Joseph Cipriano, the former Navy program executive officer for information technology, to serve on the company's IT team as vice president for advanced solutions.
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. won a five-year, $13.5 million contract to provide customer service operations for the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission.
Federal spending on enterprise resource planning will almost double in the next five years. ERP is currently growing at a compound annual growth rate of 13 percent and is expected to increase from $3.5 billion in fiscal 2002 to more than $6 billion in fiscal 2007, according to a study by Input Inc., a market research firm.
The Senate has given its final approval to a bill that would provide $3.9 billion to states to upgrade voting equipment and make other improvements to the election process.
<FONT SIZE=2>Kentucky state officials are sticking with an innovative contracting approach, despite apparent difficulties getting widespread use of the program since it was established three years ago.</FONT>
<FONT SIZE=2>An expected high turnover among state governors following next month's elections could slow the pace of new technology projects, as newly elected executives devote their first year to developing strategies and programs that reflect their individual priorities.</FONT>
<FONT SIZE=2>Mark Forman, the administration's e-gov czar, is waiting for industry to bring government the next iteration of customer relationship management. </FONT>
Unisys Corp. has won a three-year, $252 million contract extension from Pennsylvania to continue managing the outsourced operation and maintenance of the state's data center facility, the Pennsylvania Office of Administration announced Oct. 14.
The Justice Department has approved a plan for a group of private-sector companies to form a consortium under the direction of the Internal Revenue Service to offer free, online tax preparation and filing services to qualified citizens.
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has won a one-year, $18.5 million contract to provide desktop and seat management services to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
Anteon International Corp. won a five-year contract from the Navy for rapid response systems engineering and integration support for major ship components onboard military vessels.
Dell Computer Corp., won a contract to provide more than 60,000 desktop and notebook computers to the Marine Corps, the company announced Oct. 3. The computer systems are part of the Marine Corp's Enterprise Sustainment Initiative. Dell did not disclose the value of the contract.
TeleCommunication Systems Inc. has acquired the assets of Open Telephone Network Inc., the Annapolis, Md.-based company announced Oct. 2. Open Telephone Network Inc. of Berkeley, Calif., which goes by the name Otelnet, is a privately held provider of real-time and on-demand intelligent notifications and alerting solutions for the wireless industry.
Virginia Gov. Mark Warner has approved a strategic plan for technology that requires state agencies to begin consolidating the technology infrastructure next year to improve service delivery and government operations.
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. won a two-year, $16 million contract from the state of Indiana for pharmacy benefit management services, the company announced Sept. 30.
