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.

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.

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.

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.

IBM launches green consulting practice

IBM Corp. has created a consulting practice built around helping agencies manage their overall impact on the environment, including their carbon footprint.

Now is the time to distinguish yourself

Tough times offer the risk and opportunity of becoming a trusted partner.

The prognosis is good for state and local health IT

The need for efficiency and a boost from the stimulus package are driving health IT opportunities.

How we got the numbers

FedSources Inc., of McLean, Va., compiled Washington Technology’s list of top systems integrators in the state and local market.

Stimulus funding to prop up states

States will use federal stimulus dollars to create technology-related opportunities in health care, transportation, public works modernization, and eligibility and fraud verification.

States turn to technology in hour of need

Systems integrators see growing opportunities to help states weather the economic downturn.