Two leading providers of government communications systems are facing off against each other for the opportunity to provide a next-generation wireless network for New York state.
<FONT SIZE=2>Been there, done that.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>California most likely will not re-establish a statewide technology office this year after the old one was shut down in 2002 for malfeasance.</FONT>
<FONT SIZE=2>Technology companies hoping to protect or even expand their work with cash-strapped state governments will need to step forward with solutions that can produce short-term savings or generate badly needed revenue for state customers. </FONT>
Georgia's groundbreaking telecommunications outsourcing project has suffered another major setback as one of the two teams vying for the $1.8 billion opportunity withdrew its bid.
Motorola Inc. has won a contract to provide the Southwest Alabama Integrated Criminal Justice System with 10 LiveScan Station 3000s, an electronic booking system.
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has signed a one-year, $3.2 million contract with the Department of Defense Education Activity to provide local area network and desktop support services to the activity's facilities in four locations, the company announced Dec. 24.
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. won a five-year, $110 million contract extension from New York's Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance to manage its centralized child support payment center.<br>
Science Applications International Corp. has won a three-year, $24.5 million contract to provide engineering and technical services support to the Navy.<br>
New York faces a major challenge next month when officials begin evaluating bids for a statewide wireless network because of the complexity of the technology involved, the state's CIO says.<br>
DynCorp is entering the final phase of negotiations on a 10-year, $1 billion joint venture to provide the British Ministry of Defense with support services.<br>
Affiliated Computer Services has won a 6-year, $12 million contract from the Iowa Department of Human Services to provide electronic benefits transfer services to distribute food stamps.
Nextel Communications Inc. has won a two-year contract from the General Services Administration to provide mobile radio services to federal, state and local agencies.<br>
Systems integrators will find a major business opportunity next year helping states achieve centralized IT management as their budget crisis continues, according to a new forecast.<br>
