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SAIC to train FEMA emergency responders

SAIC has won a five-year Homeland Security Department training contract for FEMA that could be worth as much as $104 million.

L-1 builds driver's license system for South Dakota

L-1 Identity Solutions Inc. will create a secure driver’s license system for South Dakota under a seven-year contract.

L-1 to supply Indiana with identification services

L-1 Identity Solutions Inc. will provide identification and enrollment services to agencies of the Indiana government under a four-year, $13 million contract.

California to lead states in stimulus jobs

California will get the most jobs from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, according to a private company tracking the stimulus spending.

CSC wins DHS contract for emergency communications

Computer Sciences Corp. will support the DHS program that gives priority to authorized users on emergency networks.

HHS to boost grants for child-support enforcement

The Health and Human Services Department plans to provide $1 billion worth of additional grants to states over a two-year period to support programs that enforce federal child-support mandates.

TechAmerica: State and locals must revise procurement regs

State and local governments are hurting themselves by imposing too many onerous terms on information technology contractors, according to a trade association.

Unisys will continue Chicago agency IT services work

Unisys Corp. will continue to provide information technology outsourcing services to the Chicago Park District.

Unisys to upgrade Pennsylvania state police network

Unisys Corp. will improve the statewide communications system used by Pennsylvania law enforcement agencies under an 18-month contract.

Former BearingPoint exec joins ACS

Kevin Shelly, previously an executive with BearingPoint Inc., has joined Affiliated Computer Services Inc. to oversee that company's government sales teams.

FedSources: IT contractors to benefit from stimulus

Federal contractors will see a significant rise in opportunities stemming from the economic stimulus package, according to new analysis from FedSources Inc.

Also in the news: Fed CIO Kundra opts for leave of absence

Vivek Kundra takes leave of absence after the arrest of a former employee by the FBI.

Tyler Technologies snaps up PulseMark

Tyler Technologies Inc. has completed its acquisition of PulseMark LLC, a provider of information warehouse solutions.

FBI arrests D.C. IT official who worked in Kundra's office

FBI agents today arrested an information systems security officer for Washington, D.C., and a contractor as a result of a bribery investigation.

Airports to get stimulus funds

The Homeland Security Department will be distributing $1 billion in stimulus funding to airports.

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