Electronic Data Systems Corp. won a two-year, $27.2 million contract from the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to upgrade its Medicaid management information system.
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. won a three-year, $109 million contract from the Illinois Department of Public Aid to provide child support payment processing services.
Five companies have formed a partnership to meet the heightened security monitoring needs for airborne chemical, biological and radiological agents in the United States.
Sun Microsystems Inc. has hired Larry Singer, former chief information officer of Georgia, as vice president of Sun's global information systems strategy office.
<FONT SIZE=2>	California lawmakers begin hearings later this month on the governor's information technology governance plan aimed at creating an enterprise approach to the state's technology investments.</FONT>
KeyLogic Systems Inc. has won a task order from the Defense Information Systems Agency to provide program management for the Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration program.
PEC Solutions Inc. has won a five-year, $5 million task order contract from the U.S. International Trade Commission to upgrade the agency's information technology infrastructure.
Computer Sciences Corp. has completed the acquisition of DynCorp, further solidifying the company's position as one of the top 10 government information technology contractors.
<FONT SIZE=2>Governors and mayors have been complaining for months that Congress isn't providing enough federal money to pay for first responders and other homeland security needs -- and President Bush agrees.</FONT>
With state budget shortfalls expected to almost triple from $30 billion this year to $85 billion next year, state and local customers are going to be more willing than ever to outsource their "sacred cows" -- critical functions such as human resources, payroll and child support that many governments traditionally have kept in-house. Such plans weigh heavily in the business prospects for companies in Washington Technology's 2003 Who's Who in the State and Local Market report.
SRA International Inc. won a five-year, $13.9 million contract to provide IT services and solutions to support the Navy's Naval Education and Training Command and the Naval Personnel Development Command.
SRA International Inc. won a six-year, $105 million task order contract to provide IT services support for the General Accounting Office's information technology infrastructure.
