Science Applications International Corp.'s acquisition of the Huntsville, Ala.-based information technology services company provides SAIC with additional capabilities in engineering, programming and logistics services.
State and local governments can improve their ability to respond to terrorist attacks by conducting exercises, much like the military does, using simulations to test joint operations and plan for war, a panel of homeland security experts said at the midyear conference of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers in Pittsburgh.
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. won a $62.7 million contract renewal from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development to continue operating the state's child support payment processing operation.
The National Association of State Chief Information Officers has picked U.S. Rep. Tom Davis to receive the group's inaugural National Technology Champion Award.
State and local governments can improve their ability to respond successfully to terrorist attacks by conducting exercises, much like the military uses simulation to test joint services operations and plan for war.
EDS Corp. won a four-year, $407 million contract renewal from the California Department of Health Services to continue managing the state's Medicaid program.
The Department of Homeland Security will provide an additional $100 million from the fiscal 2003 budget to seven major urban areas to strengthen their ability to respond to possible terrorist attacks, the department announced Tuesday.
In response to criticism from some members of Congress that states aren't spending first-responder funds in a timely fashion, the nation's governors are calling for reforms to the funding process.
SRA International Inc. won a 54-month, $22 million contract from the Department of Defense to provide training support to the U.S. Transportation Command's Joint Deployment Training Center.
Equipment now being deployed by the coalition forces in Kuwait and Iraq to detect chemical or biological agents may be used routinely in U.S. cities in the not too distant future, according to government and industry officials.
Computer Sciences Corp.'s DynCorp International, in a joint venture with Interservefm Ltd., has won a 10-year contract to provide facilities management and range operations to Britain's defense ministry.
Following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., read an Invizeon Corp. white paper describing its model for a Web-based program that would help the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention share critical information with state and local health departments and private health care providers.
When military personnel ship out for the Persian Gulf, they now have their complete medical history waiting for them when they arrive, and every physician who treats them will have access to that information through laptop computers at medical facilities on the battlefield.
GTSI Corp. won a three-year, $300 million contract from U.S. Communities Purchasing and Finance Agency for IT products, solutions and services for state and local governments.
AeA, a trade association representing the high-tech industry, will team with B2Gsource Inc. and Federal Sources Inc. to help its members land government contracting opportunities in tough economic times.
