<FONT SIZE=2>The federal government is extending its buying power to state and local governments through a small provision in the E-Government Act of 2002, which Congress passed last month.</FONT>
<FONT SIZE=2>Georgia governor-elect Sonny Perdue is expected to support the state's groundbreaking $1.8 billion telecommunications outsourcing project when he takes office next month, because the project will help him deliver on a pair of key campaign promises.</FONT>
DynTek Inc. and Virginia have agreed to terminate a $58 million contract that the company held with the state for brokerage transportation services for Medicare patients.
Computer Sciences Corp. won a $23 million contract from the Missile Defense Agency to help develop advanced capabilities for the ballistic missile defense system.<br>
SRA International Inc. won a two-year, $18.9 million contract from the Department of Health and Human Services to provide information technology support services for the Federal Parent Locator System.<br>
Utah Chief Information Officer Phil Windley has submitted his resignation to Gov. Mike Leavitt stating that he believes he has become a political liability.<br>
Iowa Chief Information Officer Richard Varn and Gov. Tom Vilsack have parted ways as the state IT budget has suffered a 50 percent cut over the past two years. "He was not going to be able to give me the resources I needed," Varn told Washington Technology.
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has won a $23 million contract extension from the City of Santa Clara, Calif., to continue providing enterprise information technology outsourcing services.<br>
As states struggle to maintain existing technology infrastructure, analysts and industry experts say budget shortfalls will result in fewer new technology initiatives.<br>
Georgia chief information officer Larry Singer, who helped modernize the state's computing environment, has resigned and will return to Public Interest Breakthroughs.<br>
Affiliated Computer Services has won a $600 million contract from Texas for fiscal agent and administrative services to support the state's Medicaid and Health Network programs.<br>
With WorldCom Inc. out of the competition for Georgia's $1.8 billion telecommunications outsourcing project, IBM Corp. has stepped forward to compete against Electronic Data Systems Corp.<br>
Something was different at this year's annual meeting of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers. Not just one, but two heavy hitters from the Bush administration gave keynote speeches.
Electronic Data Systems Corp. won a $150 million contract extension from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to provide claims administration services for the state's Medicaid program.<br>
<FONT SIZE=2>On Oct. 21 Office of Homeland Security Chief Information Officer Steve Cooper joined officials from seven states in State College, Pa., to discuss how they might share criminal justice information with each other and the U.S. government. The site was a natural choice because Pennsylvania boasts one of the nation's most advanced criminal justice information sharing systems with its Justice Network.</FONT>
