Calif. county taps Accela for e-gov work

Accela Inc. has won a 10-year, $3 million contract with Sacramento County, Calif., to deliver a Web-based system to support land management activities.

Telos inks Air Force wireless network deal

The Air Force Combat Command awarded Telos Corp. a contract to deploy its wireless local area network solution to three bases to support aircraft maintenance work.

Unisys rolls out Minneapolis 311 system

Unisys has deployed a 311 system in Minneapolis designed to streamline access to city information and services for 400,000 residents and visitors.

Massachusetts names Pepoli acting CIO

Massachusetts has named Bethann Pepoli acting CIO of the state's Information Technology Division following the unexpected resignation of Peter Quinn from that post last month.

Corpus Christi taps Northrop Grumman for wireless public works

Northrop Grumman Corp. won a $23 million contract with Corpus Christi to install a citywide, wireless broadband infrastructure and an automated meter-reading system.

Alabama re-ups NIC for portal operations

NIC Inc. won a two-year contract with renewal options through 2010 from the state of Alabama to continue providing portal services.

Anteon wins U.S. Army Korea network support deal

Anteon International Corp. won a contract to provide support to the U.S. Forces Korea Joint Command Information Systems Activity for command, control, communications, computers and intelligence.

Louisiana re-ups ACS for health services work

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. won a 20-month, $11.6 million contract extension with the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals to expand its personal-care services operation.

CGI-AMS wins $300 million Virginia enterprise apps deal

Virginia has awarded a seven-year contract expected to be worth as much as $300 million to CGI-AMS to implement enterprise applications across the state's business and IT systems.

MTC wins Air Force support group work

MTC Technologies Inc. won a one-year, $5.3 million contract with the Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center to provide services and support to its Simulator Systems Group.

Business groups team to boost opportunities for women entrepreneurs

To promote more opportunities for women entrepreneurs, Women Impacting Public Policy, a leading women's business advocacy group, is teaming with the American Small Business Coalition.

MSGI Security Solutions Inc. to complete purchase of AONet

New York company tries to grab more of the data recovery and secure storage market.

Northrop Grumman wins San Diego County IT outsourcing pact

Pending approval by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. Northrop Grumman IT is set to take over management of the county's IT services from Computer Sciences Corp.

Mass. CIO Peter Quinn resigns

Massachusetts CIO was a leader among state IT officers in the push towards open data standards.

Due date for FirstSource proposals moves back

Proposals pushed back until Jan. 23 for huge small-business contract.

Fiscal checkup finds state budgets healthy

The annual Fiscal Survey of the States finds revenues improving in fiscal 2005 and states putting funds back into programs cut during the recent economic downturn.

Motorola wins Maryland airport communications deal

Motorola Inc. has won a three-year, $6.9 million contract with the Maryland Aviation Administration to install a wireless voice communications system.

Velazquez admonishes Congress, SBA to do more for small biz

With many small businesses still reeling from a string of hurricanes along the Gulf Coast, Democrats on the House Small Business Committee today released a midyear evaluation of congressional efforts to aid such companies.

SBA adjusts size standards for inflation

Almost 12,000 companies will be re-classified as small businesses after a move by the Small Business Administration to factor three and one-half years of inflation into its monetary-based size standards.

Houston counts down to SAP enterprise software liftoff

SAP Public Services Inc. won a 10-year, $15 million contract with Houston to implement an enterprise resource planning solution.