ICF wins $27.5M IT support contract at NIH

ICF International has secured a five-year National Institutes of Health task order for IT management and research support that could be worth as much as $27.5 million.

DRC makes $143M deal for health care, military tech firm

Dynamics Research Corp. makes an acquisition to expand its health care and military technology portfolio.

CGI triage of Pennsylvania Medicaid system saves millions

CGI will continue to provide Medicaid payment oversight for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania under a six-year contract renewal worth $44.9 million.

CGI Federal to upgrade HHS health info program

CGI Federal Inc. has won a five-year contract worth $5.7 million to support the health information exchange program at the Health and Human Services Department.

Harris promotes health care unit VP to president

Jim Traficant, previously vice president and general manager of Harris Corp.’s Healthcare Solutions, has been promoted to president of the business unit.

NCI award continues DOD medical IT support for Gulf area

NCI Inc. will continue providing IT support to the 81st Medical Group's Air Education and Training Command at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., under a five-year follow-on task order worth $11.1 million.

CSC names new VP of health services

Computer Sciences Corp. has hired Alisoun Moore as vice president and general manager of its North American Public Sector's Health Services Division.

SAIC hires former Army doctor to direct health solutions unit

Science Applications International Corp. has hired Dr. Don Bradshaw as vice president and senior director of the company’s Health Solutions Business Unit’s Defense Health Operation.

CSC buys one health care provider, sells another

CSC has acquired all outstanding equity of iSoft Group Limited of Australia and has sold its AdvanceMed business to NCI, a Reston, Va., provider of IT, data mining and data analytical tools.

Harris completes purchase of health care info provider

Harris Corp. has completed its $155 million cash acquisition of Carefx Corp., a provider of interoperability workflow solutions for government and commercial health care providers.

HP wins big payout on Nevada’s Medicaid program

Hewlett-Packard Co. has won a five-year, $176 million services agreement with the Nevada Division of Health Care Financing and Policy to strengthen Medicaid operations and help position the state for health care reform.

CACI hires new chief medical information officer from military

CACI International Inc. has hired Dr. Keith Salzman to serve as chief medical information officer within its Transformation Solutions Group.

NCI will acquire CSC health care watchdog unit

NCI Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to purchase 100 percent of the stock of AdvanceMed Corp., one of the largest and most well-established health care integrity program contractors focused on the federal government market. NCI said additional financial and acquisition information would be disclosed at closing in April.

Harris acquisition will expand its health care offerings

Harris Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Carefx Corp., a provider of interoperability health care workflow solutions based on its Fusionfx platform, for $155 million.

VA moves forward with $12B acquisition

The huge IT opportunity moves to the next round of competition as VA informs bidders who made the cut and who didn't.

ICF leads trio in $100M HHS disease, epidemiologic investigations

ICF International Inc., Columbia University and Westat Inc. will assist the Health and Human Services Department with strategic information services under a five-year contract that could be worth as much as $100 million.

Harris tasked with modernizing Army medical centers’ IT networks

Harris Corp. will upgrade communications networks at 23 Army Medical Treatment facilities for the Army’s U.S. Information Systems Engineering Command under a one-year contract worth $10.6 million.

CGI to continue operational IT care for CMS

CGI Federal Inc., the U.S. operating subsidiary of CGI Group Inc., will continue to provide software development and operational support services to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services under a five-year task order worth $55 million.

Lockheed to lead $200M SSA claims processing upgrade

Lockheed Martin Corp. has been named prime contractor on the Social Security Administration’s six-year, $200 million Disability Case Processing System contract, an IT modernization program to improve the quality and speed of processing disability claims.

How one small business embraced the health care market and won

Business Computer Applications laid a foundation in health care that helped it become the only small business to win a full-and-open spot on the CDC's $5 billion contract.