California county dumps SAP
After four years, county abandons ERP system, following a May lawsuit against Deloitte Consulting, its systems integrator.
McDonnell names ATS’ Fuchs to Global Strategies Council
ATS Corp. Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Sidney Fuchs has been named to the Global Strategies Council of the Southern Growth Policies Board by Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell.
River Walk and the Internet: Some speculation on government investments
Steve Kelman speculates that the government's role in making risky investments pays off well.
Five years after Katrina, government IT still feels storm's fury
Five years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, the region continues to rebuild and the federal government is still trying to fix information technology-related problems that the storm and its aftermath exposed.
HP aligns Alabama’s health care system with HIPAA regs
Hewlett-Packard Co. will bring Alabama’s state medical system in line with the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act under an eight-year, $135 million technology services contract.
Google's LA cloud turns into a summer squall
Google Apps misses a key deadline on a $7.25 million contract to install a communications cloud for all Los Angeles municipal workers when the LAPD expresses concerns about security and delayed e-mail messages.
Florida in the summer
Blogger Steve Kelman explores the cultural contours of South Florida, including its interesting architecture and strange traffic patterns.
IBM faces loss of $836M data center contract
Texas puts IBM on notice that if it doesn't shape up in the next 30 days, it might get fired from the state's data center consolidation contract.
How big is the oil spill? See how far it would stretch in your hometown
Just how far does the spill from BP's Deepwater Horizon rig really go? It's easy to lose sight of the scale of the millions of gallons of oil in the Gulf of Mexico, but what if the source of the gusher were in your hometown?
Harris will build emergency radio network for NY county
Harris Corp. has received a $30 million contract to build a trunked emergency radio communications system and install terminal equipment to support up to 25,000 public-service and public-safety users in Monroe County, in western New York state.
Northrop could face penalties on Va. contract
Northrop Grumman Corp. could face as much as $5 million in penalties if the giant contractor fails by January 2011 to meet three new conditions negotiated with the state over its much disputed $2.3 billion statewide information technology contract, reports Jeff Schapiro at the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Acquisition boosts SAS’ goal of security market leadership
Business analytics software and services company SAS has acquired Memex, a provider of intelligence management solutions with a strong presence in the law enforcement and homeland security markets.
Verizon, UTC do smart grid homework
Verizon and the Utilities Telecommunications Council energy trade group in September will issue a report on a study they're doing to determine the communications and information technology needed to support the nation's utilities.
McDonnell appoints deputy for Duffey
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell on Friday named Aaron Mathes deputy secretary of technology. He will serve under Secretary of Technology Jim Duffey.
How Virginia and Northrop saved a $2.4 billion contract
Northrop Grumman Corp. and Gov. Bob McDonnell’s administration modify a troubled 10-year, $2.36 billion statewide outsourcing contract.
CSC, Google join forces on LA cloud computing project
Los Angeles is about to get a cloud thanks to a joint venture between Computer Sciences Corp. and Google Inc., which are building a cloud e-mail system to replace the existing Novell GroupWise service for the city’s municipal agencies.
Raytheon sees a new market in public safety
Raytheon Co., which has been supplying communications electronics to the Defense Department for decades, is using that expertise in an aggressive attempt to widen its footprint in the civilian market.
IBM's fight over canceled contract heads to court
IBM and Indiana sue each other over whether millions are owed to Big Blue for a canceled contract to reform the state's welfare system.
Capgemini wins job fixing Nevada unemployment IT systems
Capgemini Government Solutions has won a $27.9 million contract to replace existing systems and technologies at the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation and deliver an unemployment insurance modernization solution.
Almost There!
Help us tailor content specifically for you: