallas County, Texas.

ACS, FCG Win Hospital Deal

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. and First Consulting Group Inc. have signed a five-year, $100 million outsourcing agreement to provide information infrastructure and applications support to the University of Pennsylvania's Health System.

Illinois Taps Entrust for Secure E-Gov Initiatives

Entrust Technologies Inc. announced that Illinois will use the company's e-business security solutions to provide the secure infrastructure necessary for its electronic government initiatives.

Online Permitting Firm Nets More Funding

NetClerk Inc. of South San Francisco has secured $6.5 million in additional capital from a consortium of investors.

Unisys Wins Minnesota Voter Registration Work

Unisys Corp. has won a $1.2 million contract to provide a statewide, centralized voter registration system for Minnesota.

Virginia Prepares to Open Door To Advertising on Its Web Site

Virginia Gov. James Gilmore is planning to issue guidelines for advertising on state Web sites as part of a major announcement on digital government next month, said officials in the Virginia Office of the Secretary of Technology.

NASIRE Hires Consultant to Represent State CIOs

The National Association of State Information Resource Executives has hired a consulting company to represent the association in Washington.

EzGov Founder Dies in Fire

Bryan Mundy, a cofounder and chairman of EzGov Inc., died Jan. 15 in a fire at his Atlanta home.

AMS Wins Louisiana Child Welfare Contract

American Management Systems Inc. won a 15-month, $4.7 million contract with the Louisiana Social Services Department to design a Web-based child welfare system.

Hansen Grows International Market With Brazil Award

Hansen Information Technologies Inc. has won a contract to provide software solutions and customer service support to the Department of Water and Sewer Services for Americana, Brazil.

Unisys Assembles Election Solution Kit With Dell, Microsoft

Unisys Corp. is teaming with Dell Corp. and Microsoft Corp. to provide a fully integrated approach to election management for marketing to state and local governments.

Senators to Increase Funding Provisions in Voting Reform Bill

Senate sponsors of a key voting reform bill are planning to introduce a revised version that would increase proposed funding for modernizing voting systems.

eCollege.com Scores With Ill. Virtual High School Deal

The Illinois State Board of Education has awarded eCollege.com a contract to provide technology and services for the Illinois Virtual High School.

ACS Receives $12 Million Extension of Calif. IT Contract

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has signed a $12 million, three-year contract extension to provide a wide array of information technology services to Solano County, Calif.

Maximus Receives Contract Extension for Florida Social Programs

Maximus Inc. won a one-year, $1.7 million contract extension to provide support to the state of Florida's welfare, child support and food stamp programs.

Iowa Taps Bull for Data Warehouse, Virage for Video Services

Bull Americas Inc. has won a $2 million contract from Iowa to install an enterprise data warehouse that will enable the state to bring most of its government services online in the next two or three years.