San Diego taps Identix for fingerprinting systems

Identix Inc. has won a contract from the San Diego County Sheriff's Department to provide 15 additional fingerprint ID systems.

New York re-ups Dyntek for IT security and support

Dyntek Inc. has won a one-year contract extension from New York state to continue providing information technology security and support.

Raytheon gets $90 million to support Army supercomputing

Raytheon Co. has won a $90 million contract from the Army Research Laboratory to provide supercomputing technology support.

LA County Sheriff re-ups ACS for ticket processing

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. won a six-year contract from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department to provide parking citation processing and collection services.

New York taps ACS for human resources support

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. won a three-year, $22.3 million contract from the New York City Human Services Administration for business process outsourcing services.

Phoenix going mobile with three firms

EF Johnson Co., Kenwood Corp. and Motorola Inc. will share a five-year, $45.6 million contract to provide the city of Phoenix with mobile communications equipment and software.

NIC overcomes missteps

A visitor walking through any one of NIC Inc.'s 28 offices around the country won't see the company's stock price displayed on anyone's computer screen. The company has a rule, created when NIC went public four years ago, that any employee caught monitoring the stock price will be sent home for the day, said Harry Herington, NIC's chief operating officer.

Contract turmoil entangles Florida

Florida technology officials are scrambling to keep on track a major outsourcing project facing complaints from losing bidders and questions from lawmakers concerned whether the state is getting its money's worth.

Input: Federal grant dollars on the rise

Federal grants to state and local governments are expected to increase substantially over the next three years, according to a market research firm's report.

National alliance to deliver 511 services

Four companies have formed an alliance to provide 511 traveler information telephone services to state and local agencies.

Deloitte Consulting names Robinson CEO

Paul Robinson has been confirmed as chief executive officer of Deloitte Consulting.

DHS allocates $700 million for urban security

Thirty major U.S. cities will receive $500 million in homeland security formula grants, part of a $700 million package announced last week.

University of Texas taps Qwest for network services

Qwest Communications International Inc. has won a two-year, multimillion dollar contract to provide network services to the University of Texas System Office of Telecommunication Services.

CACI completes deal for Premier Technology Group

CACI International Inc. has closed its transaction to buy all assets of Premier Technology Group Inc.

Lockheed Martin to acquire Orincon

Lockheed Martin Corp. will acquire Orincon Corp. International, a privately held defense and information technology firm.

Yakima, Wash., Police Dept. taps IBM for digital video system

IBM Corp. has won a contract to provide a digital video system for the police department in Yakima, Wash.

Accenture helps New York launch 311 service center

Accenture Ltd. has deployed a 311 service center for New York City that gives citizens around-the-clock access to information and services.

Chicago re-ups Accordis for business outsourcing services

Accordis Inc. has won a one-year, $2 million contract extension from Chicago to provide outsourcing of ambulance transportation services.

Maximus buys misdemeanor probation firm

Maximus Inc. has acquired National Misdemeanant Private Probation Operations from Behavioral Interventions Inc., the company announced last week, a deal that will allow Maximus to enter a growing market in the corrections industry.

Education Dept. affirms ASC direct loan servicing contracts

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has prevailed in a protest over its winning a contract extension for a $150 million a year contract for loan servicing services with the Department of Education.