CACI International Inc. won a 6-year, $42.5 million subcontract from General Dynamics Decision Systems to provide network services support for the U.S. Coast Guard National Distress and Response System Modernization Project.<br>
<FONT SIZE=2>Now that the National Association of State Chief Information Officers has gained a seat at the table with federal CIOs in shaping policies that affect both federal and state governments, the organization intends to forge the same collaborative relationship with local government.</FONT>
American Management Systems has received a $156 million contract from New York City to operate a parking violation system known as STARS and will support the integration and maintenance of other city systems.
Maximus Inc. has won a $59.7 million contract extension from the New York Department of Health to continue to operate the state's Medicaid Choice project, the company announced Nov. 8.
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. won a three-year, multimillion dollar contract to implement a residential grant program to assist residents affected by the attack on the World Trade Center.
Northrop Grumman Corp. has won a five-year, $228 million contract with the Immigration and Naturalization Service. The blanket purchase agreement, calls for Northrop Grumman Information Technology to support the primary IT infrastructure and IT support services for more than 100 INS offices throughout the United States and at several overseas offices.
State and local governments will spend at least $8 billion on information technology initiatives in the public safety and criminal justice vertical market in 2003, according to the market research and consulting firm Input Inc.
Three digital government projects were among the nine awards to receive special recognition this year from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers.
<FONT SIZE=2>	Despite the passage of a sweeping election reform bill last month, many states are waiting to see if Congress also approves the required funding before they move ahead with plans to modernize voting procedures and systems. </FONT>
White House officials want state officials, including chief information officers, to propose for federal funding information technology projects that would ease vertical integration in key homeland security areas. The projects would advance integration in areas related to criminal justice, first response, public safety, public health and private-sector corporate security, said Steve Cooper, CIO of the Office of Homeland Security, to state CIOs at their annual meeting in St. Louis.
Halifax Corp. won a three-year $20 million contract renewal from the Virginia Department of Transportation to provide seat management services, the company announced Oct 22. The renewal has an additional three-year option.
Affiliated Computer Services won a $9.5 million contract from the Maine Department of Human Services to provide an electronic benefits transfer solution.
